Giuseppe Maria Cambini (1746-1825c.)
It is quite likely that Giuseppe Cambini influenced the Parisian milieu with his typically Italian originality.
He is regarded as a pre-Romantic composer not only because he anticipated the era of Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Chopin, but above all because of his pensive search for expression.
This is the “Italian-style Romanticism” that Boccherini had forestalled in his isolation at the Spanish court.
This music belongs to a “graceful, light, rococo style” that is not suitable for expressing the dramatic aspect of emotions, except in a few passages in minor tonality: the harpsichord predominates, the violin and oboe accompany it, with occasional solo parts, and the cello doubles the bass.
The handwritten word “quartetti” therefore indicates a style that is different from that of the Baroque sonata a tre, where the harpsichord and the cello were confined to the accompaniment.
The trio – originally for flute, oboe and bassoon – belongs to a collection of six trios, op. 45, that are very well-crafted, brilliant, with occasional hints of sadness. Rather than pre-Romantic, this music is the climax of the classical chamber-music era.
Tracklist
n. 1 in Do maggiore
Andantino 5:49
Presto 4:32
n. 2 in Do maggiore
Allegro 6:41
Allegro grazioso con variazioni 5:48
n. 3 in La maggiore
Allegro 8:52
Tempo di minuetto con variazioni 4:59
n. 4 in Sol maggiore
Andante con moto 6:22
Presto 4:04
n. 5 in Fa maggiore
Allegro 7:38
Tempo di minuetto con variazioni 3:42
Trio n. 5 Op. 45 in sol maggiore per violino, oboe e violoncello
Allegro con vaghezza 4:58
Andantino con moto, grazioso 8:29
- Composer: Giuseppe Maria Cambini (1746-1825c.)
- Performers: Sans Souci Ensemble
Marcello De Fant, violin · Giuseppe Nalin, oboe
Serena Mancuso, cello · Marco Vincenzi, harpsichord.
- Musicological Text: Giuseppe Fochesato
- Historical Period: Classicism
- Code: TC 740303
- Edition: January 2013
- Barcode: 8007194105322
- Set: 1
- Notes: Ensemble with Historical Instruments