VIOTTI GIOVAN BATTISTA
The complex figure of the violinist and composer from Vercelli Giovanbattista Viotti may be placed within the vast musical panorama, which falls between the second half of the eighteenth and the early nineteenth centuries.
Piedmont, and in particular the provinces of Turin and Vercelli, were home to a fruitful tradition of violin playing, championed by such exponents as Pugnani and Sonis.
Viotti himself was Pugnani’s pupil, and through his teacher he had the opportunity to assimilate the compositional style of Arcangelo Corelli.
This style was marked by a more expressive treatment of the violin as opposed to a merely virtuosic one.
The eighteenth century was without question the period in which this instrument continued its triumphant ascent on the musical scene, and Italian artists—-violinists as well as singers—-were veritable goods for export throughout Europe.
It is thus easy to understand how, at the tender age of twenty; Viotti was already following in the steps of his teacher Gaetano Pugani by traveling to the most significant musical centers of the time.
He was active in Geneva, Dresden and Berlin, and later even in Poland and Russia, where he performed in the presence of Catherine II.
The complex figure of the violinist and composer from Vercelli Giovanbattista Viotti may be placed within the vast musical panorama, which falls between the second half of the eighteenth and the early nineteenth centuries.
Piedmont, and in particular the provinces of Turin and Vercelli, were home to a fruitful tradition of violin playing, championed by such exponents as Pugnani and Sonis.
Viotti himself was Pugnani’s pupil, and through his teacher he had the opportunity to assimilate the compositional style of Arcangelo Corelli.
This style was marked by a more expressive treatment of the violin as opposed to a merely virtuosic one.
The eighteenth century was without question the period in which this instrument continued its triumphant ascent on the musical scene, and Italian artists—-violinists as well as singers—-were veritable goods for export throughout Europe.
It is thus easy to understand how, at the tender age of twenty; Viotti was already following in the steps of his teacher Gaetano Pugani by traveling to the most significant musical centers of the time.
He was active in Geneva, Dresden and Berlin, and later even in Poland and Russia, where he performed in the presence of Catherine II.
Tracklist
Viotti, Giovanni Battista
Serenade in A Major, Op. 23, No. 1, G. 145
1 - I. Andante - Menuetto (3:18)
2 - II. Andante (2:22)
3 - III. Andante - Allegretto (4:04)
Serenade in D Major, Op. 23, No. 2, G. 146
4 - I. Andante (2:43)
5 - II. Andante. III. Allegretto (3:33)
6 - IV. Con moto e grazia (1:35)
7 - V. Sostenuto - Allegro (3:42)
Serenade in G Major, Op. 23, No. 3, G. 147
8 - I. Andante - Menuetto (3:52)
9 - II. Andante - Allegretto (4:48)
10 - III. Allegretto (2:37)
11 - IV. Allegretto - Andante - Presto (3:14)
Serenade in E-Flat Major, Op. 23, No. 4, G. 148
12 - I. Tempo giusto ma più tosto vivo - Risoluto (2:10)
13 - II. Andante, più tosto con moto (1:42)
14 - III. Andante con variazioni (3:56)
15 - IV. Allegretto (1:45)
16 - V. Menuetto: Presto - Tempo primo (3:42)
Serenade in G Major, Op. 23, No. 5, G. 149
17 - I. Introduzione: Andante (5:55)
18 - II. Andante (3:22)
19 - III. Pastorale - Allegretto piùttosto vivo (3:30)
Serenade in E Major, Op. 23, No. 6, G. 150
20 - I. Marcia: Risoluto. II. Con moto. III. Menuetto (3:55)
21 - IV. Andante (3:28)
22 - V. Canone: Allegretto ma non presto (1:14)
23 - VI. Allegretto (1:53)
24 - VII. Andantino - Allegro (4:22)
- Composer: VIOTTI GIOVAN BATTISTA
- Performers: Marco Rogliano · Gianfranco Iannetta
- Historical Period: Classicism
- Code: TC 752202
- Edition: 2000
- Barcode: 8007194101805
- Set: 1
- Total tracks: 24
- Total duration: 01:16:55