Description
Geminiani: Pièces de clavecin (1743) by Francesca Lanfranco (Newton Classics) CD
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Product Details
- UPC: 8718247711086
- Product Type: Music CD
- Brand Name: Newton Classics
- MPN: 8802108
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Baroque / Keyboard Music
- Artist: Francesca Lanfranco (Harpsichord)
- Composer: Francesco Geminiani (1687–1762)
- Release Year: 2012 (Original recording 2000)
- Recording Mode: DDD Stereo
Product Features
- Format: Audio CD, Jewel Case
- Total Timing: 56'13
- Instrument: F. Hubbard harpsichord built by P. Taskin (c. 1760)
- Recording Location: Studio del Camaione, Montepulciano, Italy (October 1–6, 1999)
- Label: Newton Classics B.V.
- Country of Manufacture: Netherlands
Overview
Immerse yourself in the intricate elegance of the Baroque era with Geminiani: Pièces de clavecin (1743). This exquisite recording features harpsichordist Francesca Lanfranco performing a unique collection of pieces adapted by Francesco Geminiani himself from his own various works. Unlike many transcriptions of the time, Geminiani meticulously reworked these themes specifically for the keyboard, ensuring they captured the full expressive potential of the harpsichord. This album highlights Geminiani's mastery of melody and "galant" ornamentation, bridging the gap between Italian virtuosity and French refinement.
Interesting Facts
- Self-Transcription: Francesco Geminiani was one of the few composers of his time to personally adapt his violin sonatas and orchestral works for the harpsichord, ensuring the transition between instruments maintained his specific artistic vision.
- The "Corelli" Connection: Geminiani was a student of the legendary Arcangelo Corelli. While he stayed true to his teacher's structural foundations, he was known for a more eccentric and emotionally volatile playing style that shocked and delighted London audiences.
- Historical Instrument: In this recording, Francesca Lanfranco plays a harpsichord built by F. Hubbard, modeled after a famous 1760 instrument by Pascal Taskin, the premier harpsichord maker to the French King.
- Transcontinental Influence: Though Italian by birth, Geminiani spent much of his life in London and Dublin, making him a central figure in the spread of the Italian Baroque style across Europe.
Track Listing
- Prelude: Lentement [3'13]
- Gayment [5'29]
- Vivement [2'36]
- Tendrement [4'09]
- Vivement [4'55]
- Gracieusement – Tendrement [3'18]
- Amoureusement [3'42]
- Vivement [3'37]
- Modérément [4'50]
- Tendrement [3'12]
- Vivement [2'54]
- Minuet in C minor [5'50]
- Minuet in G minor [7'56]
Publishers
- Label: Newton Classics B.V.
- Copyright: ℗ 2000 Rivoalto; © 2012 Newton Classics B.V.
- Art Direction & Design: Jan Martin Wilschut BNO, Amsterdam Hotsprings
- Cover Image: © Fragonard / Lebrecht / HH
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