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1 - IL VIAGGIO MUSICALE
Balli, Concerti, Sonate & Sinfonie During the Baroque period concertos for mandolin were highly appreciated, as confirmed by the countless manuscripts to be found in European libraries. Starting in Naples the mandolin spread rapidly throughout Italy and all over Europe. In the programme «Focus on the concertos» the scene is set as soon as the first notes resound, we are overwhelmed by this music. The breath taking strokes of the mandolins engulfs us. An incredible freedom takes hold, speed, virtuosity, a dialogue between the soloist and the bows... No other music had such boundless energy as the music of the Baroque period; it is a hymn to life, to feelings, to emotions, in its search for detail and beauty, eternal beauty. In this programme you will be presented with a huge fresco of life. The baroque period, complex and versatile explored new means of expression, above all, new tone colours. The Baroque musician's curiosity for the most refined sounds, among them, the mandolins, directed their research in favour of an aesthetically pleasing and resounding style. A repertoire full of energy: a hymn to the emotions.
Press: « …en publiant un nouvel album, l’ensemble Artemandoline enchante la scène internationale, un pincement aux cordes. « La Voix du Luxembourg » Works by: F. Caroso, Arrigoni, Trento, Piccone, Romaldi, Dall’Abacco, Vivaldi, Brescianello, Merula, Falconieri, Reali,… Performers: 6 musicians
2 - IL GIARDINO DELLE DELIZIE
Craze seems to have kindled a fascination for a number of instruments prominent during the second half of the 18th century. Plucked string instruments such as the guitar, the mandolin and the cittern were much in vogue during this period. The world of cantatas for soprano, mandolin, violins and basso continuo is a wonderfully refined and original one. The music has been brought straight from Library shelves. Artemandoline has been updating centuries old forgotten manuscripts for a long time now. These musical treasures are full of surprises, having been found in libraries owned by local aristocracies, they recall the music performed in their residences. Throughout this programme you will hear some aspects of the Italian style which made its mark on composers of the time , and inundated the 18th century European courts.
Press : "….Filigran ist der Klang des Ensembles “Artemandoline”, das sich aus Experten für barocke Zupfinstrumente zusammensetzt. Und das passt gut zur leichten, strahlenden Stimme von Nuria Rial "Sospiri d'amanti" ist im Großen und Ganzen ein musikalisch stimmiges Album also, das vor allem musikwissenschaftlich interessierte Hörer und Genießer der Barockmusik interessieren dürfte. » « CD-Tipp, hr-online", Elke Ottenschläger Arias & works by: Mozart, Paisiello, Leone, Caldara, Bononcini, Conti, Händel,… Performers : 6 musicians & Nuria Rial, soprano
3 - CONCERTO IMPERIALE
Italian music at the court of Austria Between the end of the 17th century and the beginning of the 18th century, instrumental music experienced an unprecedented artistic bloom. Even to the present day, the immense unexplored original repertoire for mandolin represents a period of transition of vital importance. It is a treasure trove, which deserves to be rediscovered and enhanced. This programme proposes works by well known and lesser-known composers in an attempt to illustrate the main styles and the most significant expressive forms of the period. In this way, the purely instrumental music of the mandolin attained a high level of perfection in the 18th century. It was played not only at court in Vienna and in the aristocratic salons, but also among the middle classes in pursuit of culture. This was the golden age of the mandolin, and the refined and intellectual atmosphere of the salons and private residences gave a new artistic direction to the music of the time, revolutionising the taste and sensibilities of a much wider audience.
Press: « …a small amount of mandolin music can go a long way, but in the hands of suche fine musicians, a two-hour concert passes quickly for audiences that can appreciate the delicacy of tone provided by such graceful instruments. » « Washington Post » Works by: Evaristo Felice dall’Abaco, G. A. Brescianello, G. Cocchi, Conti, Rizzi, Sauli, Schlick, Neuling, Performers: 6 musicians
4 - FESTA VENEZIANA
Sonate & Concerti No other music had such boundless energy as the music of the Baroque period; it is a hymn to life, to feelings, to emotions, in its search for detail and beauty, eternal beauty. In this programme you will be presented with a huge fresco of life. The baroque period, complex and versatile explored new means of expression, above all, new tone colours. The Baroque musician's curiosity for the most refined sounds, among them, the mandolins, directed their research in favour of an aesthetically pleasing and resounding style. It is in the domain of the concerto that Vivaldi is revealed as a genuine creator by consolidating the tripartite form (fast -slow -fast.) Seduced by the graceful sound of the mandolin, he used it in several of his works. We have heard that among the musicians of l’Ospetale Della Pieta, certain were remarkable mandolin virtuosos. The mandolin concertos of this period clearly reflect the essential character of the Italian baroque, abounding with parties, festivals, firework displays, and masks, in all its magnificence...
Press : « …die luxemburgischen Musiker von Artemandoline haben die Musik des 17.und 18. Jahrhunderts nachhaltig entstaubt. Sie geben den alten Werken mit Lebens-und Spielfreude neue Impulse »… « Münsterland Festival », Christine Sörries, künstl. Ltg. Schloss Nordkirchen. Works by : Antonio Vivaldi, concerti, Dario Castello, sonate, Ugolino, Uccellini, Arrigoni, Trento, Susier, Piccone, Romaldi, Venier, Sammartini,… Performers: 6/ 8 musicians
5 - LUZ Y NORTE
The specifically instrumental music of the Spanish Baroque, which has survived, constitutes the continuation of the magnificent Renaissance triumvirate of keyboard, harp, and vihuela. With this concert we go through two centuries of an eclectic and complex tradition, two centuries of fruitful contrasts, two centuries of Spanish and Neapolitan music. An incredible way of the mandolin through the centuries in the Kingdom of Naples and at the Court of Spain. A rare, original and authentic music. An abundant source of manuscripts of the time testifies to this enthusiasm. But very soon the Italianism invaded the peninsula from the second half of the seventeenth century except for the sacred music where the innovations of the baroque style will not have immediate access. That said, Spanish music will retain a strong local colour throughout the baroque period. The mandolin found great success with the nobility and the capitals’ middle classes from 1750 onwards. Many noblemen had their own mandolin teachers and numerous compositions were played all over Europe – in Paris, London, Lisbon, Madrid, Vienna, St Petersburg, Carlsbad and Brussels, for example.
Press: « …hoffentlich bekommt Artemandoline mit dieser neuen Aufnahme endlich die gebührende Anerkennung. » « Fono Forum » CD « Sonates de D. Scarlatti », Brilliant Classics. Works by: Ribayaz, Gaspar Sanz, Falconieri, Scarlatti, Santiago de Murcia, Boccherini, … Performers : 6/7 musicians
6 - MUSICA MEDITERRANEA
Music form Spain and Italy With this concert we go through two centuries of an eclectic and complex tradition, two centuries of fruitful contrasts, two centuries of Spanish and Neapolitan music. An incredible way of the mandolin through the centuries in the Kingdom of Naples and at the Court of Spain. A rare, original and authentic music. Since the baroque period, the Spanish music has been chanting between the erudite and the popular. Isolated in the peninsula, with a so different history from the rest of the Europe, Spanish baroque music amplifies its possibilities, plays with its "Iberism" and boosts it to be different from the other European countries. It is on these aspects between cultivated and folkloric tradition that the "copla Española" has been built up to the present day: a musical genre incomparable, unique in Europe. In Spain, it is the profane music that develops the national character from popular forms like the villancicos. But very soon the Italianism invaded the peninsula from the second half of the seventeenth century except for the sacred music where the innovations of the baroque style will not have immediate access. That said, Spanish music would retain a strong local colour throughout the baroque period.
Press: « …eine reizvolle CD mit Nuria Rial und dem Ensemble Artemandoline legt die deutsche Harmonia Mundi vor. Nuria Rial findet für all diese Stücke des galanten Stils den passenden Ausdruck, becirct und betört mit ihrer angenehmen Stimme. Die Mandoline hat in den Kompositionen eine dominante Funktion. » « Opera Lounge », Bernd Hoppe. Arias and works by : Ribayaz, Gaspar Sanz, Domenico Scarlatti, Boccherini, Falconieri, Valente, Santiago de Murcia, Blas de Laserna,… Performers : 6 musicians & Nuria Rial, soprano
7- SOSPIRI D'AMANTI
The revival of a forgotten music The world of cantatas for soprano, mandolin, violins and basso continuo is a wonderfully refined and original one. The music has been brought straight from Library shelves. Artemandoline has been updating centuries old forgotten manuscripts for a long time now. These musical treasures are full of surprises, having been found in libraries owned by local aristocracies, they recall the music performed in their residences. An invitation to the intimate setting of an Austrian or Italian Court at the beginning of the 18th century. Contrasting voices and instruments performing as a solo or together will compete with charm and impetuosity to conjure up the vivacity and the beauty of the Italian music at the time. Between 1690 and 1800, the number of arias for voice and mandolin has been put at between 150 and 200. These are arias from operas, oratorios and cantatas as well as songs that were then in fashion. A number of them have been published, but many others exist only in the form of manuscript copies scattered throughout European libraries.
Press: « This CD is a jewel of Baroque music. Nuria Rial’s voice perfectly melts with the colored and sensitive sound of one of the world’s best mandolin ensembles, Artemandoline. « Pizzicato », M. Ribeiro. CD Sospiri d’amanti, Sony. Includes arias by:Tommaso Albinoni , Francesco Conti, Francesco Gasparini , A. M. Bononcini, Antonio Caldara, W.A. Mozart, Leone, Paisiello, Händel,... Performers: 10 musicians and Nuria Rial, soprano
8 - CONCERTI ITALIANI PER MANDOLINO
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