Chiara Zanisi & Stefano Barneschi – Suite Case: Violin Duos from Vivaldi to Sollima (2018) [FLAC 24bit/88,2kHz]

As not indicated by its title, this album offers duos for two violins, a very wide repertoire that is however rarely recorded. “Suite Case” is simply the name of the first piece, penned by Giovanni Solima and precisely dedicated to our two soloists, Chiara Zanisi and Stefano Barneschi, followed by an impressive range of works written between the middle of the Baroque era and the present times with Bartók and Berio. It is worth noting that these pieces for two violins, a formation rather ill-suited for public concerts, had two distinct vocations: a pedagogic use, as is the case for Bartók’s 44 Duos (with a very pronounced insistence on Magyar folklore) and Haydn with his Three easy and progressive duos for two violins, whose name says it all; and a family use, like Telemann’s Canons mélodieux ou sonates en duo à flûtes traverses, ou violons, ou basses de viole (melodious canons or six duo-sonatas for traversos, or violins, or viola da gambas)—the composer, an excellent businessman, aimed at any and every possible buyer who wished to have small domestic concerts with any combination of two instruments. Only Vivaldi’s duo—at least for the repertoire of that era—seems to have been meant for a pair of virtuoso, a bit intrinsically: the language is neither for students nor for enlightened amateurs, given its difficulty. Curiously, the partition notes that the bass is optional… Even if it is not written, any harpsichordist could have improvised it in continuo. Solima’s piece acts as a guide for the album, opening and closing it.

Tracklist:
01. Suite Case per due violini: Wood (Moderato)
02. Sonata No. 3 in D Major, TWV 40:120: I. Spirituoso
03. Sonata No. 3 in D Major, TWV 40:120: II. Larghetto
04. Sonata No. 3 in D Major, TWV 40:120: III. Allegro assai
05. 44 Duos for 2 Violins, Sz. 98: 36. Szól a duda (Allegro molto)
06. Duetto in G Minor, Op. 15 No. 3: I. Vivace
07. Duetto in G Minor, Op. 15 No. 3: II. Andante
08. Duetto in G Minor, Op. 15 No. 3: III. Presto
09. Duetti per due violini: 25. Carlo
10. Sonata in E Minor, Op. 3 No. 5: I. Allegro ma poco
11. Sonata in E Minor, Op. 3 No. 5: II. Gavotta Grazioso (Andante)
12. Sonata in E Minor, Op. 3 No. 5: III. Presto
13. Suite Case per due violini: B275 (Allegro assai)
14. Duo No. 6 in E Minor, B. 518: I. Adagio
15. Duo No. 6 in E Minor, B. 518: II. Allegro
16. Duetti per due violini: 1. Bela
17. Duetto No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Hob.VI:Anh.3: I. Thema con Variazioni. Andante
18. Duetto No. 3 in B-Flat Major, Hob.VI:Anh.3: II. Presto
19. Forgatós, Sz. 98:38: Allegro
20. Prima Suonata dà Camera à 2 Violini anco senza Basso se piace in F Major, RV 70: I. Allegro
21. Prima Suonata dà Camera à 2 Violini anco senza Basso se piace in F Major, RV 70: II. Larghetto
22. Prima Suonata dà Camera à 2 Violini anco senza Basso se piace in F Major, RV 70: III. Allegro molto
23. Suite Case per due violini: Alleluja (Allegro)

Composers:
Bartók, Béla (1881-1945)
Berio, Luciano (1925-2003)
Haydn, Franz Joseph (1732-1809)
Leclair, Jean-Marie (1697-1764)
Pleyel, Ignaz Josef (1757-1831)
Sollima, Giovanni (b.1962)
Telemann, Georg Philipp (1681-1767)
Tessarini, Carlo (c.1690-1766)
Vivaldi, Antonio (1678-1741)

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