Felice Giardini: Galante Duo Giardini

• Felice Giardini (1716 - 1796): Duo for Violin and Cello No. 1 in D Major:
• 1 Giardini: Duo for Violin and Cello No. 1 in D Major: I. Andante 03:52
• 2 Giardini: Duo for Violin and Cello No. 1 in D Major: II. Adagio 03:24
• 3 Giardini: Duo for Violin and Cello No. 1 in D Major: III. Minueto 03:00
• Duo for Violin and Cello No. 2 in F Major:
• 4 Giardini: Duo for Violin and Cello No. 2 in F Major: I. Andante 05:46
• 5 Giardini: Duo for Violin and Cello No. 2 in F Major: II. Adagio 03:42
• 6 Giardini: Duo for Violin and Cello No. 2 in F Major: III. Allegro Assai 02:23
• Duo for Violin and Cello No. 3 in C Major:
• 7 Giardini: Duo for Violin and Cello No. 3 in C Major: I. Adagio 04:06
• 8 Giardini: Duo for Violin and Cello No. 3 in C Major: II. Allegro Assai 02:56
• 9 Giardini: Duo for Violin and Cello No. 3 in C Major: III. Presto 02:38
• Total Runtime 31:47

Info for Felice Giardini: Galante

Duo Giardini, made up of violinist Luiz Amato and cellist Adriana Holtz, presents the album GALANTE, dedicated to the compositions of the renowned Italian Felice Giardini, one of the greatest representatives of the galante style. The second single, Duo for Violin and Cello No. 2 in F Major: I. Andante, stands out for requiring technically impeccable playing, which excels in the intimate interaction between the instruments. This connection reveals all the idiomatic beauty of the style, providing a unique and enriching listening experience.

Formed by violinist Luiz Amato and cellist Adriana Holtz, Duo Giardini presents the album GALANTE. With works by the Italian composer Felice Giardini, an exponent of the so-called ‘galante style’, the album captures the quintessence of this musical movement, which emerged as an evolution of the contrapuntal complexity of the late Baroque period - already under the strong influence of the Enlightenment - but which stands out for its search for simplicity, clarity and melodic beauty.

Luiz Amato, violin
Adriana Holtz, cello

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Luiz Amato
was born in São Paulo, Brazil, and studied violin with Johannes Oelsner, Elisa Fukuda, Erich Lehninger and Ayrton Pinto, among others. In 1984 he soloed with the São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra, winning the Young Soloists competition. Amato completed his bachelor's degree at USP in 1986. From 1989 to 1992 he studied for a master's degree and graduate diploma at the New England Conservatory in Boston, and in 1996 he received his doctorate (DMA) from the University of California in Santa Barbara, USA. During this time, he was a member of the university's quartet in residence, with which he took part in various festivals and tours throughout the United States, Europe and Brazil.

Back in Brazil, he was a member of various musical groups, such as Camerata Novo Horizonte, Trio Ives and Quarteto de São José dos Campos (winner of the APCA award for best chamber group in 1997). He is currently spalla of the São Paulo Municipal Symphony Orchestra.

Adriana Holtz
was born in Sorocaba (São Paulo state). She studied at the University of São Paulo with Robert Suetholz and Antonio Lauro Del Claro, and at the Universidade Federal da Bahia for her Master’s degree.

Formerly head of the cello section at the Orquestra Experimental de Repertório, she is a member of chamber groups such as Quintal Brasileiro and Trio Pueli. She has performed as a cellist in OSESP since 1997.

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