Mascitti: Sonate a violino solo e basso, opera ottava Quartetto Vanvitelli

• Michele Mascitti (1664 - 1760): Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 8:
• 1 Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 8: I. Adagio 02:01
• 2 Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 8: II. Allegro 01:40
• 3 Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 8: III. Largo 02:20
• 4 Sonata No. 1 in A Major, Op. 8: IV. Allegro 02:53
• Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 8:
• 5 Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 8: I. Larghetto 02:12
• 6 Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 8: II. Allegro 01:51
• 7 Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 8: III. Sarabanda (Larghetto) 02:29
• 8 Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 8: IV. Allegro 02:26
• 9 Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 8: V. Minuetto (Allegro) 01:09
• Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 8:
• 10 Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 8: I. Andante 02:11
• 11 Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 8: II. Allegro 02:24
• 12 Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 8: III. Largo 00:51
• 13 Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 8: IV. Corrente (Allegro) 02:25
• 14 Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 8: V. Gavotta (Allegro) 01:56
• Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 8:
• 15 Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 8: I. Larghetto 01:39
• 16 Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 8: II. Allegro 02:11
• 17 Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 8: III. Pastorale ou musette (Andante) 05:06
• 18 Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 8: IV. Allegro 00:53
• Sonata No. 7 in F Major, Op. 8:
• 19 Sonata No. 7 in F Major, Op. 8: I. Allemanda (Andante) 03:37
• 20 Sonata No. 7 in F Major, Op. 8: II. Allemanda (Allegro) 02:09
• 21 Sonata No. 7 in F Major, Op. 8: III. Allegro 03:10
• 22 Sonata No. 7 in F Major, Op. 8: IV. Larghetto e piano sempre 01:57
• Sonata No. 8 in D Major, Op. 8:
• 23 Sonata No. 8 in D Major, Op. 8: I. Allegro ma non presto 03:19
• 24 Sonata No. 8 in D Major, Op. 8: II. Sarabanda (Largo et affettuoso) 03:10
• 25 Sonata No. 8 in D Major, Op. 8: III. Corrente (Allegro) 02:44
• 26 Sonata No. 8 in D Major, Op. 8: IV. Allegro 02:03
• Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 8:
• 27 Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 8: I. Allegro moderato 01:32
• 28 Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 8: II. Corrente (Allegro ma non presto) 01:54
• 29 Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 8: III. Largo et affettuoso 02:21
• 30 Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 8: IV. Allegro 02:25
• Sonata No. 11 in A Minor, Op. 8:
• 31 Sonata No. 11 in A Minor, Op. 8: I. Allegro moderato 01:12
• 32 Sonata No. 11 in A Minor, Op. 8: II. Allemanda (Allegro) 01:49
• 33 Sonata No. 11 in A Minor, Op. 8: III. Larghetto 02:13
• 34 Sonata No. 11 in A Minor, Op. 8: IV. Allegro 01:54
• Total Runtime 01:16:06

Info for Mascitti: Sonate a violino solo e basso, opera ottava

At the beginning of the 18th century Italian instrumental music reached France and began to make its decisive impact. Michele Mascitti was a protagonist of this remarkable change. The young violinist moved from Naples to Paris where he spent most of his long life and managed to publish nine collections of instrumental music between 1704 and 1738. The extraordinary success and popularity of Mascitti’s works allowed him to live for many years as a free-lance musician and to be applauded and admired in the artistic circles of the French capital. His music brings us back to the fashionable and refined atmospheres of the Parisian aristocratic salons and to the galanterie so beautifully illustrated in the paintings of the time. The violin sonatas recorded for the first time in this CD blend the brilliant and passionate expressivity emanating from the Neapolitan legacy with the elegance and grace of the French instrumental tradition and offer an exquisite example of the new union of tastes.

Quartetto Vanvitelli

Luigi Accardo
was born in 1985 in Cagliari. In 2009 he graduated in piano from the Conservatorio Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina of Cagliari, under the teaching of Rosabianca Rachel. In 2009 he moved to Piacenza where he started to play the harpsichord and under the teaching of Paola Poncet in 2012 he graduated in harpsicord from the Conservatorio Giuseppe Nicolini di Piacenza. Later in 2014 he got his master in harpsicord and ancient keyboards with highest honours, and in 2017 he got master in “Chamber Music” with highest honours. He attended various master classes and upgrading courses with musicians such as Cristine Schornsheim, Olivier Baumont, Carmen Leoni, Pierre Hantai.

In 2008 he graduated with highest honours in ethnomusicology from the Conservatorio di Cagliari. In 2011 he received his master degree in musicology (with highest honours) from the Facoltà di Musicologia di Cremona. He is partaking in a research project on musicals religious celebrations of 1937. From 2006 to 2009 he carried out a study on the religious celebration of the Holy Week of Bonnannaro (SS) for the “Hymnos” a cultural association. He participated as a speaker, in seminars and conferences.

As a performer, he played as harpsichordist in many concerts, in Italy (Milano, Torino, Lodi, Piacenza, Cremona, Cagliari, Pula, Laconi, Alghero, Parma, Illasi, Pamparato, Somma Campagna, Padova, Varese, L’Aquila, Mantova, Udine) in Germany (Bremen), in Croatia (Zagreb, Rovigno, Korčula) in France (Prades, Latour de France, Plateau, Bordeaux) in Netherlands (Vorden), in Kuwait (Kuwait City), Vilnius (Lithuania), Moscow (Russia), Tokyo, Fuji (Japan).

Luigi recorded for Arcana (Outhere Music) a solo Cd, titled “Santo Lapis – La Stravaganza & 12 Harpsichord Sonatas”. This music, by the italian composer Santo Lapis (from Bologna) is recorded and published for the first time.

In 2013 he founded in collaboration with the musician Enrico Bissolo the “Daccapo – Italian Harpsichord Duo”. The ensemble works at the realisation of an original repertoire for two harpsichords. The Duo has recently recorded a compact disc that was published in February 2014 with Stradivarius (Milano). The duo works with ARTCAM (videomakers) to create musical videoclip based on Daccapo’s arrangement of Italian Baroque Music.

In 2013 he founded with the violinist Sara Meloni, the ensemble “Musici di Castello”, based in the prestigious Palazzo Siotto in Cagliari. They are studying and playing the repertoire of ancient music, from the first baroque to the galante style.

Luigi plays cembalo and organ in “Accademia d’Arcadia” ensemble, with Alessandra Rossi as conductor.

Luigi plays cembalo and organ in “Quartetto Vanvitelli” Ensemble. The ensemble has recorded unpublished sonatas for violin and b.c. from op. VIII by Michele Mascitti.

Luigi plays cembalo in “Articoolazione” Ensemble, with Nicola Brovelli (cello), Diego Leverić (teorbe, lute and baroque guitar) and Leandro Marziotte (countertenor). The ensemble works mainly at Italian repertoire and has recently recorded six new unpublished Napolitan Cantatas from XVIII century. (Out in September 2016, Arcana – Outhere Music).

Luigi plays also keyboards, makes videos for the website “www.space4keys.com”. He played keyboards in various performance held in Italy, Switzerland and France. He also recorded two original albums: Starbynary – Dark Passenger, BakerTeam Records, 2014 ; Starbynary – Divina Commedia-Inferno, Revalve Records, 2017.

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