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    Durante - Concerto Köln, Erhardt - Concerti Nos. 1-5 & 8 [PS3 SACD Rip]

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    Durante - Concerto Köln, Erhardt -  Concerti Nos. 1-5 & 8 [PS3 SACD Rip]

    Francesco Durante - Concerti Nos. 1-5 & 8
    Concerto Köln / Werner Ehrhardt
    PS3 SACD ISO (2.0/5.1): 3,41 GB | 24B/88,2kHz FLAC (2.0): 1,09 GB | Full Artwork: 90 MB | Recovery Info
    Label/Cat#: Capriccio 71 074 | Country/Year: Germany 2006 | Genre: Classical | Style: Baroque

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    Durante - Concerto Köln, Erhardt -  Concerti Nos. 1-5 & 8 [PS3 SACD Rip]

    Durante - Concerto Köln, Erhardt -  Concerti Nos. 1-5 & 8 [PS3 SACD Rip]


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    Concerto Koeln. Werner Erhardt - [2005] Francesco Durante [Stereo]
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    Track list
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    01 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.1 in F minor. Poco andante. Allegro 04:21.40
    02 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.1 in F minor. Andante 05:30.56
    03 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.1 in F minor. Amoroso 01:55.71
    04 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.1 in F minor. Allegro 01:45.33
    05 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.2 in G minor. Affettuoso. Presto 05:28.09
    06 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.2 in G minor. Largo affettuoso 03:43.53
    07 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.2 in G minor. Allegro 02:36.37
    08 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.3 in E flat major. Presto 01:01.53
    09 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.3 in E flat major. Largo staccato. Canone amabile 03:08.07
    10 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.3 in E flat major. Allegro 02:05.16
    11 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.3 in E flat major. Minuetto 01:09.17
    12 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.3 in E flat major. Allegro assai 01:14.09
    13 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.3 in E flat major. Finale 01:19.97
    14 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.4 in E minor. Adagio 03:35.49
    15 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.4 in E minor. Ricercar del quarto tono 01:49.07
    16 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.4 in E minor. Largo 03:10.57
    17 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.4 in E minor. Presto 02:01.87
    18 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.5 in A major. Presto 02:35.67
    19 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.5 in A major. Largo 03:55.73
    20 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.5 in A major. Allegro 01:12.60
    21 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.8 in A major. Allegro affettuoso 07:56.67
    22 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.8 in A major. Affettuoso 02:50.16
    23 Francesco Durante: Concerto no.8 in A major. Allegro 01:56.47

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    DR14 -1.71 dB -23.35 dB 4:21 01-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.1 in F minor. Poco andante. Allegro
    DR13 -5.20 dB -23.56 dB 5:31 02-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.1 in F minor. Andante
    DR12 -6.45 dB -23.49 dB 1:56 03-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.1 in F minor. Amoroso
    DR13 -1.93 dB -18.84 dB 1:45 04-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.1 in F minor. Allegro
    DR13 -2.91 dB -21.79 dB 5:28 05-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.2 in G minor. Affettuoso. Presto
    DR12 -6.92 dB -25.28 dB 3:44 06-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.2 in G minor. Largo affettuoso
    DR14 -2.60 dB -21.70 dB 2:36 07-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.2 in G minor. Allegro
    DR11 -5.36 dB -23.11 dB 1:02 08-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.3 in E flat major. Presto
    DR14 -3.73 dB -23.73 dB 3:08 09-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.3 in E flat major. Largo staccato. Canone amabile
    DR13 -3.89 dB -25.82 dB 2:05 10-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.3 in E flat major. Allegro
    DR11 -11.74 dB -27.31 dB 1:09 11-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.3 in E flat major. Minuetto
    DR12 -4.42 dB -20.23 dB 1:14 12-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.3 in E flat major. Allegro assai
    DR13 -1.20 dB -20.86 dB 1:20 13-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.3 in E flat major. Finale
    DR12 -7.26 dB -24.73 dB 3:35 14-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.4 in E minor. Adagio
    DR13 -4.25 dB -21.44 dB 1:49 15-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.4 in E minor. Ricercar del quarto tono
    DR14 -5.99 dB -25.94 dB 3:11 16-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.4 in E minor. Largo
    DR13 -2.80 dB -22.26 dB 2:02 17-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.4 in E minor. Presto
    DR13 -2.36 dB -19.64 dB 2:36 18-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.5 in A major. Presto
    DR13 -8.67 dB -26.62 dB 3:56 19-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.5 in A major. Largo
    DR12 -3.47 dB -21.57 dB 1:13 20-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.5 in A major. Allegro
    DR16 -1.85 dB -24.81 dB 7:57 21-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.8 in A major. Allegro affettuoso
    DR11 -14.08 dB -28.91 dB 2:50 22-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.8 in A major. Affettuoso
    DR13 -5.87 dB -23.37 dB 1:56 23-Francesco Durante: Concerto no.8 in A major. Allegro
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    CD Info:

    Francesco Durante - Concerto Köln / Werner Ehrhardt - Concerti Nos. 1-8

    Label: Capriccio
    Catalog#: 71 074
    Format: Hybrid-SACD, Album, Stereo, Multichannel
    Country: Germany
    Released: 2006
    Genre: Classical

    Tracklist:

    1. Concerto for Strings No. 1 in F minor: I. Poco andante - Allegro 4:19
    2. Concerto for Strings No. 1 in F minor: II. Andante 5:30
    3. Concerto for Strings No. 1 in F minor: III. Amoroso 1:55
    4. Concerto for Strings No. 1 in F minor: IV. Allegro 1:45
    5. Concerto for Strings No. 2 in G minor: I. Affettuoso presto 5:28
    6. Concerto for Strings No. 2 in G minor: II. Largo affettuoso 3:43
    7. Concerto for Strings No. 2 in G minor: III. Allegro 2:36
    8. Concerto for Strings No. 3 in E flat major: I. Presto 1:01
    9. Concerto for Strings No. 3 in E flat major: II. Largo staccato, canone amabile 3:08
    10. Concerto for Strings No. 3 in E flat major: III. Allegro 2:05
    11. Concerto for Strings No. 3 in E flat major: IV. Minuetto 1:09
    12. Concerto for Strings No. 3 in E flat major: V. Allegro assai 1:14
    13. Concerto for Strings No. 3 in E flat major: VI. Finale 1:20
    14. Concerto for Strings No. 4 in E minor: I. Adagio 3:35
    15. Concerto for Strings No. 4 in E minor: II. Ricercar del quarto tono 1:49
    16. Concerto for Strings No. 4 in E minor: III. Largo 3:10
    17. Concerto for Strings No. 4 in E minor: IV. Presto 2:01
    18. Concerto for Strings No. 5 in A major: I. Presto 2:35
    19. Concerto for Strings No. 5 in A major: II. Largo 3:55
    20. Concerto for Strings No. 5 in A major: III. Allegro 1:12
    21. Concerto for Strings No. 8 in A major, "La Pazzia": I. Allegro affettuso 7:56
    22. Concerto for Strings No. 8 in A major, "La Pazzia": II. Affettuoso 2:50
    23. Concerto for Strings No. 8 in A major, "La Pazzia": III. Allegro 1:56

    Durante - Concerto Köln, Erhardt -  Concerti Nos. 1-5 & 8 [PS3 SACD Rip]


    Every lover of baroque instrumental music will get a lot of pleasure out of listening to these concertos by a highly original master.

    Francesco Durante is one of the least-known composers of the Italian baroque. His music isn't that often played, in comparison to, for instance, that of Vivaldi. His music is difficult to grasp, as it is so different from what one would expect. In contrast to most of his contemporaries, and in particular those from Naples where Durante worked most of his life, he composed not a single opera. The largest part of his output is sacred, and in addition he wrote various secular cantatas, a considerable amount of keyboard music and some instrumental works.

    Durante was born in Frattamaggiore, not far from Naples. Although his father was a woolcomber, he was also a singer in church. Most of his early musical training he probably received from his uncle, Don Angelo Durante, who took care of him when his father died in 1699. Don Angelo was a priest and musician and was primo maestro of the Conservatorio di S Onofrio a Capuana in Naples. In 1728 Francesco became primo maestro of the Conservatorio dei Poveri di Gesù Cristo. Very little is known about his life and activities before that. But the fact that he was elected to this post proves that he was held in high esteem. Among his pupils was Giovanni Battista Pergolesi.

    In 1739 he resigned from his post, only to take up the same position at the Conservatorio di S Maria di Loreto in 1742, which he held until his death. Here he had again some famous pupils, including Tommaso Traetta and Antonio Sacchini. In 1745 he was appointed primo maestro at the Conservatorio di S. Onofrio, as the successor of Leonardo Leo.

    As a composer he concentrated on writing sacred vocal music. He made some efforts in composing sacred dramas, but these were not received well, and as most of his output in this genre has been lost its quality is difficult to assess. In his church music there are some strongly conservative traits. He wrote several masses in the stile antico, and one of these was called Missa in Palestrina. At the same time his music also reflects the modern fashion, in regard to harmony, the use of chromaticism and dynamics.

    These features come also to the fore in the eight so-called 'Concerti per quartetto', for two violins, viola, cello and basso continuo. Whereas most compositions of this kind in Durante's time follow a certain pattern, for instance in the number and order of movements, these Concerti seem to be completely independent of any tradition. The number of movements varies from three to six. The first two concertos begin with a movement in two sections, slow-fast.

    Several movements are rooted in the past, like the canons in the Concerto No. 3 (largo staccato, canone amabile) and Concerto No. 6 (canone a tre). The second movement of Concerto No. 4 is even a 'ricercar del quarto tono', a common form of the 16th and 17th centuries. At the same time the concertos are full of expression, in particular in the slow movements, as character indications like 'largo affettuoso' (Concerto No. 2) and 'amoroso' (Concerti Nos. 1 and 6) demonstrate.

    There are strong contrasts in character, tempo and dynamics between the various movements within a concerto, and also between the two sections of the first movements of Concertos Nos. 1 and 2. Although Durante's Concerti are unique and not comparable to any other music of his time, the opening presto of Concerto No. 5 could be taken for a piece by Vivaldi. The most remarkable concerto of the set is No. 8, nicknamed 'La Pazza'. This means 'the mad, the insane'. It applies particularly to the first movement, taking more than half the time of the whole concerto. This movement, allegro affettuoso, is like a little opera, as there are various recitative-like passages and some episodes which are reminiscent of a rage aria. I was also thinking here of Locatelli's concerto 'Il pianto d'Arianna' (opus 7,6).

    The set concludes with the only solo concerto Durante ever has composed. As he has written many keyboard pieces it is no surprise that it is a harpsichord concerto. It is one of the very few keyboard concertos from the Italian baroque. Two fast movements in which the keyboard player can demonstrate his technical skills, embrace an expressive grave.

    It is great that this recording by Concerto Köln is available again. As far as I know it was the very first recording of any of Durante's concertos on disc, and although some concertos from the set have occasionally been played in concert - in particular No. 8 - Durante's music is still barely explored. It is hard to imagine a better performance than that by Concerto Köln. The ensemble was at its very best at the time these concertos were recorded, and all features of these compositions are fully explored. There is no shortage of expression, and the way the eccentricities of the 8th concerto are realised is nothing less than brilliant. Every lover of baroque instrumental music will get a lot of pleasure out of listening to these concertos by a highly original master. arkivmusic


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