(Ganassi & Ortiz) Works for Viola da Gamba

World premiere recording
These ricercares come from two publications, one Italian and one Spanish, intended for the instruction of instrumentalists in the tasteful practice of improvisation and ornamentation of pre-existing melodies, a practice called 'diminution' or 'division.' In other words, they are textbooks for performers and as such have served every professional wind and string player of our times as guides to historical performance practice. They are indispensible.

• Early music specialist Bettina Hoffman gives striking performances of this Renaissance music. To a large extent Ortiz still avoids the later ‘discovered’ more polyphonic possibilities of the instrument. Ganassi clearly expects a high technical level when writing a large number of double stops.

• This recording brings to live music which may have remained of just scholarly importance to quite a few gamba music lovers. Their notation in tablature makes these pieces less than easily accessible for the interested amateur.

• There are no other recordings available of this repertoire.

Composer:
DIEGO ORTIZ (CA. 1510-1570)
SILVESTRO di GANASSI dal FONTEGO (1492/ ca. 1550)


Performers:
Bettina Hoffmann, bass and soprano viola da gamba
Andrea Perugi, harpsichord and organ
Gian Luca Lastraioli and Daniele Poli, lute and guitar
Andrea Perugi, contralto viola da gamba
Lisa Nocentini, tenor and bass viola da gamba
Rosita Ippolito, Francesca Chiocci, Federico Maria Sardelli, bass viola da gamba
Paolo Fanciullacci, violone
Mya Fracassini, soprano
Alessandro Carmignani, contralto
Paolo Fanciullacci, tenor
Marcello Vargetto, bass


Tracks:


DIEGO ORTIZ (CA. 1510-1570)
Complete works for viola da gamba
1. Recercata prima sopra un tenore
2. Recercata seconda sopra un tenore
3. Recercata terza sopra un tenore
4. Recercata quarta sopra un tenore
5. Recercata quinta sopra un tenore
6. Recercata sesta sopra un tenore
7. Recercata settima sopra un tenore
8. Recercata ottava sopra un tenore
9. Quinta pars sopra un tenore
10. O felici occhi miei by J. Arcadelt
11. Recercata prima sopra O felici occhi miei
12. Recercata seconda sopra O felici occhi miei
13. Recercata terza sopra O felici occhi miei
14. Recercata quarta sopra O felici occhi miei
15. Doulce Memoire by Sandrin
16. Recercata prima sopra Doulce Memoire
17. Recercata seconda sopra Doulce Memoire
18. Recercata terza sopra Doulce Memoire
19. Recercata quarta sopra Doulce Memoire
20. Recercata prima
21. Recercata seconda
22. Recercata terza
23. Recercata quarta
24. Recercata prima sopra canto piano
25. Recercata seconda sopra canto piano
26. Recercata terza sopra canto piano
27. Recercata quarta sopra canto piano
28. Recercata quinta sopra canto piano
29. Recercata sesta sopra canto piano

SILVESTRO di GANASSI dal FONTEGO (1492/ ca. 1550)
30. Recerchar primo (Regola Rubertina)
31. Recerchar secondo (Regola Rubertina)
32. Recerchar terzo (Regola Rubertina)
33. Recerchar quarto (Regola Rubertina)
34. Recerchar primo (Lettione seconda chap. XV)
35. Recerchar secondo (Lettione seconda chap. XV)
36. Recerchar primo (Lettione seconda chap. XX)
37. Recercar secondo for single voice (Lettione seconda)
38. Io vorei Dio d’amore








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