Gaetano Nasillo & Sara Bennici - Nel Giardino di Partenope: Sonate Napoletane per Violoncello (2015) {Arcana Digital Downloads}

Ten years after the success of the Neapolitan cello concertos, accompanied by the Ensemble 415 conducted by Caccompanied by the Ensemble 415 conducted by Chiara Banchini (ZZT, here offered as a bonus), Gaetano Nasillo comes full circle with this collection of Neapolitan cello sonatas, a worthy sequel to the previous recording. Best known for its contributions to vocal music, Naples was also one of the birthplaces of the modern violoncello: the programme provides a fascinating overview of the Neapolitan repertoire for the instrument from its onset at the end of the 17th century to the second half of the 18th century.

It offers a good balance between well-known composers of the Neapolitan School (Pergolesi, Porpora) and less familiar cellist-composers (Alborea, Lanzetti, Supriani, Pericoli) who established new standards in cello technique that would define the later cello repertoire through these cellists’ successes in France and England.

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Personnel:
Nel Giardino Di Partenope
Sonate Napoletane per Violoncello
Gaetano Nasillo (violoncello)
Michele Barchi (cembalo)
Sara Bennici (violoncello)

Concerti Napoletani per Violoncello
Gaetano Nasillo (violoncello)
Ensemble 415
Chiara Banchini (violin & direction)



tracklist:
Disc 1
GRECO, Rocco
Sinfonia terza in G Major
(arr. for 2 cellos and harpsichord) 4:58
01. I. Grave 1:17
02. II. Allegro 2:19
03. III. Corrente 1:22

RUVO, Giulio
Cello Sonata in G Minor 5:20
04. I. [Allemanda] 2:43
05. II. [Giga] 1:16
06. III. [Minuetto] 1:21

07. Tarantella - Romanella - Tarantella 4:25

ALBOREA detto 'Francischielo', Francesco
Cello Sonata in G Major 7:51
08. I. Adagio 2:23
09. II. Allegro 2:46
10. III. Adagio 0:30
11. IV. Menuetto 2:12

Cello Sonata in D Major 6:25
12. I. Amoroso 2:30
13. II. Allegro 2:16
14. III. Menuet 1:39

SUPRIANI, Francesco
Toccate a violoncello solo con la diminuzione 8:45
15. Toccata Sesta in D Major 2:14
16. Diminuzione 2:19
17. Toccata Decima in D Minor 2:10
18. Diminuzione 2:02

PERGOLESI, Giovanni Battista
Sinfonia a 3 in F Major 6:56
19. I. Comodo 1:14
20. II. Allegro 1:47
21. III. Adagio 2:10
22. IV. Presto 1:45

LANZETTI, Salvatore
Pieces pour le violoncelle 10:09
23. I. Grave 4:05
24. II. Allegro 3:50
25. III. Affettuoso 2:14

PORPORA, Nicola
Cello Sonata in F Major 5:56
26. I. Larghetto 1:16
27. II. Allegro 1:29
28. III. Adagio 1:19
29. IV. Allegro non presto 1:52

PERICOLI, Pasquale
Cello Sonata No. 4 in F Minor 8:09
30. I. Allegretto 3:11
31. II. Siciliana 3:02
32. III. Allegro 1:56

LANZETTI, Salvatore
Cello Sonata in D Major, Op. 5, No. 3 9:51
33. I. Adagio cantabile 3:19
34. II. Allegro 2:41
35. III. Grazioso 3:51

Disc 2
FIORENZA, Nicola
Concerto with Obbligato Cello in F Major 15:06
01. I. Presto 4:43
02. II. Allegro 3:18
03. III. Largo 2:43
04. IV. Allegro 4:22

PORPORA, Nicola
Cello Concerto in G Major 18:21
05. I. Adagio 4:38
06. II. Allegro 5:18
07. III. Adagio 4:06
08. IV. Allegro 4:19

LEO, Leonardo
Cello Concerto No. 1 in A Major 12:31
09. I. Andante grazioso 3:08
10. II. Allegro 2:57
11. III. Larghetto a mezza voce 3:43
12. IV. Allegro 2:43

FIORENZA, Nicola
Cello Concerto in A Minor 9:41
13. I. Largo 2:34
14. II. Allegro 3:13
15. III. Adagio 1:25
16. IV. Allegro 2:29

SABATINO, Nicola
Sonata for Cello, 2 Violins and Basso continuo in G Major 13:25
17. I. Largo assai 4:10
18. II. Fuga 3:31
19. III. Adagio 3:04
20. IV. Allegro ma presto 2:40