Maurice Steger - Souvenirs d'Italie (2016) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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01. Recorder Concerto in F Major: I. Allegro
02. Recorder Concerto in F Major: II. [Siciliana]
03. Recorder Concerto in F Major: III. Allegro assai
04. Sinfonia a 3
05. Recorder Sonata in B-Flat Major: I. [Allegro]
06. Recorder Sonata in B-Flat Major: II. Adagio
07. Recorder Sonata in B-Flat Major: III. Allegro
08. Recorder Concerto in D Minor: I. Amoroso
09. Recorder Concerto in D Minor: II. Adagio
10. Recorder Concerto in D Minor: III. Allegro
11. Ciaccona a 3
12. Overture & Song from the Opera Elpidia: Allegro
13. Overture & Song from the Opera Elpidia: Adagio
14. Overture & Song from the Opera Elpidia: Allegro
15. Overture & Song from the Opera Elpidia: "Tortora che il suo bene". Larghetto
16. Toccata XIII For Cembalo In C Major
17. Recorder Sonata in A Minor: I. Amoroso e Largo
18. Recorder Sonata in A Minor: II. Allegro
19. Recorder Sonata in A Minor: III. Largo
20. Recorder Sonata in A Minor: IV. Allegro
21. Recorder Concerto in B-Flat Major: I. Allegro
22. Recorder Concerto in B-Flat Major: II. Adagio
23. Recorder Concerto in B-Flat Major: III. Allegro
24. Recorder Sonata No.4 in D Major: I. Preludio. Grave é affettuoso
25. Recorder Sonata No.4 in D Major: II. Corrente. Allegro é spiccato
26. Recorder Sonata No.4 in D Major: III. Aria. Allegro
27. Recorder Sonata No.4 in D Major: IV. Andante
28. Recorder Sonata No.4 in D Major: V. Allegro


“Naples is the capital of the musical world”, wrote Charles de Brosses in one of his letters from Italy from 1739/1740. He also wrote “Naples is the sole Italian city that seems truly a capital…” and this was not an exaggeration: it was the largest city in 17th century Europe and possessed four conservatories. Musicians trained there spent most of their lives in the service of sovereigns and aristocrats in other major European courts, such as Paris and Vienna. During their lifetime, they were internationally regarded among the finest exponents of their art. and their music adds an entirely new dimension to the history of Italian instrumental music. That variety of tastes and colours is the hallmark of this recording devoted to the staggeringly virtuosic music for recorder brought back from Italy by Count Harrach [the Austrian diplomat Aloys Thomas Raimund], who served as Hapsburg viceroy in Naples from 1728 to 1733. Hasse, Vinci, Sammartini, and the less familiar names of Antoni, Fiorenza, Leo and Sarro represent these souvenirs of a six-year gilded exile, which is preserved in his collection of precious manuscripts.

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