Marina Scaioli, Francesco Tasini - Pasquini: 15 Sonatas for 2 Harpsichord (2021) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sonata No. 1 for 2 Harpsichords in D Major
02. Sonata No. 2 for 2 Harpsichords in C Major
03. Sonata No. 3 for 2 Harpsichords in D Minor
04. Sonata No. 4 for 2 Harpsichords in B-Flat Major
05. Sonata No. 5 for 2 Harpsichords in B Minor
06. Sonata No. 6 for 2 Harpsichords in E Minor
07. Sonata No. 7 for 2 Harpsichords in F Major
08. Sonata No. 8 for 2 Harpsichords in G Minor
09. Sonata No. 9 for 2 Harpsichords in C Minor
10. Sonata No. 10 for 2 Harpsichords in E Minor
11. Sonata No. 11 for 2 Harpsichords in G Minor
12. Sonata No. 12 for 2 Harpsichords in B-Flat Major
13. Sonata No. 13 for 2 Harpsichords in A Minor
14. Sonata No. 14 for 2 Harpsichords in G Minor
15. Sonata No. 15 for 2 Harpsichords in A Minor


The recording of the two harpsichord sonatas by Bernardo Pasquini, master of the Italian style of the organ and harpsichord in the period between the end of the seventeenth and beginning of the eighteenth century, is a particularly interesting cameo in the panorama of the music dedicated to the genre of the partimento, advanced practice of the basso continuo that in Italy formed the basis of compositional and keyboard teaching in the 18th century Neapolitan school. In fact the sonatas consist of only the bass lines on which the two performers must create the entire composition thanks to the technical and expressive expertise obtained from a consummate knowledge and experience of the performance practice of the time. Marina Scaioli and Francesco Tasini face this instrumental 'challenge’ on two Italian historical harpsichords copies: a Giovanni Ferrini and a Roberto and Federigo Cresci.

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