Collegium Philarmonicum Chamber Orchestra, Francesco Nicolosi, Gennaro Cappabianca - Paisiello: Piano Concertos No. 2 and 4 (2004)

Tracklist

01. Sinfonia d'Opera: Allegro Vivace
02. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major: I. Allegro
03. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major: II. Largo
04. Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major: III. Allegretto
05. Overture in D major from the opera Proserpine: I. Allegro spiritoso
06. Overture in D major from the opera Proserpine: II. Andante
07. Overture in D major from the opera Proserpine: III. Allegro
08. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor: I. Allegro
09. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor: II. Largo
10. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor: III. (Rondo): Allegretto

Giovanni Paisiello stands head and shoulders above the other Italian composers of his generation. A pupil of the Neapolitan School, he had a supreme gift for melody, allied with a highly individual style and idiom that foreshadow Haydn and Beethoven. Paisiello’s eight keyboard concertos, written to commission for the nobility, clearly show that he must have been an excellent pianist and harpsichordist. In contrast with the classical poise and restraint of the Second Concerto, the Fourth Concerto is an extraordinary piece, with an opening Allegro comparable to Haydn’s Sturm und Drang works, and a solemn slow movement that can only be likened to the young Beethoven.

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