Lisetta Rossi - Giuliani: Harp Sonatas (2012)

Tracklist

01. Sonata No. 9 in F Major: I. Allegro vivace
02. Sonata No. 9 in F Major: II. Larghetto
03. Sonata No. 9 in F Major: III. Allegro assai
04. Sonata No. 9 in F Major: IV. Allegro non tanto
05. Sonata No. 9 in F Major: V. Allegro
06. Sonata No. 10 in B-Flat Major: I. Larghetto
07. Sonata No. 10 in B-Flat Major: II. Allegro assai
08. Sonata No. 10 in B-Flat Major: III. Tempo di Minuè
09. Sonata No. 10 in B-Flat Major: IV. Allegro
10. Sonata No. 10 in B-Flat Major: V. Allegro
11. Sonata No. 8 in F Major: I. Allegretto con variazioni
12. Sonata No. 8 in F Major: II. Preludio. Allegro
13. Sonata No. 8 in F Major: III. Sostenuto
14. Sonata No. 8 in F Major: IV. Allegro
15. Sonata No. 5 in E-Flat Major: I. Preludio. Allegro
16. Sonata No. 5 in E-Flat Major: II. Allegro grazioso - Allegro
17. Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major: I. Andante
18. Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major: II. Minuè - Deuxième Minué
19. Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major: III. Allegro
20. Sonata No. 12 in C Major: I. Andantino con variazioni
21. Sonata No. 12 in C Major: II. Sostenuto.
22. Sonata No. 12 in C Major: III. Allegro con grazia - Allegro assai
23. Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major: I. Moderato
24. Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major: II. Larghetto
25. Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major: III. Allegro
26. Sonata No. 11 in E-Flat Major: I. Andante sostenuto
27. Sonata No. 11 in E-Flat Major: II. Larghetto
28. Sonata No. 11 in E-Flat Major: III. Allegro
29. Sonata No. 6 in C Major: I. Andante con variazioni
30. Sonata No. 6 in C Major: II. Maestoso
31. Sonata No. 6 in C Major: III. Grazioso - Presto
32. Sonata No. 4 in F Major: I. Allegro non tanto
33. Sonata No. 4 in F Major: II. Andante sostenuto
34. Sonata No. 4 in F Major: III. Allegro
35. Sonata No. 1 in C Major: I. Andante
36. Sonata No. 1 in C Major: II. Minuè
37. Sonata No. 1 in C Major: III. Allegro
38. Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major: I. Andante con variazioni
39. Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major: II. Allegro
40. Sonata No. 7 in B-Flat Major: III. Larghetto - Allegro - Allegro assai - Andante - Allegro assai



The composer and musician Giovanni Francesco Giuliani (c.1760–1818) lived and worked in Florence during an immense flourishing of creativity during the late 18th and early 19th centuries; this era witnessed, among other events, the founding of Pietro Nardini’s prestigious music school, premiere performances of important new works, and a choir and new instrumental ensembles, all influenced by the creation of a small state court with close links to Vienna. Within this climate, Giuliani worked as an orchestral and operatic violinist and music teacher, and was known for his instrumental compositions.

Not only is this recording of interest because of its focus on a composer whose work is rarely performed, yet who lived within a time of great musical creativity, harp sonatas were rare during Giuliani’s era, and the repertoire heard here is part of just a few examples of this type of work. While the early sonatas tend to feature the standard instrumental sonata form, later pieces often contain prelude or interlude movements of a freer or improvisatory nature. All, however, are similar in their use of the Galant style, with predictable harmonic and tonal structures, chordal accompaniments, and simple, flowing melodies.

The repertoire featured in this recording is complemented by the use of an Erard harp from 1818, performed by Lisetta Rossi.

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