Stefano Bagliano recorder, Collegium Pro Musica - Fiorenza & Mele: Recorder Concertos (2010)

Tracklist

01. Recorder Concerto in G Minor: I. Moderato
02. Recorder Concerto in G Minor: II. Allegro
03. Recorder Concerto in G Minor: III. Largo
04. Recorder Concerto in G Minor: IV. Allegro
05. Recorder Concerto in A Minor: I. Largo
06. Recorder Concerto in A Minor: II. Allegro
07. Recorder Concerto in A Minor: III. Grave
08. Recorder Concerto in A Minor: IV. Allegro assai
09. Recorder Concerto in C Minor: I. Largo amoroso
10. Recorder Concerto in C Minor: II. Andante
11. Recorder Concerto in C Minor: III. Largo
12. Recorder Concerto in C Minor: IV. Allegro
13. Recorder Concerto in F Minor: I. Largo - Presto - Largo
14. Recorder Concerto in F Minor: II. Allegro ma non presto
15. Recorder Concerto in F Minor: III. Largo
16. Recorder Concerto in F Minor: IV. Allegro
17. Recorder Concerto in F Major: I. Andante
18. Recorder Concerto in F Major: II. Allegro
19. Recorder Concerto in F Major: III. Adagio
20. Recorder Concerto in F Major: IV. Allegro

Little is known about the childhood of Nicola Fiorenza (1700c-64), except that taught at the Conservatory of S. Maria di Loreto in his home city of Naples from 1742-62, from where he was dismissed for allegedly mistreating pupils after repeated complaints about his rather draconian teaching methods. His surviving works show him to be his own man, cultivating a style that is a skillful blend of Venetian, Neopolitan and French Baroque styles. He was also a very skilled exponent of counterpoint. His music is certainly stands out from the mainstream of late Italian baroque. Fiorenza’s four concertos are coupled on this disc with a delightful work by another little known Neopolitan composer – Giovanni Battista Mele (1694?-after1752). Hios lively and cleverly composed concerto for recorder and strings is a real discovery, and is his only known concerto.

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