The Floating City - Sonatas, canzonas and dances by two of Monteverdi’s contemporaries

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CASTELLO / PICCHI
The Floating City - Sonatas, canzonas and dances by two of Monteverdi’s contemporaries
His Majestys Sagbutts & Cornetts

[ Hyperion Helios / CD ]

Release Date: Monday 21 March 2011

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"This is a very fine recording. Not only is the music fascinating but the performances are special. Buy it."
(Bargain of the Month MusicWeb March 2011)

"There is some stunningly exuberant virtuosity on display here. A magnificent, exhilarating disc that goes straight into contention for the Want List. Buy a copy and give yourself a rare and special treat"
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"Altogether then, this is a very fine recording. Not only is the music fascinating but the performances are special. Buy it."
(Bargain of the Month MusicWeb March 2011)

Dario Castello remains one of the most mysterious of composers: beyond a couple of references to his name on the title pages to his published works there is no record of his life; it has even been suggested-albeit inconclusively-that the name is an anagram. Yet his music offers clear testimony to his creative skills. The 1621 volume, which comprises twelve works, presents the first ever collection devoted entirely to instrumental sonatas; likewise, the seventeen pieces published in 1629 are also exclusively sonatas. Castello takes elements of the traditional multi-voiced Venetian canzona, not least passages of virtuoso solo writing and of concertante exchanges between several players, and successfully introduces them into extended works.

Much more is known of the life of Giovanni Picchi. He was a fine harpsichordist, organist of several Venetian churches and institutions, and a noted performer and composer of dance music. The works on this recording are as innovative and varied as this heritage would suggest.

Tracks:

Castello:
Sonata No. 14 a 4
Sonata No. 10 a 3
Sonata No. 11 a 3
Sonata No. 5 a 2
Sonata No. 8 a 2
Sonata No. 17 in ecco
Sonata No. 13 a 4

Picchi:
Canzon No. 19 a 8
Canzon No. 15 a 6
Canzon No. 17 a 8
Toccata
Ballo Ungaro
Padoana ditta la Ongara
Canzon No. 18 a 8
Canzon No. 14 a 6