Chelleri: 6 Sonate Di ... - Luigi Chiarizia - Audio CD (Arrives in 50 days)

Fortunato Chelleri was orphaned at an early age and was brought up by his uncle, Francesco Bazzani, maestro di cappella at Piacenza Cathedral, who took care of his musical education, teaching him to compose and to play the organ and harpsichord. Between 1707 and 1722 he achieved fame as a composer of opera seria, completing nineteen works that were performed in Italy, Spain and Germany, so that his fame gradually spread throughout Europe.

The six sonatas on the disc are from the early 1720s, a period in history characterized by a new way of composing, known as the 'Sonate di galanteria', in Galant style. This style gave less importance to the complex polyphony and counterpoint of the Baroque, and instead favored the accompanied melody, which was to be the protagonist of classicism from this point on. The sonatas present the typical alternation of slow and fast movements with a two-part monothematic structure. Some movements, however, are based on dance rhythms and there is often a minuet and sometimes a French-style allemande.

Played on the harpsichord by Luigi Chiarizia.

Tracklist

1. Sonata No.1 In G Minor - Entree
2. Sonata No.1 In G Minor - Corrente
3. Sonata No.1 In G Minor - Giga
4. Sonata No.1 In G Minor - Menuet
5. Sonata No.2 In F - Allegro
6. Sonata No.2 In F - Andante
7. Sonata No.2 In F - Allegro
8. Sonata No.2 In F - Gavotta
9. Sonata No.3 In E Minor - Andante
10. Sonata No.3 In E Minor - Allegro
11. Sonata No.3 In E Minor - Allegro
12. Sonata No.3 In E Minor - Minuetto
13. Sonata No.4 In D - Allegro
14. Sonata No.4 In D - Corrente
15. Sonata No.4 In D - Rigaudon
16. Sonata No.5 In C - Allegro
17. Sonata No.5 In C - Andante
18. Sonata No.5 In C - Giga
19. Sonata No.5 In C - Menuet
20. Sonata No.6 In G - Andante
21. Sonata No.6 In G - Sarabanda - Affettuoso
22. Sonata No.6 In G - Aria - Allegro
23. Sonata No.3 In a Minor - Allemanda
24. Sonata No.3 In a Minor - Andante
25. Sonata No.3 In a Minor - Menuet
26. Sonata No.3 In a Minor - Giga

Label: Brilliant Classics | Origin: Holland

📌 .. Galanteria