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Violino over Cornetto - Seicento Stravagante

Violino over Cornetto - Seicento Stravagante

BIS  BIS-2726

Stereo/Multichannel Hybrid

Classical - Chamber


Seicento Stravagante


In the sixteenth century, the quality of a ‘civil conversation’ was a topic of great interest, both within learned academies and in the verbal games of convivial banquets. As musical virtuosi learned how to ‘speak’ through their instruments, it was only natural that they would also begin to ‘converse’.

After a much-acclaimed release in 2023, Seicento Stravagante give us another example of musical conversation, this time between three musicians. In works by thirteen Italian composers from the late 16th and early 17th centuries, the musicians of Seicento Stravagante, recreate the extravagance of early baroque music, when composers wove many individual ‘voices’ (whether vocal or instrumental) into a harmonious whole. While the compositions could often be played on instruments of various kinds, it was on the violin and cornetto that they could shine most brightly, and the two instruments developed an increasingly close relationship, to the point that they were virtually interchangeable. This recording allows us to appreciate the subtle blend of colours of these two instruments and the richness of Italian instrumental music of the period.

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