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Alessandro Piccinini is one of those composers readily associated with the lute. Not only did he write a large number of intabulations for the instrument, but he also ‘invented’ the archlute or theorbo (they slightly differ) by suggesting to lengthen the lowest strings of the lute.
On these CD’s both instruments are alternated, demonstrating their difference especially in sonority. The music is from the first and second books of intabulations by Piccinini. The first one also contains some 30 ‘notes’ or instructions about how to play the lute, which have become more famous than the music itself.
Most of the works recorded here are in an improvisatory style, including some slow introductory chords. The fact that they were written down gives some insight into performance practices of the 17th century.
An unusual complete recording of music by one of the pillars of Italian lute music played by two dedicated renaissance and baroque specialists.
Track listing:
CD 1
ALESSANDRO PICCININI (1566-ca.1638)
Book I
Intavolatura di Liuto et di Chitarrone
Intabulations for lute and chitarrone, Books I and II
1. Toccata IIII ** 1:18
2. Corrente III ** 0:50
3. Partite variate sopra la Folia aria Romanesca ** 1:51
4. Passacaglia * 4:27
5. Corrente X * 1:06
6. Toccata III cromatica ** 3:43
7. Partite variate sopra quest’aria, francese detta l’Alemana ** 4:44
8. Corrente VI sopra l’Alemana ** 1:02
9. Toccata IIII * 2:36
10. Aria IIII * 2:30
11. Gagliarda XI * 1:56
12. Toccata XII ** 2:14
13. Corrente IIII ** 1:29
14. Corrente V ** 1:27
15. Toccata II * 3:40
16. Aria I affettuosa * 3:52
17. Toccata VI ** 2:29
18. Corrente I ** 1:04
19. Corrente II** 1:10
20. Toccata cromatica XII * 2:57
21. Corrente III * 0:39
22. Corrente VI * 1:16
23. Toccata X ** 2:36
24. Corrente X ** 1:00
25. Gagliarda III ** 1:07
CD 2
Book II
Intavolatura di Liuto et di Chitarrone
Intabulations for lute and chitarrone, Books I and II
1. Toccata III * 1:25
2. Corrente IV * 1:57
3. Battaglia ** 6:04
4. Toccata VI * 2:27
5. Corrente VIII * 1:29
6. Gagliarda III * 1:44
7. Aria di Fiorenza ** 3:15
8. Corrente I ** 1:10
9. Corrente VI ** 1:25
10. Gagliarda II ** 1:47
11. Ricercar I * 1:56
12. Sarabanda alla francese * 2:33
13. Corrente I (senza canto) * 1:29
14. Corrente IX * 1:27
15. Passacaglia * 4:17
16. Corrente IV ** 1:26
17. Gagliarda I ** 1:39
18. Toccata VIII * 1:30
19. Corrente II * 1:33
20. Corrente VII * 1:28
21. Gagliarda IV * 2:20
22. Calasone ** 1:34
23. Bergamasco * 5:23
24. Ciaccona Mariona * 4:51
25. Ciaccona ** 2:45
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