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Schubertiade with Arpeggione
Schubert / Balestracci / L'amoroso
Schubertiade with Arpeggione
Schubert / Balestracci / L'amoroso
The arpeggione, invented in 1823 by the Viennese luthier Johann Georg Stauffer, had a curious destiny. As its alternative names 'guitar violoncello' and 'guitare d'amour' suggest, it is in fact a guitar fitted with a bridge, held between the knees like a cello and played with a bow. The instrument enjoyed some success for around a decade, but, oddly enough, almost nothing has survived from its specific repertory except one supreme masterpiece: the sonata Franz Schubert wrote for it in 1824. The guitar was very popular in Vienna at that time, and Schubert was also fond of it; the original version of Die schöne Müllerin was published with guitar accompaniment! Guido Balestracci and the musicians of L'Amoroso have built a delightful Schubertiad around this famous sonata, combining the arpeggione and the piano with voice and guitars to appropriate a rich selection of the Viennese composer's lieder.
L'AMOROSO
Media | Music CD (Compact Disc) |
Number of discs | 1 |
Composer | Schubert, Franz |
Released | January 24, 2020 |
EAN/UPC | 5400439004092 |
Label | RICERCAR RCR409.2 |
Genre | Classical Chamber Music |
Dimensions | 124 × 138 × 9 mm · 81 g |
Orchestra | L'amoroso |
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