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| Label Evil Penguin |
UPC 0608917725827 |
Catalogue number EPRC 0071 |
Release date 04 October 2024 |
This recording emerged from a quest to explore new rhetorical and poetic spaces, timbres, and dynamics, aiming to reveal the soul of J.S. Bach’s splendid sonatas for viola da gamba and harpsichord. The cello piccolo, an instrument similar in size and texture to the viola da gamba, proves ideal for capturing the lyrical quality of some movements and the virtuosity of the more intricate and faster passages. The fortepiano, an English instrument beautifully restored, was chosen to emphasize the contrapuntal nature of the three trio sonatas, particularly in the continuous duetting of the right hand with the cello.
Federico Bracalente was born in Fermo, Italy, in 1982. He began studying cello at the age of 5. He trained with Mario Brunello and Giovanni Sollima while furthering his studies in the baroque and classical repertoire with Stefano Veggetti and Cristophe Coin.
He has played in chamber ensembles at numerous festivals – Suoni delle Dolomiti, Ravello Festival, Festival Violoncellistico Alfredo Piatti, Les Recontres de Calenzana, Mantova Chamber Music Festival, Festival Musicale Piceno, Venice Fondation, Mantova Chamber Music Festival, Jazz Italiano per le Terre del Sima, Amici della Musica di Firenze e Ancona, .. – given recitals, and worked with artists such as Wolfram Christ, Francesco Di Rosa, Daniele di Bonaventura, Paolo Fresu, as well as with principals of the Berliner Philharmoniker and the Teatro alla Scala. He is a member of influential Italian chamber music ensembles, including the Orchestra da Camera di Mantova and the Orchestra d’Archi Italiana. In 2017 he founded the Cubis Project, a string quartet with whom he opened the Radiohead concert in the Sferisterio arena in Macerata.
Federico Bracalente has always had a strong interest in the rhetorical and poetic aspects of Early music, and a predilection for historically informed performances of Baroque and Classical music on original instruments, with particular interest in transitional authors. Taking the music of the 17th and 18th centuries as his starting point, his research leads him to new sound universes and unusual repertoires, and to important musicians from a variety of backgrounds. He recently published the disc “IN SPIRITUM – Music for Cello and Bandoneon” for Brilliant Classics, with the bandoneonist Daniele di Bonaventura. The disc was featured by several international music magazines and was broadcast by BBC. In 2017 he recorded the six sonatas for cello and b.c. written by P. Pericoli with the harpsichordist Nicola Procaccini, issued by Brilliant Classics.
Federico is the artistic director of “Metamorfosi Festival” and he’s also the creator and developer of “Bach e il Romanico nel Piceno”. He has taught Chamber Music at Conservatorio Canepa of Sassari. His discography includes records published by Egea, Brilliant Classics, Hyperion, Exit Live.
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He enriched established German styles through his skill in counterpoint, harmonic and motivic organisation, and the adaptation of rhythms, forms, and textures from abroad, particularly from Italy and France. Bach's compositions include the Brandenburg Concertos, the Goldberg Variations, the Mass in B minor, two Passions, and hundreds of cantatas. His music is revered for its technical command, artistic beauty, and intellectual depth.
Bach's abilities as an organist were highly respected during his lifetime, although he was not widely recognised as a great composer until a revival of interest in and performances of his music in the first half of the 19th century. He is now generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time.
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