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The only complete survey available of the keyboard music written by a forward-looking contemporary of Monteverdi.
Giovanni Picchi (1572-1643) flourished in Venice, notably as the organist at the Scuola di San Rocco. He became renowned as a composer of both secular and sacred music, attested by his presence in the Nobiltà di dame by Fabrizio Caroso, the most important collection of dance music of the time. A collection of his canzone was published in 1625 and his fame spread to England, where a Toccata for Harpsichord was transcribed within the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (of which Brilliant has recently released the first-ever complete recording).
In 1619, Picchi published Intavolatura di balli d’arpicordo, one of the rare collections of music for keyboard moulded on contemporary dance music. The majority of Picchi's dances are composed in pairs. Three of the four Passamezzos are followed by a Saltarello in triple meter. The short dances in duple meter (Ballo alla Polacha, Ballo Ongaro and the Todescha) conclude with either a balletto or saltarello in triple meter. The Padoana ditta la Ongara and the Ongara a un altro modo obviously form a single composition consisting of variations.
Other important sources for his keyboard music include collections published in Venice in 1621 and an undated collection of intablatures (transcriptions and elaborations of music by other composers) which is now held in Turin. Together they amount to some of the most brilliant and appealing music for the harpsichord from 17th-century Italy. Picchi’s harmonic language was especially daring, and his flair as a performer is reflected in the style of his writing, which exploits the full range of the instrument.
In complement to Picchi’s work, Simone Stella has chosen other jewels from Venetian composers of the time: toccatas, ricercare and canzone by Annibale Padovano, Claudio Merulo, Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli and Vincenzo Bellavere. Bellavere is another neglected figure nowadays, but the Toccata recorded here is a gloriously ornate example of the genre, alternating intricate counterpoint with filigree decoration. Played on the harpsichord by Simone Stella. © Brilliant Classics
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Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (Giovanni Picchi)
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
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Intavolatura di balli d'arpicordo (Giovanni Picchi)
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
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Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
2021 Brilliant Classics 2021 Brilliant Classics
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
2021 Brilliant Classics 2021 Brilliant Classics
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
2021 Brilliant Classics 2021 Brilliant Classics
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
2021 Brilliant Classics 2021 Brilliant Classics
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
2021 Brilliant Classics 2021 Brilliant Classics
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
2021 Brilliant Classics 2021 Brilliant Classics
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
2021 Brilliant Classics 2021 Brilliant Classics
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
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Intavolatura d'Organo (Extracts) (Giovanni Picchi)
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
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Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
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Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
2021 Brilliant Classics 2021 Brilliant Classics
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
2021 Brilliant Classics 2021 Brilliant Classics
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Picchi, Composer
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Toccata Del VI Tono (Giovanni Picchi)
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Annibale Padovano, Composer
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Ricercare Del XII Tono (Giovanni Picchi)
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Annibale Padovano, Composer
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Canzone d’Intavolatura (Giovanni Picchi)
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Claudio Merulo, Composer
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Toccate d’intavolatura (Giovanni Picchi)
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Claudio Merulo, Composer
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Canzoni alla francese e Ricercari Ariosi, Libro Quinto (Giovanni Picchi)
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Andrea Gabrieli, Composer
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Toccata (Giovanni Picchi)
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Vincenzo Bellavere, Composer
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Fuga del IX tono (Giovanni Picchi)
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Gabrieli, Composer
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Ricercare del VII e VIII tono (Giovanni Picchi)
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Gabrieli, Composer
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Canzoni per sonare (Giovanni Picchi)
Stella Simone, Harpsichord - Giovanni Gabrieli, Composer
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Albumbeschreibung
The only complete survey available of the keyboard music written by a forward-looking contemporary of Monteverdi.
Giovanni Picchi (1572-1643) flourished in Venice, notably as the organist at the Scuola di San Rocco. He became renowned as a composer of both secular and sacred music, attested by his presence in the Nobiltà di dame by Fabrizio Caroso, the most important collection of dance music of the time. A collection of his canzone was published in 1625 and his fame spread to England, where a Toccata for Harpsichord was transcribed within the Fitzwilliam Virginal Book (of which Brilliant has recently released the first-ever complete recording).
In 1619, Picchi published Intavolatura di balli d’arpicordo, one of the rare collections of music for keyboard moulded on contemporary dance music. The majority of Picchi's dances are composed in pairs. Three of the four Passamezzos are followed by a Saltarello in triple meter. The short dances in duple meter (Ballo alla Polacha, Ballo Ongaro and the Todescha) conclude with either a balletto or saltarello in triple meter. The Padoana ditta la Ongara and the Ongara a un altro modo obviously form a single composition consisting of variations.
Other important sources for his keyboard music include collections published in Venice in 1621 and an undated collection of intablatures (transcriptions and elaborations of music by other composers) which is now held in Turin. Together they amount to some of the most brilliant and appealing music for the harpsichord from 17th-century Italy. Picchi’s harmonic language was especially daring, and his flair as a performer is reflected in the style of his writing, which exploits the full range of the instrument.
In complement to Picchi’s work, Simone Stella has chosen other jewels from Venetian composers of the time: toccatas, ricercare and canzone by Annibale Padovano, Claudio Merulo, Andrea and Giovanni Gabrieli and Vincenzo Bellavere. Bellavere is another neglected figure nowadays, but the Toccata recorded here is a gloriously ornate example of the genre, alternating intricate counterpoint with filigree decoration. Played on the harpsichord by Simone Stella. © Brilliant Classics
Details of original recording : Recorded 8-9 December 2020, Stella Recording Studio, Florence (Italy)
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:38
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Simone Stella
- Composer: Giovanni Picchi
- Label: Brilliant Classics
- Area: Italie
- Genre: Divers
- Period: Baroque Music
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