DOMENICO ALBERTI

 

VII Sonate per Clavicembalo Op. 1

 

Sonata I in Sol maggiore: Andante

Sonata I in Sol maggiore: Andante

Sonata II in Fa maggiore: Allegro moderato

Sonata II in Fa maggiore: Allegro assai

Sonata III in Do maggiore: Allegro ma non tanto

Sonata III in Do maggiore: Minuetto

Sonata IV in Sol minore: Allegro

Sonata IV in Sol minore: Giga: Presto

Sonata V in La maggiore: Andante moderato

Sonata V in La maggiore: Allegro

Sonata VI in Sol maggiore: Allegro moderato

Sonata VI in Sol maggiore: Allegro

Sonata VII in Fa maggiore: Allegro

Sonata VII in Fa maggiore: Tempo di minuetto

Sonata VIII in Sol maggiore: Allegro

Sonata VIII in Sol maggiore: Presto assai

 

Filippo Emanuele Ravizza, harpsicord

 

Setting conspiracy theories aside, it is beyond all doubt that the astonishing development of German music to say the very least overshadowed Italian music and put excellent Italian musicians in a distant second place, that is when it did not send them directly to oblivion. Think of Händel (not to mention young Mozart) and his widely acknowledged debt to Italy, where both of them completed their musical training. Or again, Hayden and Nicola Porpora. Without quite attaining the same heights, this is also the story of Domenico Alberti, who is today remembered for the most part as an ‘adjective’ as in ‘basso albertino’. The recording of the entire Opera prima is not only a long overdue tribute and recognition of Italian talent, but also a pleasant dive into Galante Style, emphasizing melody and sentiment, which still conquers and seduces, just as it did way back then.

 

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