Soaring
Track Listings
| 1. Nona Ricercata "Casiglioni" | ||
| 2. Sonata "Nero" | ||
| 3. Intonazione Noni Toni | ||
| 4. Sonata Seconda per Trombetta Sola | ||
| 5. Intonazione Seconda Toni | ||
| 6. Balletto "Lunati" | ||
| 7. Aria "Truxes" | ||
| 8. Balletto "Squilletti" | ||
| 9. Corrente "Ricardi" | ||
| 10. Aria "Balletto" parte I | ||
| 11. Sonata "Colloreto" | ||
| 12. parte II | ||
| 13. Sonata "Adimari" | ||
| 14. parte III | ||
| 15. Sonata "Gonzaga" | ||
| 16. parte IV | ||
| 17. Capriocco "Carducci" | ||
| 18. parte V | ||
| 19. Sonata "Niccolini" | ||
| 20. parte VI |
Editorial Reviews Viviani’s sonatas, which date from about forty years after Fantini’s, are composed of five short movements and their sense of counterpoint is somewhat more developed, but the link to the Fantini’s music is clear.
Robert Sherman, The New York Times, 2002
The attractive music, clever juxtaposition of composers, and surprisingly varied timbres from both instruments, gives the CD an appealing freshness.
Armando Ghitalla, Principal Trumpet Boston Symphony Orchestra, 2001
". . . for playing the natural trumpet, Thom Freas is the find of the century."
Album Description
The Music of Italy--Baroque music originally written for clarino (valveless baroque trumpet) and organ. The selections on this program offer a uniquely Italian view of the possibilities inherent in music written for the clarino. The Fantini sonatas represent the first of their kind and are, for the most part, cast in three sections united by a common battuta or beat. Fantini, like his modern counterpart Arban, literally wrote the book with regard to playing the trumpet in the early Baroque era. The preface of his trumpet method, published in 1638, promises to teach one how to play the trumpet "in a warlike way and musically, with the organ, with a mute, with the harpsichord, and every other instrument." Fantini was more than proficient with the fanfares and military signals of his day, but his greatness lay in his vision of the trumpet as a lyrical, even gentle, solo instrument. He found a willing friend and partner in Frescobaldi. Frescobaldi held the preeminent post of organist at St. Peter’s in Rome, and was a giant among the musicians of his day. One contemporary account proclaims, "Whoever does not play in the style of Frescobaldi is not esteemed." Historical records note that the two performed in concert together, and it is not difficult to imagine the older, more experienced, Frescobaldi helping the younger Fantini with his compositional technique. Reviews of the concert marvel at Fantini’s ability to negotiate the upper and lower registers of his instrument with ease, and play notes that lie outside of the harmonic series.
Soaring
Soaring, Music, Fantini, Gabrieli, Viviani, Frescobaldi, Fanfare Consort, Timothy M. Lewis, Thomas A. Freas
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Recommended Music:
Carnegie Hall Concerts, January 1943 [Live]
That's the Way of the World [Extra tracks] [Original recording remastered]