Mauro D'Alay, 12 Violin Concertos Op.1 Luca Fanfoni, Daniele Fanfoni, Reale Concerto

• Mauro D'Alay (1687 - 1757): Concerto No.1 in A Major:
• 1 D'Alay: Concerto No.1 in A Major: Allegro 03:43
• 2 D'Alay: Concerto No.1 in A Major: Largo 03:37
• 3 D'Alay: Concerto No.1 in A Major: Allegro 02:51
• Concerto No.2 in E-Flat Major:
• 4 D'Alay: Concerto No.2 in E-Flat Major: Allegro 03:31
• 5 D'Alay: Concerto No.2 in E-Flat Major: Siciliana, Adagio 04:09
• 6 D'Alay: Concerto No.2 in E-Flat Major: Allegro 02:52
• Concerto No.3 in G Major:
• 7 D'Alay: Concerto No.3 in G Major: Allegro 03:15
• 8 D'Alay: Concerto No.3 in G Major: Grave 01:36
• 9 D'Alay: Concerto No.3 in G Major: Presto 01:38
• Concerto No.4 in F Major:
• 10 D'Alay: Concerto No.4 in F Major: Allegro 03:00
• 11 D'Alay: Concerto No.4 in F Major: Largo 01:58
• 12 D'Alay: Concerto No.4 in F Major: Allegro 02:15
• Concerto No.5 in D Major:
• 13 D'Alay: Concerto No.5 in D Major: Allegro 03:00
• 14 D'Alay: Concerto No.5 in D Major: Largo 02:58
• 15 D'Alay: Concerto No.5 in D Major: Allegro 01:42
• Concerto No.6 in B-Flat Major:
• 16 D'Alay: Concerto No.6 in B-Flat Major: Allegro 01:39
• 17 D'Alay: Concerto No.6 in B-Flat Major: Largo 00:55
• 18 D'Alay: Concerto No.6 in B-Flat Major: Allegro 01:33
• Concerto No.7 in A Major:
• 19 D'Alay: Concerto No.7 in A Major: Allegro 04:53
• 20 D'Alay: Concerto No.7 in A Major: Grave affettuoso 01:51
• 21 D'Alay: Concerto No.7 in A Major: Allegro 02:23
• Concerto No.8 in F Major:
• 22 D'Alay: Concerto No.8 in F Major: Allegro 03:34
• 23 D'Alay: Concerto No.8 in F Major: Grave 02:12
• 24 D'Alay: Concerto No.8 in F Major: Allegro 03:31
• Concerto No.9 in B Minor:
• 25 D'Alay: Concerto No.9 in B Minor: Allegro 02:57
• 26 D'Alay: Concerto No.9 in B Minor: Largo e Allegro 04:34
• Concerto No.10 in C Minor:
• 27 D'Alay: Concerto No.10 in C Minor: Allegro ma non presto 03:59
• 28 D'Alay: Concerto No.10 in C Minor: Sicialiana, Adagio 02:09
• 29 D'Alay: Concerto No.10 in C Minor: Allegro 03:20
• Concerto No.11 in A Major:
• 30 D'Alay: Concerto No.11 in A Major: Allegro 04:05
• 31 D'Alay: Concerto No.11 in A Major: Largo 06:07
• 32 D'Alay: Concerto No.11 in A Major: Allegro 04:08
• Concerto No.12 in G Minor:
• 33 D'Alay: Concerto No.12 in G Minor: Allegro 04:54
• 34 D'Alay: Concerto No.12 in G Minor: Andante 02:46
• 35 D'Alay: Concerto No.12 in G Minor: Presto 02:54
• Total Runtime 01:46:29

Info for Mauro D'Alay, 12 Violin Concertos Op.1

Mauro DAlay was a virtuoso violinist and composer from Parma who acquired great fame and fortune throughout Europe. A contemporary of Vivaldi who praised his musical skills, DAlay held official positions as a musician, first in Parmas Cathedral and then at the Spanish court of King Philip V, whose wife Elisabetta Farnese gifted DAlay the famous San Lorenzo Stradivarius in 1718, which he kept until his death. Now largely forgotten, this ambitious and dynamic composer wrote sonatas, cantatas and concertos. This album features the 12 Violin Concertos, Op. 1 published in 1725 composed in the Parmesan style, but with Venetian influences and presented here in a world première recording. Parma born violinist Luca Fanfoni recorded these concertos adhering to the instrumentation indicated in the score: principal violin, first violin, second violin, viola, cello and organ. Ensemble Reale Concerto (which counts among its members Fanfonis wife and children) recorded this album during lockdown in 2020.

Luca Fanfoni, violin
Daniele Fanfoni, violin
Reale Concerto

Luca Fanfoni
born in Parma, studied at the "G. Verdi" Conservatory in Milan, where he graduated with honours under Gigino Maestri's guide.

At a very young age he won the first prize at the International Competition of Stresa, the first prize at the National Competition of Pescara and the first prize at the National Competition of Vittorio Veneto.

His acquaintance and studying with violinists of international reputation such as Leonid Kogan, Dora Schwarzberg and Franco Gulli of the Chigiana Academy of Siena resulted to be decisive to his musical formation. At the Chigiana Academy of Siena he obtained a grant that allowed him to study with these great musicians, earning at the same time the Diploma of Merit;

During this last phase of improvement, he participated to numerous International Competitions winning, in 1988, the first prize at the International Competition "Romano Romanini - Premio Città di Brescia" and winning the International Competition "Giovan Viotti Batiste" of Vercelli in 1987 and the "Enrico Costa" prize in 1989 at the International Competition "Niccolò Paganini" of Genoa.

His concerts took place in the most prestigious halls all over the world where he has obtaied unanimous success both from the public and specialized critic so that he can be considered one of the most outstanding Italian violinists.

In 2000 he recorded a CD for Phoenix recording house containing musics by E.Grieg, Paganini-Milstein, M.Ravel, A.Piazzolla which was received with great interest and a praises from the specialized critics, and in 2001, at the end of G. Verdi’s centenary, Dynamic discographic house of Genoa issued a Cd containing unpublished pieces and brillinat fantasie on Verdi’s themes for violin and piano.

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