J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Violoncello Piccolo and Fortepiano Federico Bracalente & Alessandro Deljavan

• Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750): Sonata I in G major, BWV 1027:
• 1 Bach: Sonata I in G major, BWV 1027: I. Adagio 04:19
• 2 Bach: Sonata I in G major, BWV 1027: II. Allegro ma non tanto 03:46
• 3 Bach: Sonata I in G major, BWV 1027: III. Andante 02:16
• 4 Bach: Sonata I in G major, BWV 1027: IV. Allegro moderato 03:17
• Sonata II in D major, BWV 1028:
• 5 Bach: Sonata II in D major, BWV 1028: I. Adagio 02:09
• 6 Bach: Sonata II in D major, BWV 1028: II. Allegro 03:56
• 7 Bach: Sonata II in D major, BWV 1028: III. Andante 04:40
• 8 Bach: Sonata II in D major, BWV 1028: IV. Allegro 04:19
• Sonata Op. 17 No. 2 in C Minor, W.A 8:
• 9 Bach: Sonata Op. 17 No. 2 in C Minor, W.A 8: I. Allegro 03:58
• 10 Bach: Sonata Op. 17 No. 2 in C Minor, W.A 8: II. Andante 04:18
• 11 Bach: Sonata Op. 17 No. 2 in C Minor, W.A 8; III. Prestissimo 03:49
• Sonata III in G minor, BWV 1029:
• 12 Bach: Sonata III in G minor, BWV 1029: I. Vivace 05:35
• 13 Bach: Sonata III in G minor, BWV 1029: II. Adagio 06:31
• 14 Bach: Sonata III in G minor, BWV 1029: III. Allegro 03:36
• Total Runtime 56:29

Info for J.S. Bach: Sonatas for Violoncello Piccolo and Fortepiano

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, cello
Alessandro Deljavan, piano

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.

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