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Giovanni Sollima, Andrea Noferini - Offenbach: Complete Duos for 2 Cellos (2023) [Hi-Res]

Giovanni Sollima, Andrea Noferini - Offenbach: Complete Duos for 2 Cellos (2023) [Hi-Res]
  • Title: Offenbach: Complete Duos for 2 Cellos
  • Year Of Release: 2023
  • Label: Brilliant Classics
  • Genre: Classical
  • Quality: flac lossless (tracks) / flac 24bits - 44.1kHz +Booklet
  • Total Time: 07:35:02
  • Total Size: 2.39 mb / 4.53 gb
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Tracklist

01. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 19 No. 1: I. Allegro Moderato
02. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 19 No. 1: II. Allegretto
03. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 19 No. 2: I. Allegro Maestoso
04. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 19 No. 2: II. Andantino
05. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 19 No. 2: III. Minuetto
06. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 19 No. 3: I. Largo attacca tema con variazioni I, II & III
07. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 19 No. 3: II. Allegretto
08. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 21 No. 1: I. Allegro
09. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 21 No. 1: II. Adagio Religioso
10. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 21 No. 1: III. Allegretto
11. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 21 No. 2: I. Allegro Maestoso
12. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 21 No. 2: II. Cantabile
13. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 21 No. 2: III. Rondò Allegretto
14. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 21 No. 3: I. Adagio e variazioni I, II, III andante & IV Allegro
15. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 21 No. 3: II. Scherzo
16. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 20 No. 1: I. Allegro
17. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 20 No. 1: II. Andantino
18. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 20 No. 1: III. Rondò, Allegretto
19. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 20 No. 2: I. Rondò, allegro non Troppo
20. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 20 No. 2: II. Lento
21. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 20 No. 2: III. Rondò, Allegretto
22. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 20 No. 3: I. Allegro Maestoso
23. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 20 No. 3: II. Minuetto
24. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 52 No. 1: I. Allegro
25. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 52 No. 1: II. Adagio
26. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 52 No. 1: III. Rondò, Allegretto
27. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 52 No. 2: I. Allegro Maestoso
28. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 52 No. 2: II. Andante
29. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 52 No. 2: III. Scherzo
30. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 52 No. 3: I. Tempo di marcia con variazioni I & II
31. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 52 No. 3: II. Adagio
32. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 52 No. 3: III. Movimento di Valse
33. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 34 No. 1: I. Allegro Moderato
34. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 34 No. 1: II. Andante
35. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 34 No. 1: III. Allegretto non Troppo
36. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 34 No. 2: I. Allegro
37. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 34 No. 3: I. Allegro Moderato
38. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 34 No. 3: II. Andante Attacca
39. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 34 No. 3: III. Scherzo, allegro Vivace
40. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 1: I. Allegro Moderato
41. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 1: II. Andante
42. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 1: III. Rondò, Allegretto
43. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 2: I. Allegro
44. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 2: II. Rondò, Allegretto
45. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 3: I. Allegro Moderato
46. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 3: II. Adagio
47. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 3: III. Allegretto
48. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 4: I. Allegro
49. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 4: II. Rondò, Allegretto
50. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 5: I. Allegro non Troppo
51. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 5: II. Adagio
52. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 5: III. Tempo di Menuetto
53. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 6: I. Allegro Maestoso
54. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 6: II. Andantino
55. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 49 No. 6: III. Rondò, Allegro
56. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 51 No. 1: I. Allegro
57. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 51 No. 1: II. Andante
58. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 51 No. 1: III. Allegro
59. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 51 No. 2: I. Allegro non Troppo
60. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 51 No. 2: II. Cantabile
61. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 51 No. 2: III. Allegretto
62. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 51 No. 3: I. Allegro
63. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 51 No. 3: II. Andante
64. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 51 No. 3: III. Allegro non Troppo
65. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 1: I. Allegro
66. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 1: II. Andante
67. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 1: III. Rondò
68. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 2: I. Allegretto Moderato
69. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 2: II. Allegretto
70. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 3: I. Allegro Moderato
71. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 3: II. Tempo di minuetto, Allegro
72. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 4: I. Maestoso
73. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 4: II. Andante
74. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 4: III. Allegretto
75. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 5: I. Allegro non Troppo
76. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 5: II. Allegretto
77. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 6: I. Allegro non Troppo
78. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 6: II. Andante
79. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 50 No. 6: III. Rondò, Allegretto
80. 12 Ètudes, Op. 78: I. Moderato
81. 12 Ètudes, Op. 78: III. Andante
82. 12 Ètudes, Op. 78: IV. Moderato
83. 12 Ètudes, Op. 78: VII. Andante
84. 12 Ètudes, Op. 78: IX. Lento non Troppo
85. 12 Ètudes, Op. 78: XI. Allegro Scherzando
86. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 53 No. 1: I. Allegro
87. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 53 No. 1: II. Adagio
88. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 53 No. 1: III. Rondò, Allegro
89. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 53 No. 2: I. Allegro Attacca
90. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 53 No. 2: II. Andante Attacca
91. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 53 No. 2: III. Allegro
92. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 53 No. 3: I. Allegro Moderato
93. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 53 No. 3: II. Andante
94. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 53 No. 3: III. Rondò, Allegretto
95. 12 Ètudes, Op. 78: II. Allegretto
96. 12 Ètudes, Op. 78: IV. Allegro
97. 12 Ètudes, Op. 78: VI. Allegro Scherzando
98. 12 Ètudes, Op. 78: VIII.
99. 12 Ètudes, Op. 78: X. Allegro Marciale
100. 12 Ètudes, Op. 78: XII. Maestoso
101. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 54 No. 1: I. Allegro non Troppo
102. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 54 No. 1: II. Adagio Religioso
103. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 54 No. 1: III. Rondò, Allegretto
104. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 54 No. 2: I. Allegro
105. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 54 No. 2: II. Andante
106. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 54 No. 2: III. Polonaise
107. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 54 No. 3: I. Adagio Attacca
108. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 54 No. 3: II. Allegro Maestoso
109. Duos for 2 Cellos, Op. 54 No. 3: III. Allegro Vivo

Years before he took Paris by storm as a brilliantly witty composer of operettas, Offenbach was celebrated across Europe as a virtuoso cellist. It is this lesser-known aspect of his creative personality that is explored by Giovanni Sollima and Andrea Noferini, who have spent years immersing themselves in the technically intricate but always lyrical and extrovert pieces which Offenbach wrote for his instrument.
Having learned the violin and cello as a child, Offenbach studied at the Paris Conservatoire, and soon secured a position in the orchestra of the Opéra-Comique. He spent much of the 1840s as a virtuoso cellist touring Europe, including appearances in London and at Windsor where he entertained during the Ascot week banquet.
The greater part of this collection, which includes many world-premiere recordings, is taken up with Offenbach’s Cours Méthodique de duos pour deux violoncelles: a ‘progressive’ course of musical instruction for pupil and teacher to play together, arranged in order of increasing difficulty. However, these studies are far from dryly didactic in character. They include imitations of hymns, choruses, funeral marches and the sound of other instruments, such as a tuba or a French horn.
Following up the success of a 2CD selection (94475) from this little-known box of delights, Giovanni Sollima and Andrea Noferini present Offenbach’s entire output, which ventures far beyond the course of studies to include fantasias and transcriptions based on the most popular operas and operettas of his day. The full character of the composer is captured by Sollima and Noferini: his delight in life, his observation of all its passing pleasures and frustrations; his irrepressible sense of humour. Cellists and lovers of 19th-century rarities alike will want to investigate this ambitious survey, and discover for themselves the hidden side of Jacques Offenbach.

- Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), the successful composer of light and spirited Parisian operas and operettas, was a gifted cellist himself. For his instrument he wrote a “Cours Méthodique de duos pour deux violoncelles”, a substantial collection of duos for two cellos. While maintaining the didactic and technically challenging form of the Étude, he wrote music which is at times charming, melodious, witty and sometimes hilarious, in the imitation of hymns, choruses, funeral marches and the sound of other instruments, such as a tuba or a French horn: a sheer delight!
- The two acclaimed Italian cellists, Giovanni Sollima and Andrea Noferini, obviously enjoy themselves hugely, offering infectious and technically astounding performances.
Contains liner notes on the composer and works as well as artist biographies.


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