Monza: Opera in Musica

Europa Galante;
Biondi, Fabio

V 7541

In this album Fabio Biondi shares with us a discovery: six never-before-recorded string quartets by the Milanese composer Carlo Monza (1735-1801), whose delicate style, flirtatious tone and light mood are characteristic of the late eighteenth century and unmistakably inspired by opera. This program is undoubtedly a revelation: not only for the listeners, who discover here a composer largely unknown to us today, but also for Fabio Biondi, who found these works about ten years ago in the catalog of a private library. Initially disappointed by the thought of not being able to consult or play the scores, he later came across a copy by chance in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. So a long search led him to these six little jewels, among the first composed for four string instruments.

Works:

• Monza, C: String Quartet 'Divertimento notturno' in G minor
• Monza, C: String Quartet 'Gli amanti rivali' in C major
• Monza, C: String Quartet 'Il giuocatore' in B flat major
• Monza, C: String Quartet 'La caccia' in E flat major
• Monza, C: String Quartet 'La fucina di Vulcano' in F major
• Monza, C: String Quartet 'Opera in musica' in D major

CD

Muzyka klasyczna

Naive

16-08-2022

3700187675417