Il violoncello del cardinale, with l'Accademia Ottoboni and Marco Ceccato

Release date → August 2017
Cardinals Benedetto Pamphili and Pietro Ottoboni played a prominent role in Rome at the turn of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries with their patronage of the three most important composers of the day, Corelli, Alessandro Scarlatti and Handel. At that time, numerous musicians converged on Rome, and the large orchestra directed by Arcangelo Corelli at the church of San Luigi dei Francesi included several famous cellists, among them G. L. Lular, N. F. Haym, F. Amadei and G. M. Perroni. As well as notable virtuosos, these men were often also composers of oratorios, vocal music, and pieces for their own favourite instrument, though very few of these have survived. It is to their music, often unpublished, that Marco Ceccato and his Accademia, winners of a Diapason d’Or of the year in 2015, introduce us here, along with works by the composers who subsequently formed the core of this group after Handel left for London: G. Bononcini, P. G. P. Boni, and G. B. Costanzi, who was later to teach Boccherini.
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Les deux cardinaux Benedetto Pamphili et Pietro Ottoboni jouèrent un rôle de premier plan au tournant des XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles en accueillant à Rome les trois musiciens les plus importants de l’époque : Corelli, Alessandro Scarlatti et Haendel. De très nombreux musiciens convergent alors vers Rome et l’important orchestre que dirigeait Arcangelo Corellià Saint-Louis des Français compte plusieurs violoncellistes fameux dont G. L. Lulier, N. F. Haym, F. Amadei et G. M. Perroni. Virtuoses remarquables, ceux-ci étaient souvent également des compositeurs d’oratorios, de musique vocale et aussi de quelques pièces pour leur instrument favori dont très peu nous sont parvenues. Ce sont leurs musiques, souvent inédites, que Marco Ceccato et son Accademia, couronnés d’un Diapason d’Or de l’Année en 2015, nous font découvrir ici, ainsi que. des oeuvres de ceux qui ont pris la suite de ce groupe après le départ de Haendel pour Londres : G. Bononcini, P.G.P. Boni, G.B. Costanzi, qui sera le Maître de Boccherini.
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[@martineslava8642]

A very unique and alluring project. I very much enjoyed Accademia Ottoboni's Vivaldi album. I visited the tomb of Corelli in the Pantheon this summer and thought fondly of the Cardinal and his support of the arts as well. Thank you for bringing this to life.

[@TrueBaroque]

Quelle joie de vivre et de jouer ! Très communicatif ! Je veux le cd !!