Composer: Gioacchino Rossini
Performer: Arso Ensemble
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: DUX
Release: 2013
Size: 346 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Sonata a quattro No. 1 in G major
01. I. Moderato
02. II. Andante
03. III. Allegro
Sonata a quattro No. 2 in A Major
04. I. Allegro
05. II. Andante
06. III. Allegro
Sonata a quattro No. 3 in C major
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Andante
09. III. Moderato
Sonata a quattro No. 4 in B flat major
10. I. Allegro vivace
11. II. Andante
12. III. Allegretto
Sonata a quattro No. 5 in E flat major
13. I. Allegro vivace
14. II. Andante
15. III. Allegretto
Sonata a quattro No. 6 in D major ‘La tempesta’
16. I. Allegro spirituoso
17. II. Andante assai
18. III. Tempesta: Allegro
Apart from his forty operas, many of which belong to the strict canon of nineteenth-century music, Rossini’s other output is far less known. It comprises several dozen cantatas and occasional religious works, songs and some instrumental pieces comprising of a few sinfonias, cycle of variations and duos and trios for various instruments. The earliest composition in this last group is Six Sonatas a Quattro, penned by Rossini in 1804, at the age of twelve. How was it possible for a twelve year old, with practically no regular musical education, to write six quite successful and unpretentiously charming sonatas, which have never ceased to arouse the interest of chamber ensembles and publishers? This new release on DUX gives the listener the opportunity to make that discovery.