Viola d’amore solo

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Release Date: 10th Dec 2012
Catalogue No: 94367
Label: Brilliant Classics
Length: 64 minutes

anon.: Ave Maris Stella

Work length1:11

$1.00

$1.30

Valerio Losito

anon.: Suite in D minor

Work length3:22

$4.00

$5.20

Valerio Losito

I. Aria

Track length0:39

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II. Courante

Track length0:33

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III. Gigue

Track length0:42

$1.00

$1.30

IV. Sarabande

Track length1:28

$1.00

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Colombi: Scordatura in G Major

Work length1:12

$1.00

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Valerio Losito

Colombi: Scordatura (Ciacona)

Work length3:12

$1.00

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Valerio Losito

Morigi: Capriccio

Work length1:54

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Valerio Losito

Morigi: Capriccio and Minuet in A Major

Work length1:22

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Valerio Losito

Minuetto

Track length1:22

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anon.: Partita in D Major

Work length9:42

$6.00

$7.80

Valerio Losito

I. Aria

Track length1:51

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II. Gigue

Track length1:41

$1.00

$1.30

III. Menuet

Track length1:44

$1.00

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IV. Gavotte

Track length0:59

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V. Rigaudon

Track length1:45

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VI. Menuet I-II

Track length1:42

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Colombi: Scordatura in A Major

Work length1:03

$1.00

$1.30

Valerio Losito

anon.: Nitida stella

Work length1:06

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Valerio Losito

Petzold, C: Partita in F major

Work length12:22

$7.00

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Valerio Losito

I. Gavotte

Track length1:17

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$1.30

II. Gigue

Track length1:29

$1.00

$1.30

III. Bourree

Track length1:49

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IV. Air

Track length1:45

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V. Courante

Track length1:29

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VI. Sarabande

Track length1:41

$1.00

$1.30

VII. Menuet I-II

Track length2:52

$1.00

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Pedro Lopes Noguiera: Gaita de folle

Work length3:31

$1.00

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Valerio Losito

Petzold, C: Partita in A Major

Work length19:40

$11.00

$14.30

Valerio Losito

I. Intrada

Track length0:56

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II. Allemande

Track length1:34

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$1.30

III. Courante

Track length1:21

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$1.30

IV. Saraband

Track length2:28

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$1.30

V. Menuet

Track length2:04

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VI. Gigue

Track length1:36

$1.00

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VII. Aria

Track length4:51

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VIII. Gavotte

Track length0:39

$1.00

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IX. Bouree

Track length1:39

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X. Rondeau

Track length1:34

$1.00

$1.30

XI. Menuet

Track length0:58

$1.00

$1.30

Colombi: Scordatura in E minor

Work length4:57

$1.00

$1.30

Valerio Losito

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Famed for its distinctive sound, the viola d’amore – literally meaning ‘viola of love’ – is one of the more unusual members of the string family, an instrument that appeared towards the end of the 17th century and which owes its silvery, angelic tones to the symbiotic vibrations between its two sets of strings, one gut‐ and one wire‐based.

This release celebrates the d’amore’s versatility of sound by bringing together some of its finest Baroque repertoire. Beginning with the Ave Maris Stella, an ancient hymn dedicated to the Mother of God, the compilation takes the listener on an absorbing journey that combines the famous with the not so widely known; from Petzold’s illustrious two partitas – which are considered to be on the same level of importance for the d’amore as Bach’s partitas and sonatas are for the violin – to Morigi’s Capriccio and Menuetto, the compilation also touches on various anonymous works, including the delightful Partita in D.

Dance movements abound, reflecting the Baroque period’s predilection for all things French.

Performing these works is the acclaimed young talent Valerio Losito, who uses a 1775 Gagliano on kind loan from the Fondazione Elsa Peretti. Losito is one of today’s most accomplished d’amore players, and it’s easy to hear why; combining a flawless technique with vivid imaginative detail, this release marks his second recording for Brilliant Classics (the first of which, dedicated to Domenico Scarlatti’s ‘melobass’ sonatas, received rapturous reviews) and strengthens the argument as to why this instrument deserves to be better known.

Viola d’amore solo

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