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ROSSINI
STRING SONATAS



Haydn Philharmonia Soloists, Ezio Rojatti

Gioacchino Rossini lived a long, long life, the second half of which he did nothing (except cooking and eating!). In his prime he was one of the great innovators of Italian opera, having written such masterworks as William Tell, La Cenerentola, Il Barbiere di Siviglia and others.
Rossini was a child prodigy, he had the same musical ease as the young Mozart and Mendelssohn. In his 12/th year he stayed in the country with family, and he wrote 6 Sonatas for 4 parts, and completely forgot about them. When they were later found, he considered them `little sins of his youth`. Too little praise actually, because these works are delightful, abounding in youthful vigour, charming melodies and brilliant virtuosity. Nowadays they hold the place in the repertoire they deserve.
As original additions on these discs we hear the Prelude, theme et variations for horn and piano of Rossini, and Donizetti´s Larghetto, Tema e Variazioni for Violin and Piano.




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CD1
SONATA No. 1 in G major


1. Moderato
7’53
2. Andante 3’58
3. Allegro 2’20
SONATA No. 2 in A major
4. Allegro 10’10
5. Andante 2’44
6. Allegro 1’59
SONATA No. 3 in C major
7. Allegro 6’07
8. Andante 3’56
9. Moderato 2’43
SONATA No. 4 in B flat major
10.Allegro vivace 10’00
11.Andante 3’32
12.Allegretto 2’37
Total time: 58’32

CD2
SONATA No. 5 in E flat major

1. Allegro vivace
10’19
2. Andante 3’13
3. Allegretto 3’19
SONATA No. 6 in D major
4. Allegro spiritoso 9’57
5. Andante assai 2’39
6. Tempesta (allegro) 5’55
PRÉLUDE, THÈME ET VARIATIONS, for horn and piano
7. Andante maestoso 4’22
8. Allegro moderato 2’31
9. Andante maestoso 3’58
GAETANO DONIZETTI (1797-1848)LARGHETTO, TEMA E VARIAZIONI, for violin and piano
10.Larghetto 2’25
11.Tema (andante) 1’22
12.Var. I 1’25
13.Var. II (vivo) 1’10
14.Var. III (poco piu lento) 2’02
15.Var. IV (tempo primo) 2’19
16.Var. V (comodo) 1’39
17.Var. VI (molto allegro-presto scherzando) 3’36
Total time: 62’48
HAYDN PHILHARMONIA SOLOISTS, Ezio Rojatti

Simone Baroncini, horn
Massimo Belli, violin
Victoria Terekiev, piano

Recording: Chiesa di S. Maria della Fratta,
San Daniele del Friuli, Italy, August 26-September 2, 1991
Producer: Alessandro Nava & Danilo Prefumo.
Engineer: Michael Seberich.
Licensed from Nuova Era Records, Italy.