Piano Trios K. 548, 502, 496 by Academia Montis Regalis

Academia Montis Regalis

Piano Trios K. 548, 502, 496

Format: CD
Label: CAvi
UPC: 4260085532896
Catnr: Avi 8553289
Release date: 10 January 2014

1 CD

Label
CAvi

UPC
4260085532896

Catalogue number
Avi 8553289

Release date
10 January 2014

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About the album

Composed in Salzburg in 1776, the Divertimento in B Flat major K254 was still rooted in the 'gallant' style (richly enhanced, nevertheless, thanks to Mozart’s typical elegance and unmistakable personality). The remaining five piano trios, however, were composed approximately a decade after the first one: they make much more substantial use of all three instruments‘ technical and expressive potential. This innovation opened new horizons, preparing the terrain for masterpieces by Beethoven, Schumann and Brahms in the same genre.

In Mozart’s last five piano trios we thus no longer have a mere keyboard monologue allowing the violin and cello to timidly get a word in edgewise.

«Con queste opere non ci troviamo più di fronte a un monologo dello strumento a tastiera, nel quale talvolta si inseriscono timidamente il violino e il violoncello, ma a un discorso più vario ed equilibrato, in grado di soddisfare chi cercava nella musica contenuti che si spingessero oltre una pura gradevolezza di facciata. Il fatto che con i suoi trii Mozart abbia voluto scrivere opere d’arte e non frivoli lavori d’intrattenimento trova conferma anche nelle loro ampie dimensioni – che superano spesso i venti minuti di durata – e nella scelta di concepirli come opere singole e non come parte di raccolte di sei brani come facevano ancora in quegli anni molti compositori, non ultimi Haydn e Boccherini.»
Giovanni Tasso, dalle note di copertina

Artist(s)

Olivia Centurioni

Marco Ceccato

Marco Ceccato was born in a small town in Italy, in a family full of musicians. At nine years old, he started taking lessons in cello playing. After completing his studies, he started studying different music genres, from popular music to jazz, and eventually also early music. Ceccato studied Baroque cello at the Scuola Civica in Milan. In 2002 he became a member of the Orchestra Barocca e Classica Academia Montis Regalis, conducted by A. De Marchi, with whom he started a close collaboration. Through the years, his music was praised a lot, and he won several prizes. Currently, Ceccato teaches Baroque cello at the conservatory G. Verdi in Milan, and he works as primary cellist at Les Des Nations, conducted by J....

Marco Ceccato was born in a small town in Italy, in a family full of musicians. At nine years old, he started taking lessons in cello playing. After completing his studies, he started studying different music genres, from popular music to jazz, and eventually also early music.
Ceccato studied Baroque cello at the Scuola Civica in Milan. In 2002 he became a member of the Orchestra Barocca e Classica Academia Montis Regalis, conducted by A. De Marchi, with whom he started a close collaboration. Through the years, his music was praised a lot, and he won several prizes.
Currently, Ceccato teaches Baroque cello at the conservatory G. Verdi in Milan, and he works as primary cellist at Les Des Nations, conducted by J. Savall and R. Alessandrini. He also works with the ensemble Gli Indogniti, conducted by Amandine Beyer.

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