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Sonate a Tre - Opera Prima
Michele Mascitti

Matteo Cicchitti | Musica Elegentia

Sonate a Tre - Opera Prima

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Format: CD
Label: Challenge Classics
UPC: 0608917297928
Catnr: CC 72979
Release date: 03 May 2024
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Challenge Classics
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0608917297928
Catalogue number
CC 72979
Release date
03 May 2024

"The violins are exact mirrors of each other, which makes for a nice kaleidoscope of sound, while the basso underpins everything with a solid foundation. The use of complex counterpoint, of knowing when to use parallel passages for the violins, and the nice sense of tempo makes this an excellent disc. If you want some early Baroque sonatas that go beyond the usual Corelli, Scarlatti, or Vivaldi, this disc is an excellent one to show why the Italian style of instrumental music was so well regarded in its time. Highly recommended."

Fanfare Magazine, 01-11-2024
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This new recording by Matteo Cicchitti and his ensemble Musica Elegentia is devoted to Michele Mascitti, a Baroque composer who, already in his time, was particularly esteemed and rightly considered a major testimonial of Italian instrumental music in France in the 18th century. In particular, this world premiere recording of his Triosonatas op. 1, published in Paris in 1704, spotlights the composer's attempt to recall the tradition of the Corellian sonata, while complying with the French 'gout' of the dedicatee, the Duke d'Orléans.

Diese neue Aufnahme von Matteo Cicchitti und seinem Ensemble Musica Elegentia ist Michele Mascitti gewidmet, einem Barockkomponisten, der schon zu seiner Zeit besonders geschätzt wurde und zu Recht als wichtiges Zeugnis der italienischen Instrumentalmusik im Frankreich des 18. Diese Weltersteinspielung seiner Triosonaten op. 1, die 1704 in Paris veröffentlicht wurden, beleuchtet insbesondere den Versuch des Komponisten, die Tradition der corellianischen Sonate wieder aufzugreifen und gleichzeitig dem französischen "gout" des Widmungsträgers, des Herzogs d'Orléans, gerecht zu werden.

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Musica Elegentia

Musica Elegentia consort is a group which originates from the Musica Elegentia musical cultural association. They perform ancient music on period instruments or on faithfully reproduced copies, applying a philological reading of the music interpreted using the techniques documented by the musical interpretation treatises of the same eras. The ensemble, founded in Lanciano CH at the end of 2012, is directed by the Abruzzese musician Matteo Cicchitti, connoisseur and continuous researcher of historical performance. ME has participated in concerts of considerable importance in prestigious theaters and halls - Bolognese Society for Ancient Music in Bologna; Music at Marfisa d’Este in Ferrara; Early Music Day, University “G. d’Annunzio' of Chieti; Musica Antiqua ed. VIII in Vasto; Independent International Literary Prize 'Marguerite Yourcenar 2013'...
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Musica Elegentia consort is a group which originates from the Musica Elegentia musical cultural association. They perform ancient music on period instruments or on faithfully reproduced copies, applying a philological reading of the music interpreted using the techniques documented by the musical interpretation treatises of the same eras.
The ensemble, founded in Lanciano CH at the end of 2012, is directed by the Abruzzese musician Matteo Cicchitti, connoisseur and continuous researcher of historical performance.
ME has participated in concerts of considerable importance in prestigious theaters and halls - Bolognese Society for Ancient Music in Bologna; Music at Marfisa d’Este in Ferrara; Early Music Day, University “G. d’Annunzio" of Chieti; Musica Antiqua ed. VIII in Vasto; Independent International Literary Prize "Marguerite Yourcenar 2013" in combination with the Music Festival of Nations, Teatro Marcello in Roma; Keiros Theater in Roma; La Classica a Trastevere in Roma; The Concerts of Santa Barbara dei Librari in Roma; X International Baroque Music Festival in Alessandria; Sibrii Music Festival in Varese; Flos Carmeli in Lanciano (Ch); Fenaroli Theater of Lanciano (Ch); The long night of the Churches IV ed. in Lanciano (Ch); Record Store Day in Lanciano (Ch); Salle Music Festival Chorda Sallis Award in Pescara; European Researchers’ Night in Chieti; Festiv’Alba in L’Aquila; Mondovì Musica, Academia Montis Regalis in Torino; Pontificio Istituto Ambrosiano di Musica Sacra in Milano; International Festival of Baroque Music, Abruzzo Region - offering the public monographic concerts with a repertoire that embraces a large part of the sacred and secular music of the 16th-17th-18th centuries, both instrumental and vocal.
The consort has recorded CDs for the ME Operae, Brilliant Classics and Challenge Classics labels with receiving excellent reviews from various: BBC Music Magazine, Pizzicato, Scherzo, Luister, Klassik Heute, Klassieke Zaken Magazine, Arkiv Music, Katholiek Nieuwsblad, Fanfare Archive, American Record Guide, Music Web International, Classica Magazine, Il Trillo Parlante, L’Ape musicale, Le Salon Musical, Classic Voice, Gothic Network, Music Voice and Non solo Audiofili.

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Matteo Cicchitti (violone)

Double bass player, violonist, gambist and teacher, connoisseur and continuous researcher of historical performance. He combines his activity as an instrumentalist with that of artistic and musical director for the repertoire of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He obtained, with top marks, academic qualifications and highly perfected specializations in Conservatories and Higher Musical Institutions in the cities of Pescara, Como, Pavia, Parma, Gubbio, Rome, Frosinone, Reggio Emilia, Piacenza and Vienna under the guidance of famous masters: P. Montero, R. Sensi, L. Schumacher, G. De Frenza, W. Casali, W. Güttler, M. Di Bari, U. Nastrucci, M. Decimo, P. Veleno, N. Conci, S. Montanari, S. Genuini and F.N. Lara. In the didactic field, he teaches at state, civic and private schools and is...
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Double bass player, violonist, gambist and teacher, connoisseur and continuous researcher of historical performance. He combines his activity as an instrumentalist with that of artistic and musical director for the repertoire of the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
He obtained, with top marks, academic qualifications and highly perfected specializations in Conservatories and Higher Musical Institutions in the cities of Pescara, Como, Pavia, Parma, Gubbio, Rome, Frosinone, Reggio Emilia, Piacenza and Vienna under the guidance of famous masters: P. Montero, R. Sensi, L. Schumacher, G. De Frenza, W. Casali, W. Güttler, M. Di Bari, U. Nastrucci, M. Decimo, P. Veleno, N. Conci, S. Montanari, S. Genuini and F.N. Lara.
In the didactic field, he teaches at state, civic and private schools and is active as a teacher in instrumental and chamber music courses that are particularly focused on the practice of ancient instruments. He is also qualified instructor of Hatha Yoga and Yoga Nidra.
He has held conferences, masterclasses and seminars at the University "G. D’Annunzio” of Chieti, the ISSM "G. Briccialdi” in Terni, the “G. Nicolini” in Piacenza, the “A. Casella” in L’Aquila, the “A. Vivaldi” in Alessandria, the Museum of Harmonic Strings in Salle (Pe) in Abruzzo (Italy). He was invited to México to hold a baroque music masterclass in the context of the “III Festival de Música de Cámara de Jalisco” (Guadalajara, Jal. Mx).
He has performed in prestigious international theaters and halls, including: Palau de la Musica in Valencia, Philharmonic Concert Hall in Warsaw, Auditorium Baluarte in Pamplona, ​​Casa Museo López Portillo in Guadalajara, Château Malromé (Toulouse-Lautrec's castle) in Saint- André-du-Bois, Abbaye Saint-Pierre of Vertheuil, Palladian Basilica of Vicenza, Great Hall of Collegio Ghislieri of Pavia, Paul VI Hall of Vatican City, Vittoria Theater of Turin, Fraschini Theater of Pavia, Teatro della Pergola of Florence.
He has participated in important concerts such as: Festival “Chopin i jego Europa”, Warsaw; Stresa Festival 2019; Ravenna Festival XXXI edition; Antiqua review of ancient and baroque music, Belgioioso (Pv); Antonio Vivaldi Festival, Turin; Convers-Azioni 69th ed. Olympic Theater, Vicenza; Rome Baroque Festival IX edition, Rome; Estate Musicale Frentana, Lanciano (Ch); 32nd Cantiere Internazionale d’Arte, Montepulciano (Si); Romaeuropa Festival; Encuentro De Dos Culturas, Secretary of Culture - Gobierno de Jalisco (Tlajomulco, Jal., México); Temporada de Otoño 2012, Universidad de Guadalajara (México); Festival Internacional de Teatro, Tlaquepaque (Mèxico).
As a researcher he collaborates with the Abruzzese Institute of Musical History based in L'Aquila and MVSA - Musica d'Abruzzo in Ortona (Ch), for the exegesis, study and dissemination of the musical heritage of every era and style, in particular from Abruzzo. He has published with Sony Deutsche Harmonia Mundi, Arcana Records, Brilliant Classics, Neuma Edizioni, Tactus Records, Casa Editrice Tinari, Urania Records, ME Operae, Dynamic Records and Challenge Classics.
He has cooperated with artists of caliber including: L. Shambadal, S. Frigato, R. Invernizzi, G. Kunde, E. Mascardi, G. Antonelli, A. Rossi Lürig, E. Velardi, D. Monti, F. Cipriani, S. Montanari and F. Biondi.
He was a guest on live broadcasts on: Radio Classica, Rai Radio 3, Radio Mozart Italia, Ckrl 89,1 Continuo Québec and Radio Svizzera Italiana. And on live television: Rai 1, Rai 3 and Sky Classica.
He carries out intense concert activity with various orchestras: Alessandro Stradella Consort, Accademia d'Arcadia, Europa Galante, Musica Antiqua Latina, Quartetto Vanvitelli, Orchestra Barocca delle Marche, ArParla Plus, I Solisti Ambrosiani, L'Archicembalo and Musica Elegentia of which he himself is founder and director.

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Paola Nervi (violin)

Marco Pesce (violin)

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The violins are exact mirrors of each other, which makes for a nice kaleidoscope of sound, while the basso underpins everything with a solid foundation. The use of complex counterpoint, of knowing when to use parallel passages for the violins, and the nice sense of tempo makes this an excellent disc. If you want some early Baroque sonatas that go beyond the usual Corelli, Scarlatti, or Vivaldi, this disc is an excellent one to show why the Italian style of instrumental music was so well regarded in its time. Highly recommended.
Fanfare Magazine, 01-11-2024

The performances are spirited and full of character, and the engineering places a wonderful bloom around the instruments.
Fanfare Magazine, 01-11-2024

Cicchiitti, it was said, follows the path of brightness but also of introspection, giving life and vigor back to compositions that without exaggeration they can be defined as paradigmatic for the evolution of the sonata. The recording benefits from nice depth and is spatially well defined.
Le Salon Musical, 07-9-2024

The performances by Musica Elegentia are effective...
American Record Guide, 01-9-2024

The freshness and liveliness of this recording, together with the harmonic tension that does not fail for the complete ensemble of the sonatas, is extremely enjoyable, and involves in an expressive unicum that enriches the mind and spirit, particularly in the dances and sarabands, wittily evoked in the timbre of the group made up of Paola Nervi and Marco Pesce on violins, Antonio Coloccia on cello and Luca Pollastri on organ and harpsichord. A nomen omen in a state of grace for the Ensemble Musica Elegentia, and the Maestro on violone and direction Matteo Cicchitti.  
Gothic Network, 08-8-2024

...first of all the choice of tempos, always measured and never excessive, in great respect even of the most elaborate writings, such as the Allemanda of the XII Sonata and even more so the spiritoso of the XI, therefore for the general broad but composed sound, which makes different characteristics are recognizable and which make these fifty minutes of music a shining example for rethinking (or retracing) the stages of historically informing performances.
Archi Magazine, 01-7-2024

These sonatas are done full justice by the ensemble Musica Elegentia. Due to their use of a cello and a violone, I sometimes found the bass a bit too heavy. However, the basso continuo players make sure that the rhythmic pulse comes off very well. I have nothing but praise for the excellent playing of the two violinists, Paola Nervi and Marco Pesce. They deliver colourful and dynamically differentiated performances. This disc is a welcome contribution to the discography of a composer who rightly enjoys quite some attention these days. Let’s hope for more Mascitti in the years to come.
Music Web International, 12-6-2024

Matteo Cicchitti offers one of the best versions of this cycle that can be recommended for any Italian Baroque lover.
Sonograma, 29-5-2024

The Sonate a tre by Michele Maschitti - Disc CHALLENGE CLASSICS CC72979: Michele Mascitti / SONATE A TRE, OP. 1 / Musica Elegentia, dir. Matteo Cicchitti
Rai Radio 3, 09-5-2024

The proposal signed by Musica Elegentia and its leader Matteo Cicchitti stands out for its interpretative wisdom and high quality of recording and certainly constitutes a reference album and a fixed point in the valorization of Mascitti's music and an example of research methodology in times in which the the past seems to be worth less than the present.
RSI, 29-4-2024

Once again, the result is exquisitely crafted, thanks to a dynamic that is an example of cleanliness and naturalness, without lacking energy and speed.
Music Voice, 15-4-2024

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01.
Sonata VII in re magg.: Vivace
01:00
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Matteo Cicchitti, Musica Elegentia
02.
Sonata VII in re magg.: Allegro
01:58
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Matteo Cicchitti, Musica Elegentia
03.
Sonata VII in re magg.: Grave
02:02
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
04.
Sonata VII in re magg.: Allegro
02:30
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
05.
Sonata VIII in la min: Un poco Andante
01:53
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Matteo Cicchitti, Musica Elegentia
06.
Sonata VIII in la min.: Allegro
02:45
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Matteo Cicchitti, Musica Elegentia
07.
Sonata VIII in la min.: Adagio
01:57
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
08.
Sonata VIII in la min.: Allegro
02:08
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
09.
Sonata IX in do magg.: Adagio
02:19
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Matteo Cicchitti, Musica Elegentia
10.
Sonata IX in do magg.: Allegro assai
01:59
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
11.
Sonata IX in do magg.: Adagio
01:59
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
12.
Sonata IX in do magg.: Allegro
01:29
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
13.
Sonata X in mi min.: Allegro è spicco
01:57
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Antonio Coloccia , Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
14.
Sonata X in mi min.: Allegro
01:59
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Antonio Coloccia , Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
15.
Sonata X in mi min.: Largo
02:49
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Antonio Coloccia , Luca Pollastri , Paola Nervi , Marco Pesce , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
16.
Sonata X in mi min.: Allegro
02:33
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Antonio Coloccia , Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
17.
Sonata XI in re magg.: Largo
02:47
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Antonio Coloccia , Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
18.
Sonata XI in re magg.: Allemanda Spiritoso
02:00
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Antonio Coloccia , Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Matteo Cicchitti, Musica Elegentia
19.
Sonata XI in re magg.: Corrente Andante
01:58
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Antonio Coloccia , Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
20.
Sonata XI in re magg.: Giga Allegro
02:10
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Antonio Coloccia , Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
21.
Sonata XII in la magg.: Spiritoso
01:24
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Paola Nervi , Marco Pesce , Luca Pollastri , Antonio Coloccia , Matteo Cicchitti, Musica Elegentia
22.
Sonata XII in la magg.: Allemanda Allegro
01:54
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Antonio Coloccia , Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Musica Elegentia, Matteo Cicchitti
23.
Sonata XII in la magg.: Sarabanda
01:53
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Antonio Coloccia , Luca Pollastri , Marco Pesce , Paola Nervi , Matteo Cicchitti, Musica Elegentia
24.
Sonata XII in la magg.: Allegro
01:56
(Michele Mascitti) Antonio Coloccia, Antonio Coloccia , Luca Pollastri , Paola Nervi , Marco Pesce , Matteo Cicchitti, Musica Elegentia
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