Castello / Picchi: The Floating City
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Composer: Dario CastelloComposer: Giovanni Picchi
Performer: His Majesty's Sagbutts and Cornetts
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 1998-11-10
Music Label: Hyperion UK
Soundtracks:
- Canzon No.19 a 8
- Sonata No.14 a 4
- Canzon No.15 a 6
- Canzon No.17 a 8
- Toccata
- Sonata No.10 a 3
- Sonata No.11 a 3
- Sonata No.5 a 2
- Ballo Ungaro
- Padoana ditta la Ongara
- Sonata No.8 a 2
- Sonata No.17 in ecco
- Canzon No.18 a 8
- Canzon No.14 a 6
- Sonata No.13 a 4
Music reviews of Castello / Picchi: The Floating City
Music Review: Very, very entertaining. Much more than horns!
Rating: 5 Stars
'The Floating City' is a performance by His Majestys Sagbutts (trombones) And Cornetts of 15 short pieces by two Venetian contemporaries of the Italian composer, Monteverdi.
The two most important things to point out about this collection is that unlike some of this group's other recordings for Hyperion, this is definitely NOT 'old music'. While these 17th century composers still exhibit some Renaissance 'tinniness' to their style, this stuff is much closer to Mozart than it is to Reformation Moravian brass choirs.
The second important aspect of these tracks is that most include performers on organ, harpsicord, violin and harp. Some are even organ and harp solos, so the overall sound of the performances is much richer than a bunch of trumpet and trombone players.
What I take from the high refinement of this music is that early 17th century Venice was a very civilized place indeed, almost as refined as the Vienna of Mozart.
Entirely worthy of the typically pricy Hyperion issue.
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