{"product_id":"cimarosa-overtures-arranged-for-mandolin-ensemble-6","title":"Cimarosa: Overtures arranged for Mandolin Ensemble","description":"\u003cp\u003eNew, fun-filled arrangements—with historical authenticity on their side—bring bright and breezy curtain-raisers by a once-celebrated contemporary of Mozart to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a career not much longer than Mozart’s, Domenico Cimarosa (1749-1801) wrote an astonishing total of 64 works for the stage—as well as substantial collections of symphonies, concertos, and sonatas—that were performed across the length and breadth of Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCimarosa specialized in lighthearted comedies, for which he supplied stylishly upbeat scores, shot through with Italianate lyricism, and a kind of impetuous vigor which was all his own. This quality makes his overtures particularly suitable for transcription to the kind of plucked-ensemble chamber versions heard on this enterprising new album. During the period after unification, the mandolin became a popular instrument much as the ukulele and the balalaika did elsewhere: relatively easy to learn, highly portable, and well suited to being played in ensemble as a kind of instrumental choir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Anedda Quintet have devised a unique synthesis of the two approaches, adding a strong bass component to the classic quartet line-up. This collection of Cimarosa is mainly comprised of modern arrangements by the composer Michele Di Filippo, who had already collaborated with the Anedda Quintet for a previous Brilliant Classics album of Rossini arrangements (95904). In adapting these orchestral scores, Di Filippo aimed to make the melodies sing out while preserving a sense of dialogue, tension, and drama between instruments.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Brilliant Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49802584916248,"sku":"5028421966137","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/4313757-3133450.jpg?v=1777515396","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/cimarosa-overtures-arranged-for-mandolin-ensemble-6","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}