{"product_id":"tessarini-allettamenti-da-camera-for-violin-solo-bass","title":"Tessarini: Allettamenti da Camera for Violin Solo \u0026 Bass","description":"Music for 'The Cardinal King': the only  complete available recording of an  engaging chamber-collection from 18thcentury Rome, written for the head of a  renegade English Catholic family in exile.  Several previous Brilliant Classics albums  have given notice of the under-appreciated  gifts of Carlo Tessarini (1690-1766).  Collections of his violin and flute sonatas  have revealed a consistently inspired and  stylish voice, reliably well-turned melodies  and shapely instrumental parts rewarding  players and listeners alike. The same  qualities illuminate this collection of five  Allettamenti da Camera, composed in  Rome in 1740 and dedicated to His Royal  Highness Henry Duke of York. By that stage  in his career, the Rimini-born Tessarini had  worked for courts and aristocratic patrons  in Venice and Urbino. He had lately  moved south to Rome, perhaps in hope of  currying favour with the Stuarts, who had  lived in the city as celebrated exiles for  some years. Surely no dedicatee,  whatever their musical expertise, could  fail to be delighted by music of such  accomplishment and sunny elegance.  Each of the five Allettamenti is cast in a  tripartite quick-slow-quick form of sonata  movements, and they are crowned by a  virtuosic, two-part Capriccio which allots a  starring role to the solo violin in a set of  increasingly elaborate variations. All the  same, Tessarini departed for Naples  shortly after their composition, and  continued on his travels across Europe, finding  receptive audiences in France, England and the  Netherland, where he died early in 1767.  This new recording has been made by an  ensemble of Italian early-music specialists who  have gathered for the purpose under the  banner of the Cappella Musicale Enrico Stuart.  They are led by the violinist Gabriele Pro, who is  joined by Andrea Lattarulo (cello), Michele  Carreca (theorbo and guitar) and Simone El  Oufir Pierini (harpsichord). Pierini has won  glowing opinions for previous Brilliant Classics  albums dedicated to the music of Cherubini  (96246), de Montg�roult (96247) and Tinazzoli  (96865).","brand":"Brilliant Classics","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":49704741732632,"sku":"5028421968476","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0687\/4346\/3192\/files\/4344101-3187709.jpg?v=1777503464","url":"https:\/\/hbdirect.com\/products\/tessarini-allettamenti-da-camera-for-violin-solo-bass","provider":"HBDirect","version":"1.0","type":"link"}