47° MusicAmaCalabria | Camerata Ducale

On the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the death of Giovan Battista Viotti (1755-1824), one of the most important composers in the Italian violin school, AMA Calabria exclusively presents the concert by Guido Rimonda and the Camerata Ducale, who have been dedicated to enhancing the work of this great musician for decades.

CAMERATA DUCALE
Guido RIMONDA, soloist and conductor

In 2024, it will be the 200th anniversary of the death of Giovan Battista Viotti (1755-1824), a brilliant innovator of violin technique and founder of the "modern school", admired as an interpreter and composer by Mozart, Haydn, and Beethoven at the time. Capable of captivating sovereigns like Marie Antoinette, Catherine II, and Frederick the Great, he paved the way for the arrival of Paganini and, among other things, developed the modern bow, which is the one used by every violinist today. He composed 32 Concertos for violin and orchestra, among the pinnacles of music between the Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries.

Today, after a research effort lasting decades, the Camerata Ducale is ready to take decisive steps towards recognizing the importance of this figure. In parallel with already established discographic and editorial projects, the fundamental goal is represented by Viotti celebrations. This will lead to the development of tailor-made concert programs, naturally focused on Viotti's works. The proposed program, in particular, presents a summary of the most significant Viotti works, entrusted to the Camerata Ducale and Guido Rimonda, the architect of the rediscovery of this author and now recognized as the most important living Viotti interpreter.

PROGRAM

Antonio Vivaldi (Venice, March 4, 1678 – Vienna, July 28, 1741)
Concerto for the Solemnity of Saint Anthony's Sacred Tongue in Padua RV 212 (with original cadenzas)
Allegro
Grave
Allegro

Giuseppe Tartini (Piran, April 8, 1692 – Padua, February 26, 1770)
Sonata for violin in G minor "Devil's Trill" (rev. R. Zandonai)
Larghetto affettuoso
Allegro moderato
Andante
Allegro Assai
Andante
Allegro assai
Andante
Allegro assai
Allegro

Giovanni Battista Viotti (Fontanetto Po, May 12, 1755 – London, March 3, 1824)
Meditation in prayer

Theme and Variations 1781 (original version for solo strings)

Souvenir de violon No. 4 as an alternative to No. 9, 20, 19

Niccolò Paganini (Genoa, October 27, 1782 – Nice, May 27, 1840)
Theme and Variations "The Grand Duchess of Parma"
Adagio cantabile
Maestoso recitato – Theme and Variations

47th MUSICAMACALABRIA
From November 30 to December 29, 2024
LAMEZIA TERME and CATANZARO
Web: www.amaeventi.org/47-musica...