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Born into a humble family in 18th century Italy, Pietro Nardini’s talent for violin playing led him to Livorno to study with the celebrated Giuseppe Tartini, where he reportedly became as good a violinist as his teacher. He travelled throughout Europe and was resident musician at several of its major courts – notably Tuscany, where he was Director of Music. Such was his reputation as an extraordinarily expressive technician that he was asked to play in the presence of King Ferdinand and Queen Carolina in Naples as well as Wolfgang and Leopold Mozart, not to mention other celebrities of the age.
His string quartets, initially written for the amateurs of the Florentine public, were widely commercial and published all over
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Europe, and this is reflected in their simplistic nature. The first three, in which the violin is the prevalent instrument, seem to follow the European traditions of the era, while the final three give equal prominence to the viola and cello. The pieces show a certain modernity when compared to his other chamber works in the lack of basso continuo and use of simple sonata form, as well as a possible German influence in the imitative parts. Performing the works is the acclaimed Quartetto Eleusi, one of Europe’s leading ensembles in the field of historically informed performance.
Quartetto Eleusi
Mauro Massa, Andrea Vassalle violins
Simone Laghi viola · Valeria Brunelli cello
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* Recorded in January 2012.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Quartet for Strings no 1 in A major by Pietro Nardini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Eleusi String Quartet
2.
Quartet for Strings no 2 in C major by Pietro Nardini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Eleusi String Quartet
3.
Quartet for Strings no 3 in B flat major by Pietro Nardini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Eleusi String Quartet
4.
Quartet for Strings no 4 in F major by Pietro Nardini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Eleusi String Quartet
5.
Quartet for Strings no 5 in G major by Pietro Nardini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Eleusi String Quartet
6.
Quartet for Strings no 6 in E flat major by Pietro Nardini
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Eleusi String Quartet
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