Cristiano Giuseppe Lidarti: Violinkonzerte C-Dur,d-moll,A-Dur auf CD

Nach ersten Studien in seiner Heimatstadt Wien unternahm Christian Joseph Lidarti (1730 - 1793) – wie so viele andere Komponisten seiner Zeit – Anfang der 1750er Jahre eine mehrjährige musikalische Bildungsreise nach Italien. Er besucht Venedig, Florenz und Rom, wo er Unterricht bei Niccolò Jommelli nahm. 1757 schließlich fand er eine Anstellung als Musiker an der Kirche Santo Stefano in Pisa, wo er fast drei Jahrzehnte bleiben sollte. Lidarti schrieb vor allem Kammermusik, aber auch dramatische Kantaten und – eine Seltenheit! – geistliche Musik in hebräischer Sprache. Seine hier – erstmals auf CD – eingespielten Violinkonzerte stehen an der Schwelle zwischen der barocken Violinliteratur und der Musik der klassischen Periode. Die virtuosen und zugleich technisch anspruchsvollen Werke sind bei dem Geiger Francesco d'Orazio und dem Ensemble Auser Musici in besten Händen.

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Auser Musici is a vocal and instrumental ensemble which, taking its name from an antique river in the plain of Pisa, brings together instrumentalists and singers with an international reputation for historical performance practice. The ensemble’s first release for Hyperion was highly praised (see below) and we are delighted to present their second disc.

The eighteenth-century Italian composer Christian Joseph Lidarti’s three violin concertos are all recorded here for the first time. These charming works constitute an important Italian bridge between the baroque violin literature and the music of the classical period. They are virtuoso works of great technical difficulty, clearly written for the finest players of the day. Lidarti’s String Quartet in G major is a delightful example of his chamber music: a work characterized by its antiquated style, with the two violins in constant dialogue accompanied by the viola and cello.

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'The enchantingly radiant quality of D'Orazio's playing and Lidarti's music … D'Orazio possesses just the right kind of lithe, flexible and elegant and pure sound this music cries out for, and he directs Auser Musici (familiar from an enchanting disc of Boccherini Flute Quintets) with flair, imagination and in the slow movements a moving sensitivity to line, dynamic and harmonic pacing' (International Record Review)

'Tunefulness, energy and general amiability … a true Classical period sensibility … The violin concertos are directed with verve and grace by the virtuoso soloist, Francesco D'Orazio … He is a lithe, elegant and characterful performer and his elaborate cadenzas are delightfully playful' (Goldberg)

'The three violin concertos … would happily stand comparison with Haydn's works in the genre. Soloists Francesco D'Orazio gives fine accounts of Lidarti's technically demanding music and his cadenzas are nicely in the style of the period … All four works reveal a composer with a keen sense of dramatic melody … These are all world premiere recordings, and violinists looking for new repertoire should certainly hear it' (Early Music News)