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Trabaci: Keyboard Music (Book I, 1603) Reviews
Trabaci: Keyboard Music (Book I, 1603) Reviews
| 8 of 8 people found the following review helpful  Rarely heard early Italian keyboard music, By This review is from: Trabaci: Keyboard Music (Book I, 1603) (Audio CD) Most music-lovers have never heard of Italian composer Giovanni Maria Trabaci (c. 1575-1647). He's from the same generation, more or less, as that of Frescobaldi and Giovanni Gabrieli. He was organist to the Royal Chapel in Naples which, being under Spanish rule, had a different musical culture than Frescobaldi's Venice; Neapolitan music of this era tended to be darker-hued. Still, like Frescobaldi, he was a master of early baroque counterpoint. One reason his music has not been as widely heard as Frescobaldi's is that there was no modern edition of his works until recently. His music had previously been published in open score on four staves, making it very difficult for keyboard players to manage. The music was printed that way primarily to make the contrapuntal lines distinct and the prior editions were printed in old-style notation. Indeed the interweaving lines were printed so that notes sounding simultaneously were not lined up vertically. There has also been some conjecture... Read more 1 of 1 people found the following review helpful  A real discovery from the early Baroque, By This review is from: Trabaci: Keyboard Music (Book I, 1603) (Audio CD) This review covers two Naxos sets of keyboard music by the Early Baroque Neapolitan composer, Giovanni Maria Trabaci [c.1575-1647], a near contemporary of Frescobaldi. Volume 1 [3CDs, 151 minutes] consists of works published in 1603, and Volume 2 [4 CDs, 205 minutes] of works published in 1615. Each volume would have fitted comfortably onto one CD less than was actually used; but let that pass. Both sets still represent tremendous value for money, such that for a modest outlay one can easily explore this great wealth of virtually unknown music of the highest quality. The mastermind behind the project is Sergio Vartolo, who plays a variety of harpsichords, organs and spinets, and who is joined in a few pieces by the Harpist, Andrew Lawrence King, and two singers: Michel van Goethem [countertenor] and Mario Ceccheti [tenor]. Most of the tracks are solo pieces played by Vartolo, who also provides full and erudite notes which greatly enhance the value of these sets.The music... Read more |
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