Del Cinque Sonatas for Three Cellos Ludovico Minasi, Cristina Vidoni, Teodoro Baù

• Ermenegildo Del Cinque (? - 1773): Sonata No. 6 for Three Cellos in D Minor:
• 1Cinque: Sonata No. 6 for Three Cellos in D Minor: I. Andantino posato02:19
• 2Cinque: Sonata No. 6 for Three Cellos in D Minor: II. Allegretto01:39
• 3Cinque: Sonata No. 6 for Three Cellos in D Minor: III. Largo sostenuto02:40
• 4Cinque: Sonata No. 6 for Three Cellos in D Minor: IV. Vivace con brio01:33
• Sonata No. 17 for Three Cellos in G Minor:
• 5Cinque: Sonata No. 17 for Three Cellos in G Minor: I. Adagio affettuoso02:05
• 6Cinque: Sonata No. 17 for Three Cellos in G Minor: II. Vivace e vibrato01:47
• 7Cinque: Sonata No. 17 for Three Cellos in G Minor: III. Larghetto con espressione02:13
• 8Cinque: Sonata No. 17 for Three Cellos in G Minor: IV. Lento e amoroso01:55
• Sonata No. 15 for Three Cellos in C Major:
• 9Cinque: Sonata No. 15 for Three Cellos in C Major: I. Adagio02:51
• 10Cinque: Sonata No. 15 for Three Cellos in C Major: II. Spiritoso moderato02:10
• 11Cinque: Sonata No. 15 for Three Cellos in C Major: III. Grave sostenuto03:05
• 12Cinque: Sonata No. 15 for Three Cellos in C Major: IV. Andantino allegretto02:16
• Sonata for Two Cellos in E Minor:
• 13Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in E Minor: I. Largo02:11
• 14Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in E Minor: II. Allegro01:30
• 15Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in E Minor: III. Largo risoluto01:02
• 16Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in E Minor: IV. Spiritoso01:29
• Sonata No. 5 for Three Cellos in D Major:
• 17Cinque: Sonata No. 5 for Three Cellos in D Major: I. Adagio02:08
• 18Cinque: Sonata No. 5 for Three Cellos in D Major: II. Vivace vibrato01:56
• 19Cinque: Sonata No. 5 for Three Cellos in D Major: III. Largo affettuoso01:54
• 20Cinque: Sonata No. 5 for Three Cellos in D Major: IV. Allegretto moderato02:05
• Sonata No. 9 for Three Cellos in B Minor:
• 21Cinque: Sonata No. 9 for Three Cellos in B Minor: I. Grave01:18
• 22Cinque: Sonata No. 9 for Three Cellos in B Minor: II. Con Spirito01:43
• 23Cinque: Sonata No. 9 for Three Cellos in B Minor: III. Grave02:16
• 24Cinque: Sonata No. 9 for Three Cellos in B Minor: IV. Andantino01:27
• Sonata for Two Cellos in D Minor:
• 25Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in D Minor: I. Grave01:44
• 26Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in D Minor: II. Allegretto01:45
• 27Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in D Minor: III. Adagio con un poco di moto01:55
• 28Cinque: Sonata for Two Cellos in D Minor: IV. Spiritoso01:27
• Sonata No. 11 for Three Cellos in E-Flat Major:
• 29Cinque: Sonata No. 11 for Three Cellos in E-Flat Major: I. Adagio sostenuto02:40
• 30Cinque: Sonata No. 11 for Three Cellos in E-Flat Major: II. Vivace con brio01:48
• 31Cinque: Sonata No. 11 for Three Cellos in E-Flat Major: III. Largo cantabile02:20
• 32Cinque: Sonata No. 11 for Three Cellos in E-Flat Major: IV. Andantino01:41
• Total Runtime01:02:52

Info for Del Cinque Sonatas for Three Cellos

During his long life, the priest, nobleman, poet, and painter from Rome, Ermenegildo del Cinque (1700–73) wrote over 100 sonatas for two cellos and eighteen pieces for three cellos. Although he was a dilettante di musica, he was the most prolific composer of cello music of all time. Yet despite the fact that he also composed cantatas, a serenata and some sacred music, and was a renowned cellist in Rome, he remains virtually unknown today, even among cellists. This recording, made in the theatre of the Palazzo Altemps in Rome where del Cinque often performed, rescues some of these extraordinarily beautiful compositions from oblivion.

The architect of this rediscovery is Ludovico Minasi (principal cellist of Il Pomo d’Oro, among other ensembles), who here leads a team of exceptional bass instruments featuring two recent winners of the MA Brugge competition, Andrea Buccarella and Teodoro Baù, along with the lutenist Simone Vallerotonda (a musician with long-standing ties to Arcana) and the cellist Cristina Vidoni.

Ludovico Minasi, 1st cello
Cristina Vidoni, 2nd cello
Teodoro Baù, 3rd cello
Simone Vallerotonda, archlute, guitar
Andrea Buccarella, harpsichord

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