Paganini: His Music, His Instruments Giulio Plotino, Clemens Hagen & Matteo Mela

• Niccolò Paganini (1782 - 1840): Terzetto for Violin, Cello & Guitar in D Major, MS 69:
• 1 Terzetto for Violin, Cello & Guitar in D Major, MS 69: I. Allegro con brio 08:25
• 2 Terzetto for Violin, Cello & Guitar in D Major, MS 69: II. Minuetto. Allegro vivace 04:23
• 3 Terzetto for Violin, Cello & Guitar in D Major, MS 69: III. Andante larghetto. Cavate 04:00
• 4 Terzetto for Violin, Cello & Guitar in D Major, MS 69: IV. Rondo. Allegretto 05:33
• Nel cor più non mi sento, Op. 38, MS 44:
• 5 Nel cor più non mi sento, Op. 38, MS 44 13:42
• Guitar Sonata in C Minor, MS 84 No. 33:
• 6 Guitar Sonata in C Minor, MS 84 No. 33 03:23
• Sonata concertata for Violin & Guitar in A Major, Op. 61, MS 2:
• 7 Sonata concertata for Violin & Guitar in A Major, Op. 61, MS 2: I. Allegro spiritoso 07:47
• 8 Sonata concertata for Violin & Guitar in A Major, Op. 61, MS 2: II. Adagio, assai espressivo 03:33
• 9 Sonata concertata for Violin & Guitar in A Major, Op. 61, MS 2: III. Allegretto con brio. Scherzando 02:31
• Cantabile in D Major, Op. 17, MS 109:
• 10 Cantabile in D Major, Op. 17, MS 109 (Version for Violin & Guitar) 03:35
• Total Runtime 56:52

Info for Paganini: His Music, His Instruments

This exceptional recording was made using three original instruments that belonged to Paganini himself: the powerful 1743 Guarneri del Gesù violin; a six-string guitar by Ory, Paris, dated 1797; and a magnificent 1736 Stradivari cello, property of the Nippon Music Foundation and entrusted to Clemens Hagen, cellist of the Hagen Quartet. The three instruments are played together for the first time on this release. It was Giulio Plotino who conceived this project and took upon himself the difficult task of reuniting the three instruments. Indeed, this unique recording would not have been possible without him. A short history of each instrument is provided in the accompanying notes.

Giulio Plotino, violin
Clemens Hagen, cello
Matteo Mela, guitar

Giulio Plotino
was prize winner at the "Premio Paganini" international violin competition in Genova and winner of the "Premio Città di Vittorio Veneto" violin competition.

He performed at the Lehman Center in New York, the Styriarte Festspiele in Graz, Citè de la Musique and Museè d'Orsay in Paris, Centro Cultural de Belèm in Lisboa, Melbourne Recital Centre, Yon Siew Toh Hall in Singapore, Teatro Major de Bogotà Perth Concert Hall, Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, Teatro Carlo Felice di Genova, Unione Musicale di Torino, Istituzione Concertistica Università La Sapenzia di Roma, Società del Quartetto di Vicenza and Amici della Musica in Firenze, Padova, Palermo and Perugia.

He began performing baroque music with Andrea Marcon and the Venice Baroque Orchestra with which he embarked on an extensive international tour. He's performances of ancient music includes the 5th Brandemburg Concerto with Ottavio Dantone at the harpsichord.

He's performance of the B. Britten Violin Concerto with Simone Young and the West Australian Symphony orchestra has been recorded by ABC Classic and also received positive reviews in front of an enthusiastic audience.

During his career he has worked with some of the greatest composers of our time including L.Berio, F.Vacchi, S.Sciarrino and S.Bussotti, G.Crumb, H.Birtwhistle, G.Benjamin, T.Murail. His recording of the Berio's Sequenza VIII for Dynamic Records, was enthusiastically received by the international musical press.

Born in Genova, Giulio Plotino started playing the violin with Joseph Levin and graduated from the conservatories of Genova and Utrecht. He pursued his training under the guidance of Philipp Hirschhorn, Salvatore Accardo, Boris Belkin, Giuliano Carmignola, Thomas Zeethmair, Christoph Poppen, Rodney Friend and the Quartetto Italiano, Amadeus Quartet and Alban Berg Quartet.

Former Concertmaster of the Gran Teatro La Fenice di Venezia he has been Guest Leader of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Teatro alla Scala in Milano, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, playing under the baton of conductors such as Kurt Masur, Lorin Mazel, Sir Colin Davis, Daniel Harding, Myung Wun Chung, John Eliot Gardiner, Neville Marriner, George Pretre, Daniele Gatti, Riccardo Chailly, Vladimir Jurowsky, Dimitri Kitajenko in concert halls such as: Royal Albert Hall and Queen Elisabeth Hall in London, Concertgebow in Amsterdam, Kolner Philharmonie, Bunka Kaikan and Orchard Hall in Tokyo, Citè de la Musique in Paris, Teatro alla Scala di Milano etc....

Violin Professor at the N. Paganini conservatory in Genova he has been Visiting Porfessor at the University of Western Australia and the Yon Siew Toh Conservatory of Music in Singapore. He's now Director of Campus Musicale Lunigiana.

In 2015 Giulio Plotino was a jury member of the Lipizer International Violin Competition.

He recorded for Brilliant Classic, Dynamic, Limen and Arts lables.

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