Concerto grosso "émigré to the British Isles" oh! Orkiestra Historyczna & Martyna Pastuszka

• Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Concerto grosso No. 2 in C Minor:
• 1 Concerto grosso No. 2 in C Minor: I. […] 01:42
• 2 Concerto grosso No. 2 in C Minor: II. Andante 01:39
• 3 Concerto grosso No. 2 in C Minor: III. Grave 01:58
• 4 Concerto grosso No. 2 in C Minor: IV. [Allegro] 01:22
• Concerto grosso No. 8 in F Major:
• 5 Concerto grosso No. 8 in F Major: I. Allegro 00:41
• 6 Concerto grosso No. 8 in F Major: II. Largo - [Allegro] 02:53
• 7 Concerto grosso No. 8 in F Major: III. Larghetto 01:47
• 8 Concerto grosso No. 8 in F Major: IV. Allegro 02:15
• Concerto grosso No. 3 in A minor:
• 9 Concerto grosso No. 3 in A minor: I. Allegro 00:56
• 10 Concerto grosso No. 3 in A minor: II. Andante 01:22
• 11 Concerto grosso No. 3 in A minor: III. […] 01:35
• 12 Concerto grosso No. 3 in A minor: IV. [Allegro] 01:23
• Concerto grosso No. 9 in D Major:
• 13 Concerto grosso No. 9 in D Major: I. Grave - Presto - Largo - Presto - Largo 03:32
• 14 Concerto grosso No. 9 in D Major: II. Larghetto 02:27
• 15 Concerto grosso No. 9 in D Major: III. Largo 01:45
• 16 Concerto grosso No. 9 in D Major: IV. Presto 01:42
• Francesco Geminiani (1687 - 1762): Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 1:
• 17 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 1: I. Grave - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Adagio 02:42
• 18 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 1: II. Allegro 01:53
• 19 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 1: III. Grave 00:28
• 20 Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Major, Op. 1: IV. Allegro 02:59
• Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713): Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 5:
• 21 Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 5: I. Adagio 02:33
• 22 Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 5: II. Allegro 02:12
• 23 Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 5: III. Adagio 03:40
• 24 Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Major, Op. 5: IV. Allegro 02:28
• Domenico Scarlatti: Concerto grosso No. 1 in E Major:
• 25 Concerto grosso No. 1 in E Major: I. Allegro 01:02
• 26 Concerto grosso No. 1 in E Major: II. [Allegro] 01:50
• 27 Concerto grosso No. 1 in E Major: III. Largo - [Allegro] 02:52
• 28 Concerto grosso No. 1 in E Major: IV. Affettuoso 04:24
• 29 Concerto grosso No. 4 in E Minor: I. Largo 01:39
• 30 Concerto grosso No. 4 in E Minor: II. Allegro 01:37
• 31 Concerto grosso No. 4 in E Minor: III. Largo 01:13
• 32 Concerto grosso No. 4 in E Minor: IV. [Allegro] 01:07
• Total Runtime 01:03:38

Info for Concerto grosso "émigré to the British Isles"

This album sketches a portrait of the musical reality of the British Isles during the first half of the 18th century. The eight concerti grossi in this programme have been chosen for the features they possess in common, a primordial position being accorded to the work of Francesco Scarlatti. These are pieces of Italian origin in sonata form; the concerto grosso being the émigré of this programme.

The huge success of the Italian concerto grosso was a response to the necessity of freeing music from a secondary role to which it found itself confined, notably in France with ballet music. Unaffected by the rivalry between French and Italian music that was then raging, the British seemed to be attracted by purely instrumental music; the concerto grosso consequently afforded them a freshness, a boldness, and a hint of unique maestria that held an immediate appeal. Thus it was that the concerto grosso emigrated, as did a number of Italian composerswho responded to the emotional needs and the demands of an English ‘market’ that encouraged artistic initiative, promised financial satisfaction, and offered the opportunity of achieving fame.

This was the case with Francesco Scarlatti; born in Palermo, the brother of the celebrated Alessandro, he made almost his whole career in London and Dublin, never, however, really achieving the expected fame.

Few of his works have survived beyond the six concerti grossi featured on this CD; two concerto grosso arrangements of sonatas by Geminiani and Corelli complete this programme, the remodeling of one and the same material being very frequent at this time.

You are invited by the young Polish ensemble {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna, conducted by its first violin Martyna Pastuszka, to journey from Italy to the United Kingdom. Warm, varied sonorities highlight the splendour and expre ...

Martyna Pastuszka, solo violin, direction
{oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna

Martyna Pastuszka
was born in 1980 in Upper Silesia. Raised in a musical family, she received traditional music education: she studied violin performance at the Academy of Music in Katowice, which she graduated from in 2004. In 2017, she defended her doctoral thesis and currently serves as lecturer at her alma mater.

Martyna’s early interest in historically informed performance practices led to a long-standing cooperation with Arte Dei Suonatori, one of Poland’s leading early music ensembles. Thanks to this Poznań-based powerhouse led by Ewa and Aureliusz Goliński, she was able to learn the secrets of early music and shape her musical personality.

For over a decade now, Martyna has cooperated with many ensembles, who invite her to participate in their concerts as chamber musician, soloist or guest concertmaster. These include: Hofkapelle München, Le Concert de la Loge (Paris), Collegium Marianum (Prague), Diletto (Białystok), Collegium 1704 (Prague), Le Cercle de l’Harmonie (Paris).

In 2012, together with the manager Artur Malke, she established and leads the Katowice-based {oh!} Orkiestra Historyczna. The performances of the ensemble, as well as Martyna’s herself, have been hailed by critics as “the biggest discovery of recent years!!” (Adam Rozlach, Polish Radio).

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