The Art of the Duo is a Pure DSD 256 Stereo album with violinists Francesco Pio Bertozzi and Giuseppe Pio Bertozzi. The album explores the evolution of chamber music for violin in the 18th century. A period of extraordinary innovation and instrumental virtuosity, with a particular focus on Italian composers such as: Giovanni Battista Viotti, Bartolomeo Campagnoli and Francesco Geminiani, whose duet never before recorded is featured on this album. The composers in this collection are united by their instrumental virtuosity and refined violin writing. Duos for two violins are central to this repertoire, highlighting the musical dialogue and dynamic interaction between the two instruments. Viotti, Campagnoli and Geminiani, inspired by the Corellian and Vivaldian tradition, explore elegant melodies and virtuoso techniques. The album concludes with a work by Telemann, whose writing for two violins clearly anticipates the direction that the music of the following century will take. His duets show how the dynamics between instruments and composition for two voices would evolve, influencing the generation of composers that would follow, with a more complex and interactive approach to instrumental dialogue.Francesco Pio Bertozzi, ViolinGiuseppe Pio Bertozzi, Violin
Tracklist
Total time: 46:55
1.
G.B. Viotti: Duo Concertante No.2, Op.29, I. Moderato assai
06:18
2.
G.B. Viotti: Duo Concertante No.2, Op.29, II. Andante con moto
03:01
3.
G.B. Viotti: Duo Concertante No.2, Op.29, III. Allegretto
02:16
4.
G.B. Viotti: Duo Concertante No.3, Op.29, I. Maestoso moderato
04:46
5.
G.B. Viotti: Duo Concertante No.3, Op.29, II. Adagio
01:41
6.
G.B. Viotti: Duo Concertante No.3, Op.29, III. Allegretto
04:01
7.
B.Campagnoli: Duo No.6, Op.14, I. Introduzione
00:58
8.
B.Campagnoli: Duo No.6, Op.14, II. Allegro moderato
03:28
9.
B.Campagnoli: Duo No.6, Op.14, III. Adagio
01:09
10.
B.Campagnoli: Duo No.6, Op.14, IV. Allegro assai
03:57
11.
F.Geminiani: Duo for two violins, No.2, I. Allegretto
03:55
12.
F.Geminiani: Duo for two violins, No.2, II. Adagio
01:38
13.
F.Geminiani: Duo for two violins, No.2, III. Allegretto
02:24
14.
G.P. Telemann: Suite for Two Violins, "Gulliver's Travels", I. Spirituoso
01:31
15.
G.P. Telemann: Suite for Two Violins, "Gulliver's Travels", II. Lilliputsche Chaconne
00:40
16.
G.P. Telemann: Suite for Two Violins, "Gulliver's Travels", III. Brobdingnagische Giq
02:05
17.
G.P. Telemann: Suite for Two Violins, "Gulliver's Travels", IV. Reverie der Liliputan
01:53
18.
G.P. Telemann: Suite for Two Violins, "Gulliver's Travels", V. Loure der gesitteten H
01:14
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Additional Information
Label
Hunnia Records
SKU
HRES2505
Qualities
DSD 512,
DSD 256,
DSD 128,
DSD 64,
DXD 24 Bit
Channels
2ch Stereo
Artists
I Musici Gemelli
Composers
Viotti,
Campagnoli,
Geminiani,
Telemann
Genres
Classical
Original Recording Format
DSD 256
Recording Engineer
Sándor Árok
Release Date
April 28, 2025
Pure DSD
Edit Master Sourced
Higher Rates Program
Not Available on SACD
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Harper Jamesmith · April 25, 2025 · Verified buyer
The Art of the Duo is a Pure DSD 256 Stereo album with violinists Francesco Pio Bertozzi and Giuseppe Pio Bertozzi. The album explores the evolution of chamber music for violin in the 18th century. A period of extraordinary innovation and instrumental virtuosity, with a particular focus on Italian composers such as: Giovanni Battista Viotti, Bartolomeo Campagnoli and Francesco Geminiani, whose duet never before recorded is featured on this album. The composers in this collection are united by their instrumental virtuosity and refined violin writing. Duos for two violins are central to this repertoire, highlighting the musical dialogue and dynamic interaction between the two instruments. Viotti, Campagnoli and Geminiani, inspired by the Corellian and Vivaldian tradition, explore elegant melodies and virtuoso techniques. The album concludes with a work by Telemann, whose writing for two violins clearly anticipates the direction that the music of the following century will take. His duets show how the dynamics between instruments and composition for two voices would evolve, influencing the generation of composers that would follow, with a more complex and interactive approach to instrumental dialogue.Francesco Pio Bertozzi, ViolinGiuseppe Pio Bertozzi, Violin