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Fiorenza / Mele - Flute Concertos                          | Brilliant Classics 93956

Fiorenza / Mele - Flute Concertos

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Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 93956

Barcode: 5028421939568

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 22nd March 2010

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About

Little is known about the childhood of Nicola Fiorenza (1700c-64), except that he taught at the Conservatory of S. Maria di Loreto in his home city of Naples from 1742-62, from where he was dismissed for allegedly mistreating pupils after repeated complaints about his rather draconian teaching methods.

His surviving works show him to be his own man, cultivating a style that is a skillful blend of Venetian, Neopolitan and French Baroque styles. He was also a very skilled exponent of counterpoint. His music certainly stands out from the mainstream of late Italian baroque.

Fiorenza’s four concertos are coupled on this disc with a delightful work by another little known Neopolitan composer – Giovanni Battista Mele (1694?-after1752). His lively and cleverly composed concerto for recorder and strings is a real discovery, and is his only known concerto.

New recordings
of rare repertoire, made in 2008 and of interest to all lovers of the Baroque period.

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