Italian Contemporary Music for Harpsichord. Luca Quintavalle (2CD)

Italian Contemporary Music for Harpsichord

CD1 79’05

Francesco Filidei b. 1973

Preludio e Filastrocca (2011 Piano version/ 2020 Harpsichord version)

1. Preludio 2’32

2. Filastrocca 3’11

Ennio Morricone 1928- 2020

3. Mordenti (1988) 6’56

Maurilio Cacciatore b.1981

4. Toccatina (2008) 4’42

Leonardo Marino b.1992

5. Quando il passato era ancora presente (2020) 4’26

Ennio Morricone

6. Neumi (1988) 6’23

Ivan Fedele b.1953

Suite francese (2003)

7. Preludio 3’45

8. Aria 3’31

9. Toccata 4’05

Carlo Galante b.1959

Petit Ordre (2001)

10. L’astrolabe 4’01

11. L’africaine 2’54

12. Air Tendre 2’46

13. Ciel du nord 3’55

Alessandro Solbiati b.1956

“Undici variazioni per Ruggero” (2005- 2014)

14. Sereno, rituale (2014) 1’11

15. Con slancio e ritmo (2014) 1’02

16. Oscuro, meccanico (2007) 1’18

17. Grandioso (2006) 1’33

18. Incalzante (2006) 1’28

19. Danza (2005) 1’37

20. Fluido (2006) 1’26

21. Lontano (2007) 2’17

22. Presto (2007) 1’51

23. Dolce (2014) 1’19

24. 6 variazioni sul Ruggiero (2014) 1’52

Luca Francesconi b.1956

25. Mambo (1987 Piano version/ 2020 Harpsichord version) 8’49

CD2 78’01

Silvia Colasanti b.1975

1. Rumbling gears (2015 Piano version/ 2021 Harpsichord version) 6’29

Fabio Vacchi b.1949

2. Ricercare per clavicembalo (2020) * # 6’01

Francesco Antonioni b.1971

3. Blues (2000 Piano version/ 2021 Harpsichord version) 3’20

Giorgio Colombo Taccani b.1961

Giannizzeri e Gendarmi (2020) * #

4. Agitato 1’00

5. Ansioso, flessibile, non troppo lento 0’46

6. Austero 0’54

7. Ostile, umorale 0’30

8. Ampio 1’15

9. Agile, elastico 0’49

10. Sereno 1’18

Fabio Vacchi

3 Post per Scarlatti (2014 Piano version/ 2021 Harpsichord version) #

11. Sonata 2’53

12. Notturno 3’45

13. Presto volando 2’25

Mauro Lanza b.1975

14. Chop Suey (2005 Cimbalom version/ 2021 Harpsichord version) 2’47

Vito Palumbo b.1972

15. Speaking (2020) * # 11’06

Fabio Massimo Capogrosso b.1984

16. Techno Scene for harpsichord and optional bass drum (2021) * # 4’39

Vittorio Montalti b.1984

Short Stories for harpsichord and electronics (2021) * #

17. 01 0’26

18. 02 0’49

19. 03 1’00

20. 04 1’57

21. 05 2’07

Stefano Gervasoni b.1962

Suite préliminaire (2008-2014 Prés for piano/ 2021 Suite for harpsichord)

22. Pré ludique (from Prés for piano n°1) 1’55

23. Précieux (from Prés for piano n°7) 1’07

24. Prétérit (from Prés for piano n°13) 1’12

25. Perniceux (from Prés for piano n°9) 1’31

26. Prétentieux (from Prés for piano n°8) 1’08

27. Prémices (from Prés for piano n°6) 2’20

28. Prédicatif (from Prés for piano n°17) 4’37

Jacopo Baboni Schilingi b.1971

29. Scarlet K141 for harpsichord and live electronics (2021) * # 7’09

* commission by Forberg-Schneider Stiftung

# dedicated to Luca Quintavalle

Luca Quintavalle harpsichord

Harpsichord: Andrea Restelli (2014) after P. Donzelague 1711

Recording: 28-29 September 2020, 12-13 January, 1-2 May & 5-6 June 2021, St. Peter, Neuss-Hoisten, Germany