Mercadante: Orchestral Works Giammarco Casani

• Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870)
• 1 Omaggio a Bellini 11:11
• 2 Sinfonia sulla 2a caratteristica napoletana 09:29
• 3 Sinfonia su motivi dello Stabat Mater di Rossini 13:10
• Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 101
• 4 I. Allegro maestoso 08:02
• 5 II. Andante con variazoni 08:43
• Garibaldi
• 6 Sinfonia a grand’orchestra sopra l’inno dei cacciatori delle Alpi (dedicata all’Italia) 09:32
• Total Runtime 01:00:07

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Saverio Mercadante’s substantial contribution to instrumental music is exceptional among other famous Italian opera composers of his time. Both his Omaggio a Bellini and the Gran Sinfonia sopra motivi dello Stabat Mater del celebre Rossini are fantasias which contrast the dramatic and the lyrical in their selection of famous tunes of the day. The Seconda Sinfonia caratteristica napoletana magnificently captures the spirit of the tarantella, while the small-scale Clarinet Concerto No. 2 is reminiscent of Mozart. Two patriotic anthems and a popular Milanese song infuse the sumptuously orchestrated Garibaldi – Sinfonia a grand’orchestra which celebrates Italian unification.

“Delightful works, played with gusto.” (BBC Music Magazine)

“Mercadante offers a series of well-crafted flute works, unsurprisingly based on the stylisations of bel canto opera, set within the fast-slow-fast structure typical of the era...Mercadante's works are rendered even more attractive by the considerable skill and commitment of the Rome Symphony Orchestra under the expert guidance of La Vecchia” (MusicWeb International)

“Mercadante knows the clarinet's lyrical and athletic potential...which Giammarco Casani plays here with notable elegance and fluency...The playing has the requisite dramatic punch and vitality, with the full-blooded Garibaldi of 1871 providing a finale of invigorating nationalist pomp, passion and gusto.” (Gramophone Magazine)

Giammarco Casani, clarinet
Orchestra Sinfonica di Roma
Francesco La Vecchia, conductor

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