ANTONIO VIVALDI
Vivaldi: Cello Concertos (complete) Francesco Galligioni (cello) / L'Arte dell'Arco, Federico Guglielmo [ Brilliant Classics / 4 CD Box Set - released 25/Feb/2015 ] Antonio Vivaldi was one of the first composers to feature the cello, then a relatively "new" instrument (after the viola da gamba), as a mature solo instrument. He wrote no less than 27 concertos for the cello. |
JOSEPH-MARIE-CLEMENT DALL'ABACO
Dall'Abaco, J: Capricci (11) Francesco Galligioni (cello) [ Brilliant Classics / CD - released 1/Sep/2018 ] A significant if little-known staging post in the history of the solo cello. Born in Brussels in 1710, Joseph Marie Clément Ferdinand Dall'Abaco displayed such an aptitude for the cello that at the age of 19, he was appointed cellist in the chapel... |
GIOVANNI PLATTI
Platti: Cello Sonatas Francesco Galligioni (cello) / Members of L'Arte dell'Arco [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2019 ] "What this set confirms is that Platti was not just another run-of-the-mill Baroque composer churning out reasonably well-wrought but formulaic pieces on deadlines, but a figure with a distinctive creative imagination" Fanfare |