A Schubertiade With Arpeggione

The arpeggione, invented in 1823 by the Viennese luthier Johann Georg Stauffer, had a curious destiny. As its alternative names 'guitar violoncello' and 'guitare d'amour' suggest, it is in fact a guitar fitted with a bridge, held between the knees like a cello and played with a bow. The instrument enjoyed some success for around a decade, but, oddly enough, almost nothing has survived from its specific repertory except one supreme masterpiece: the 'Sonata' Franz Schubert wrote for it in 1824. The guitar was very popular in Vienna at that time, and Schubert was also fond of it; the original version of 'Die schöne Müllerin' was published with guitar accompaniment! Guido Balestracci and the musicians of L'Amoroso have built a delightful Schubertiad around this famous sonata, combining the arpeggione and the piano with voice and guitars to appropriate a rich selection of the Viennese composer's 'Lieder'.

1: Schöne Minka
2: I. Allegro Molto
3: II. Andante
4: III. Allegro Vivace
5: Ständchen
6: An Die Laute, D905
7: I. Allegro Moderato
8: II. Adagio
9: III. Allegretto
10: Pause
11: Liebesbotschaft
12: An Die Nachtigall, D497
13: Valse Le Printemps

Composer: Pauline Viardot, Franz Schubert

Number of Discs: 1

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