Leonardo Leo: Concertos for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo – Hidemi Suzuki – Orchestra Van Wassenaer – Makoto Akatsu

LEO, Leonardo (1694-1744)

Concertos for Cello, Strings and Basso continuo

Concerto No.4 in A major* (August 1738)　　0:00　13’53

[1]　I. Andante piacevole　0:00
[2]　II. Allegro　2:35
[3]　III. Larghetto e gustoso　6:21
[4]　IV. Allegro　10:39

Concerto No.5 in F minor (undated)　　14:06　14’46

[5]　I. Andante grazioso　14:06
[6]　II. Allegro　18:27
[7]　III. Segue il cantabile – Largo e gustoso　21:25
[8]　IV. Allegro　25:50

Concerto No.1 in A major* (September 1737)　　29:03　10’37

[9]　I. Andantino grazioso　29:03
[10]　II. Allegro　31:50
[11]　III. Larghetto a mezza voce　34:25
[12]　IV. [Allegro]　37:18

Concerto No.3 in D minor (August 1738)　　39:48　13’31

[13]　I. Andante grazioso　39:48
[14]　II. [Con Spirito]　43:33
[15]　III. Amoroso – mezza voce　46:49
[16]　IV. Allegro　50:01

Concerto No.2 in D major* (September 1737)　　53:26　13’26

[17]　I. Andante grazioso　53:26
[18]　II. Con Bravura　57:07
[19]　III. Larghetto, con poco moto – mezza voce　59:42
[20]　IV. Fuga. Per il portamento dell’imitazione del 2do pensiere, o soggetto mi con fervito della risposta d’imitazione　1:02:33
[21]　V. [Allegro di molto]　1:04:56

Sinfonia concertata [Concerto No.6] in C minor (October 1737)　　1:07:03　11’50

[22]　I. Andante grazioso　1:07:03
[23]　II. Presto　1:10:08
[24]　III. Larghetto　1:12:09
[25]　IV. Allegro　1:16:14

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Hidemi Suzuki, baroque cello / *cello piccolo

Orchestra ‘Van Wassenaer’
Makoto Akatsu, violin / director

Violins: Makoto Akatsu, Blai Justo, Dmitry Badiarov, Yuki Koike
Cellos: Mime Yamahiro, Tormod Dalen
Harpsichord: Alexander Puliaev

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INSTRUMENTARIUM

Hidemi Suzuki … Cello: Bart Visser, Zutphen, The Netherlands 1994, after Hendrik Jacobs ca. 1690 ; Five-string cello piccolo: Anonymous, southern Germany, early 18th century ; Bow: Luis-Emilio Rodriguez, The Hague 1995

Makoto Akatsu … Violin: Anonymous, Flemish, ca. 1680

Blai Justo … Violin: Anonymous (Tyrolean), mid-18th century

Dmitry Badiarov … Violin: Bart Visser

Yuki Koike … Violin: Eric Lourme 1992 (copy of N. Amati)

Mime Yamahiro … Cello: Nicolas Augustin Chappuy, Paris, second half of 18th century

Tormod Dalen … Cello: Urs Wenk-Wolff 1996 (copy of A. Stradivari 1701)

Alexander Puliaev … Harpsichord: Matthias Kramer, Warmisried 1997, Italian type (copy of B. Cristofori, Flore)