I only discovered this piece a few weeks ago and I am in love with it! I have just purchased a harpsichord and I am loving your channel, thank you for posting!
Had you heard of Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia before this video? If not, what do you think of him now? Do you like his music? Let me know if you’ve become a Della Ciaia fanatic like I am! 😀😍🎵
I have heard of him but only because I saw this performance on the Boston Early Music channel when you posted about it before. It's amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing! And thanks to Bartok as well for keeping it alive. The whole piece is so exciting but those runs towards the end of the canzone (6:30, 7:00) are really something else! The non presto is also super cool and kinda reminds me of Scarlatti. Your interpretation here is especially enjoyable to listen to, I love your articulation and ornamentation decisions. Bravo!
Thank you so much for your very kind compliments! I also love those fast runs in the canzone (though I wish I’d gotten a take I liked where I didn’t biff that one, haha!). I also think it’s interesting how he sometimes does really unexpectedly long patterns of sequences, especially with some of the different runs patterns throughout the piece. Always giving us something a little odd or unusual!
I’d first heard of him from your past videos and I love love his music as well! In fact I want to buy and learn the harpsichord just to at least play his works one day
The harmony is very adventurous and interesting. And the exquisitely flourished, lush, intricate melody really enriches the pieces. Especially loved the beautifully lyrical melodic lines in the canzone and the moderato. He must be a very fun composer to play, especially on the harpsichord.
I definitely agree about the harmony-one of the reasons I like his music so much! And, yes, his music is super fun to play! I hope to someday put together performances of some of Della Ciaia’s vocal music, too, which is just as harmonically interesting.
Alice M. Chuaqui Baldwin, harpsichordist I like what you did with the time and the elastic scales and rhythms. I think it would sound even more dynamic with some ancient fingering, these could make the scales even more brilliant.
There is, supposedly, some evidence that Della Ciaja actually wrote the six 1727 sonatas as demonstration pieces for Bartolomeo Cristofori's fortepiano. See PDF of Jacqueline Ogeil's PhD dissertation on Domenico Scarlatti, pp. 61ff. I know of three recordings of them on harpsichord; it would be great if they could be recorded on a replica Cristofori.
Will you play the other sonatas for us one day? Your playing of della Ciaia is livelier and far more convincing than any other I can find…
I only discovered this piece a few weeks ago and I am in love with it! I have just purchased a harpsichord and I am loving your channel, thank you for posting!
Had you heard of Azzolino Bernardino Della Ciaia before this video? If not, what do you think of him now? Do you like his music? Let me know if you’ve become a Della Ciaia fanatic like I am! 😀😍🎵
I have heard of him but only because I saw this performance on the Boston Early Music channel when you posted about it before. It's amazing!! Thank you so much for sharing! And thanks to Bartok as well for keeping it alive. The whole piece is so exciting but those runs towards the end of the canzone (6:30, 7:00) are really something else! The non presto is also super cool and kinda reminds me of Scarlatti. Your interpretation here is especially enjoyable to listen to, I love your articulation and ornamentation decisions. Bravo!
Thank you so much for your very kind compliments! I also love those fast runs in the canzone (though I wish I’d gotten a take I liked where I didn’t biff that one, haha!). I also think it’s interesting how he sometimes does really unexpectedly long patterns of sequences, especially with some of the different runs patterns throughout the piece. Always giving us something a little odd or unusual!
No, I’ve never heard of his music before, and so glad I have now!
Me too! Very interesting, and great playing. I hear Händel, Bach, and Scarlatti - he must have been very much in tune with them somehow.
Thanks, Alice, for the splendid teaching videos. I have learned so much from them.
I’d first heard of him from your past videos and I love love his music as well! In fact I want to buy and learn the harpsichord just to at least play his works one day
The harmony is very adventurous and interesting. And the exquisitely flourished, lush, intricate melody really enriches the pieces. Especially loved the beautifully lyrical melodic lines in the canzone and the moderato. He must be a very fun composer to play, especially on the harpsichord.
I definitely agree about the harmony-one of the reasons I like his music so much! And, yes, his music is super fun to play! I hope to someday put together performances of some of Della Ciaia’s vocal music, too, which is just as harmonically interesting.
Alice M. Chuaqui Baldwin, harpsichordist I like what you did with the time and the elastic scales and rhythms. I think it would sound even more dynamic with some ancient fingering, these could make the scales even more brilliant.
Absolutely love this piece and your playing is just exquisite ❤️
Thank you for introducing me! I began taking harpsichord lessons 1 year ago
What an exciting piece, I'd never heard of him. Now looking for more.
This was so interesting, thank you!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
There is, supposedly, some evidence that Della Ciaja actually wrote the six 1727 sonatas as demonstration pieces for Bartolomeo Cristofori's fortepiano. See PDF of Jacqueline Ogeil's PhD dissertation on Domenico Scarlatti, pp. 61ff. I know of three recordings of them on harpsichord; it would be great if they could be recorded on a replica Cristofori.
Very Italian and modern.