organist, harpsichordist, conductor, composer
O ciechi, el tanto affaticar che giova?
Tutti tornate a la gran madre antica,
E ’l vostro nome a pena si ritrova.
Pur de le mill’ è un’utile fatica,
Che non sian tutte vanità palesi?
Chi intende a’ vostri studii sì mel dica.
Che vale a soggiogar gli altrui paesi
E tributarie far le genti strane
Cogli animi al suo danno sempre accesi?
(F. Petrarca, Trionfo della morte)
Matteo Rozzi, first violin
Arianna Brandalise, second violin
Martina Pettenon, alto viola
Luca Lazzarini, tenor viola
Caterina Colelli, cello
Nicola Reniero, conductor from the harpsichord
The “Il Trattenimento Armonico” ensemble is occupied to study and play – on original instruments – of the musical baroque repertory, with particular interest on Italian musical repertoire of the XVII century. The ensemble is engaged in musicological research and musical performance of a repertoire of rarely performed, or the five strings sonata. This musical form found its best expression by great composers of the XVII and XVIII centuries, such as Legrenzi, Muffat, Albinoni and Telemann.The five parts instruments writing, originated on vocal polyphony, was abandoned after have enjoyed its gold period between the XVI and the XVII centuries, to have been substitute by more simply forms. Instruments used in this context, such as the tenor viola, have paid the price and were abandoned during the XVIII century. Amati, Stradivari and Stainer had built excellent specimens that are now preserved. The ensemble presents us with this ancient instrument which completes the original quintet of the string family.
