Mauro D'Alay was a virtuoso violinist and composer from Parma who acquired great fame and fortune throughout Europe. A contemporary of Vivaldi who praised his musical skills, D'Alay held official positions as a musician, first in Parma's Cathedral and then at the Spanish court of King Philip V, whose wife Elisabetta Farnese gifted D'Alay the famous 'San Lorenzo' Stradivarius in 1718, which he kept until his death. Now largely forgotten, this ambitious and dynamic composer wrote sonatas, cantatas and concertos. This album features the 12 Violin Concertos, Op. 1 published in 1725 - composed in the Parmesan style, but with Venetian influences - and presented here in a world premiÃ¨re recording. Parma born violinist Luca Fanfoni recorded these concertos adhering to the instrumentation indicated in the score: principal violin, first violin, second violin, viola, cello and organ. Ensemble Reale Concerto (which counts among it's members Fanfoni's wife and children) recorded this album during lockdown in 2020.

Tracklist:

Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Major, Op. 1 No. 1: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Major, Op. 1 No. 1: II. Largo
Violin Concerto No. 1 In A Major, Op. 1 No. 1: III. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 2 In E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 2 In E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 2: II. Siciliana. Adagio
Violin Concerto No. 2 In E-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 2: III. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 3 In G Major, Op. 1 No. 3: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 3 In G Major, Op. 1 No. 3: II. Grave
Violin Concerto No. 3 In G Major, Op. 1 No. 3: III. Presto
Violin Concerto No. 4 In F Major, Op. 1 No. 4: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 4 In F Major, Op. 1 No. 4: II. Largo
Violin Concerto No. 4 In F Major, Op. 1 No. 4: III. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 5 In D Major, Op. 1 No. 5: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 5 In D Major, Op. 1 No. 5: II. Largo
Violin Concerto No. 5 In D Major, Op. 1 No. 5: III. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 6 In B-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 6: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 6 In B-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 6: II. Largo
Violin Concerto No. 6 In B-Flat Major, Op. 1 No. 6: III. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 7 In A Major, Op. 1 No. 7: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 7 In A Major, Op. 1 No. 7: II. Grave Affettuoso
Violin Concerto No. 7 In A Major, Op. 1 No. 7: III. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 8 In F Major, Op. 1 No. 8: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 8 In F Major, Op. 1 No. 8: II. Grave
Violin Concerto No. 8 In F Major, Op. 1 No. 8: III. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 9 In B Minor, Op. 1 No. 9: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 9 In B Minor, Op. 1 No. 9: II. Largo E Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 10 In C Minor, Op. 1 No. 10: I. Allegro Ma Non Presto
Violin Concerto No. 10 In C Minor, Op. 1 No. 10: II. Sicialiana. Adagio
Violin Concerto No. 10 In C Minor, Op. 1 No. 10: III. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 11 In A Major, Op. 1 No. 11: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 11 In A Major, Op. 1 No. 11: II. Largo
Violin Concerto No. 11 In A Major, Op. 1 No. 11: III. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 12 In G Minor, Op. 1 No. 12: I. Allegro
Violin Concerto No. 12 In G Minor, Op. 1 No. 12: II. Andante
Violin Concerto No. 12 In G Minor, Op. 1 No. 12: III. Presto

UPC: 8007144078928
Label: Dynamic
Release Date: 1.22.21
Format: CD

Dalay / Reale Concerto / Fanfoni - 12 Violin Concertos 1 (2 CD)