Zani / Neudauer / Rummel Divertimenti For Violin & Cello CD

With great likelihood these twelve duos for violin and cello composed in 1734 are the earliest works with this instrumentation in which the violin and cello parts enjoy equal rights. The fact that Andrea Zani is largely forgotten today is probably due to the circumstances that saw the bulk of his music tucked away and preserved in handwritten form in different monastery and palace libraries throughout Europe and thus, rarely recorded. With these duos, featuring the fine playing of Lena Neudauer, violin and Martin Rummel, cello we can experience this nascent and minimal form of chamber music that Zani authored and hope more of his compositions will be brought to light along with the recent release of his cello concertos (Capriccio CD C5145).

1. I. Allegro 2. II. Larghetto 3. III. Allegro Assai 4. I. Allegro 5. II. Adagio 6. III. Allegro 7. I. Allegro Ma Non Tanto 8. II. Largo 9. III. Allegro 10. I. Allegro 11. II. Andante 12. III. Allegro Assai 13. I. Allegro 14. II. Siciliana. Cantabile 15. III. Allegro 16. I. Non Tanto Allegro 17. II. Larghetto 18. III. Allegro 19. I. Allegro Assai 20. II. Largo 21. III. Vivace 22. I. Allegro 23. II. Adagio 24. III. Allegro 25. I. Allegro 26. II. Adagio 27. III. Allegro 28. I. Allegro Assai 29. II. Largo 30. III. Con Spirito 31. I. Allegro 32. II. Andante 33. III. Vivace 34. I. Allegro 35. II. Largo 36. III. Allegro Ma Non Tanto