Donizetti, Mercadante & Rossini: Clarinet Concertos

Fabrizio Meloni, since 1984, is the first solo clarinet chair of the Orchestra and the Philharmonic of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Winner dozens of national and international prizes (ARD Munchen-1987- Prague –1987-, among all), he has been partner of soloists of international reputation.

The Washington Post has written about their recital in Washington, DC: “An evening of breathtaking artistry”.

Mercadante: Flute Concertos

The concertos for flute and orchestra by Giuseppe Saverio Mercadante (1795-1870), are undoubtedly a type of repertoire which interpreters like to perform and audiences enjoy to listen to, being among the few examples of authentically Italian 19th-century instrumental music written by a composer who was mainly renowned in the operatic field. The writing is virtuosic, aimed at impressing the listener with the performer’s skill, and keeps to belcanto stylistic models, though not without more slowly-paced and melodic passages. 

The form is mainly in three movements and follows the Italian fast-slow-fast scheme. This recording edition differs from the other existing ones in that it is based on the manuscript sources, some of them autograph, as well as on a 19th-century printed copy.

2 CD · MP3 320 · 234 MB