Partitas Nos. 1 and 3 – Emiliano Gentili

As part of the Testaccio Classica festival in Rome, guitarist Emiliano Gentili gives a complete English recital, performing Stephen Dodgson’s 1st and 3rd partitas for guitar alongside works by Peter Maxwell Davies, John Dowland and Lennox Berkeley.

Programme

Peter MAXWELL DAVIES

Farewell to Stromness

Stephen DODGSON

Partita n. 3 for guitar – Allegro non troppo; Poco adagio e mesto; Animato assai; Poco adagio; Allegro deciso

Partita n. 1 for guitar – Allegretto con moto; Molto vivace; Adagio; Allegro

John DOWLAND

Prelude and Fantasies – Praeludium (P 98); Fantasy IX; Fantasy VII

Lennox BERKELEY

Theme and Variations

Sonatina for guitar – Allegretto; Lento. Tempo rubato; Rondò (Allegro non troppo)

About the festival

This year’s Testaccio classical music festival is dedicated mainly to the ‘European 900’ and beyond; it ranges from a solo concert to small chamber ensembles such as the duo and the trio.

Each concert is preceded by a brief presentation by Francesco Maschio , who guides the audience through the different languages that have characterised this century.

The cultivated music of the ‘900’ can pleasantly surprise for its variety : from neoromanticism to dodecaphony, from modality to improvisation, from serialism to electronic music.
The concerts of the festival offer a small cross-section, looking at a recent past that is still very much alive with a historical perspective.