Chédeville, Nicolas Il Pastor Fido Six Sonatas for Musette, Hurdy gurdy, Flute, Oboe or Violin and Basso continuo attributed to Antonio Vivaldi Editor Sardelli, Federico Maria Language(s) of text German, English It was in 1990 more than 250 years after the publication of Il Pastor Fido that the masterful forgery was exposed: not Antonio Vivaldi but in fact the French composer Nicolas Chédeville (1705 1782) turned out to be the true author of this sonata collection, which was subtly foisted upon the unsuspecting Parisian public in the middle of the 18th Century, at the height of Vivaldi's popularity in France. Vivaldi himself never came to know anything of the misuse of his name and musical intellectual property. Il Pastor Fido offers a Mélange of very simple, movements and gallantries in the French style, as well as some throughout original movements of exceptionally fine music and powerful compositional ideas. Approximately ninety percent of Il Pastor Fido is Chédeville's own work; for the remainder, he adopted and built upon themes (or those which he thought to be) by Vivaldi, all the while demonstrating a thorough understanding of the style that he was striving to imitate. As with all of Chédeville's other works and numerous other collections from the time, the original title mentions a series of instruments, all of which are suitable for performing these sonatas: the musette, hurdy-gurdy, flute, oboe and violin. Whilst the first two, which were popular instruments at the time and corresponded to the Arcadian sensibilities of the Age of Enlightenment, have long since been out of fashion, the flute is particularly well suited today to reflect the pastoral character noted in the title of the collection ( Il Pastor Fido : the Faithful Shepherd) of the music. The Bärenreiter Urtext edition was edited by the reputable Vivaldi scholar and conductor Federico Maria Sardelli. In addition to the musical text of the six sonatas, it contains a detailed preface (German / English), which not only tells the enthralling story of the forgery and reveals the ingredients required for such a composition. It also contains inspiring information on performance practice, whilst presenting a critical report with references to readings and editorial decisions. - Bärenreiter Urtext edition by Federico Maria Sardelli - Preface (German/English) and Critical Report (English) - Inspiring information on historical performance practice
SKU: FZ.5845
ISBN 9790230658454. 22.00 x 31.00 cm inches.
These original publications of Mancini, Telemann, Chedeville and Haendel are in facsimile on Fac-similes et Enseignement collection. Mancini Francesco : XII Solos for a flute or violin with a thorough bass. London, Walsh and Hare, 1727. Sonate XII : Allegro, Largo, Allegro. Telemann Georg Philipp : Der getreue Music-Meister. Hamburg, 1728. Neunzehnte Lection : Cantabile, Allegro, Grave, Vivace. Chedeville Nicolas : Il pastor fido. Sonates pour la musette, viole, flute, hautbois, violon, avec la basse continue. Paris, Bovin, 1737. Sonata VI : Vivace, Allabreve, Largo, Allegro ma non presto. Haendel Georg Friedrich : Sonates pour un traversiere, un violon ou hautbois con basso continuo. Amsterdam, Roger, 1727. Sonata VII : Larghetto, Allegro, Larghetto, Allegro. Collection supervised by the musicologist Jean Saint-Arroman, professor at the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique et de Danse of Paris and at the CEFEDEM Ile de France (Training Centre for Music Teachers). He is the author of the majority of our prefaces and has also been involved in library searches. This facsimile was realized by Susi Mohlmeier and Frederique Thouvenot for recorder. Facsimile of copies from: - British Library of London (England). - National Library of Paris (France). - Bayerische Staatsbibliothek of Munich (Germany). Anne Fuzeau Classique propose period copies of classical music scores.
