Classics have always something to say. Cantica Symphonia Orchestra is exploring a fascinating possibility: Bach’s Concerts BWV 1053[R], BWV 1055[R], BWV 1056[R], BWV 1060[R], realized for harpsichord solo and two harpsichords, in origin could have involved other instruments. With our disc, we want to offer a hypothetical original version with the flute and violin as the key player. Please support our project and spread the new proposal of a classic with "Bach: Concerti in Stile Italiano"!
Bach Project
After 25 years of activity in music from the Early Renaissance to the Baroque Era, Cantica Symphonia exhibits as an orchestra under the label of Cantica Symphonia Orchestra to propose a new version of Bach’s Concerts. “Bach: Concerti in Stile italiano” arises from the desire to exalt the unifying and spiritual power of music, focusing on the community of ancient music lovers. After the long forced break due to the pandemic, we decided to react and invest in a new project; a challenging project, yet a necessary one to go on. We wanted to reconnect musicians and the public and recreate a community of music lovers. That is why we chose to fund the disk with crowdfunding.
Your help will be fundamental to producing the disk and carrying on playing music. Together.
A new hypothesis
We don’t know the instruments that Bach chose for his alleged original version of his Concerts. Yet, stylistic and texture elements led researchers to imagine that they were conceived for the oboe and oboe d’amore. From our decades-long experience in the polyphonic art and the frequent use of violin and flute as solo instruments in Bach’s pieces, we decided to give life to an alternative version of the Concertos. The Concerto for flute (1053R e 1055R), violin (1056R) and a concert for two flutes and violin (1060R) enliven with new timbres and charms.
Concerti in Stile italiano
The boundary between Bach and Italy is strong: the great composer took inspiration from Vivaldi’s and Marcello’s Venetian Concertos, which he arranged and transcribed for harpsichord. Moreover, a famous piece of his for a solo instrument is “Concerto Italiano”.
As Cantica Symphonia Orchestra we followed the Italian musical sensibility to celebrate Bach with a new version of his masterpieces: “Bach: Concerti in Stile Italiano”. The Italian Style refers to cantabile playing too: therefore, we paid particular attention to the phrases, the joints and the breaths.
The instruments
To recreate the nearest version to the hypothetical original one we paid attention to instruments too. Lorenzo Cavasanti played two unusual recorders: flutes in A flat and in B flat, which are perfect for the writing and the texture of these Concertos. The last samples of these instruments are in the museums of France, the United Kingdom and Germany (as in Leipzig, where Bach worked for a long time). The violin employed by Liana Mosca is a Venetian violin circa 1750 (Pietro Guarnieri school).
“Bach: Concerti in Stile Italiano” waits just for you: become a record producer and receive the new version of Bach’s Concerts at your home!
Become a supporter
Expenses are high to produce the disc and the campaign is “All or nothing”: if we don’t collect 2500€ we risk losing all our work. Yet, with your help, we could bring to the market a new version of Bach’s concertos and keep on spreading the love for classical music.
Support the project and receive the reward which we prepared for you! Discs and other rewards will be ready from Spring 2023.
When will be the concert for donors?
Every donation of 75€ or more allows you to access an exclusive concert!
Concert at the Chiesa del Colletto, Pinerolo (Italy): 3rd June 2023
Concert in Genua (Italy): May 2023
*IMPORTANT!
Supporters who will donate 75€ or more and could not join the events in person are invited to write to the email address canticasymphonia@gmail.com: we will try to find another way to thank your generosity.
About us
Cantica Symphonia plays music from the Early Renaissance to the Baroque Era with a repertoire which spans from Dufay to Monteverdi. After 15 recordings today we present our first disc as an orchestra, which benefits from the experience gained in years of study of polyphonic music.
Lorenzo Cavasanti, flutes solo
Liana Mosca, violin solo
Cantica Symphonia Orchestra
Efix Puleo, violin
Alessandro Conrado, violin
Elena Saccomandi, viola
Nicola Brovelli, cello
Federico Bagnasco, violone
Chiara Cattani, harpsichord
Giuseppe Maletto, orchestration
