Paisiello Piano Concertos Francesco Nicolosi

Francesco Nicolosi, Campania Chamber Orchestra, Luigi Piovano - Giovanni Paisiello: Piano Concertos Nos. 1, 3 and 5 (2009) Music

Posted by Designol at July 26, 2022

With more than eighty operas to his credit, Paisiello rivaled Mozart for success in this competitive field, though his eight keyboard concertos fell short of Mozart’s output in numerical terms. They are, however, unfailingly delightful works whose charm and deftly balanced interplay between the solo instrument and orchestra are characteristic of Paisiello’s appealing style. Although the First Concerto was conceived for harpsichord and the Third and Fifth for fortepiano, each retains its transparent beauty when performed, as here, on a modern piano. The Second and Fourth Concertos are available on Naxos 8.557031.

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Francesco Nicolosi, Gennaro Cappabianca - Giovanni Paisiello: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4 (2004) Music

Posted by ArlegZ at Nov. 11, 2023

Giovanni Paisiello stands head and shoulders above the other Italian composers of his generation. A pupil of the Neapolitan School, he had a supreme gift for melody, allied with a highly individual style and idiom that foreshadow Haydn and Beethoven. Paisiello’s eight keyboard concertos, written to commission for the nobility, clearly show that he must have been an excellent pianist and harpsichordist. In contrast with the classical poise and restraint of the Second Concerto, the Fourth Concerto is an extraordinary piece, with an opening Allegro comparable to Haydn’s Sturm und Drang works, and a solemn slow movement that can only be likened to the young Beethoven.

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