Special offer. Paganini: His Music, His Instruments
Giulio Plotino (violin), Clemens Hagen (cello), Matteo Mela (guitar)
Clemens Hagen’s magnificent Stradivari, which can be heard in a glowing performance of the Terzetto. The recoding quality is as mellow, yet focused, as the playing itself.
Special offer. Paganini: His Music, His Instruments
Giulio Plotino (violin), Clemens Hagen (cello), Matteo Mela (guitar)
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Clemens Hagen’s magnificent Stradivari, which can be heard in a glowing performance of the Terzetto. The recoding quality is as mellow, yet focused, as the playing itself.
About
This exceptional recording was made using three original instruments that belonged to Paganini himself: the powerful 1743 Guarneri del Gesù violin; a six-string guitar by Ory, Paris, dated 1797; and a magnificent 1736 Stradivari cello, property of the Nippon Music Foundation and entrusted to Clemens Hagen, cellist of the Hagen Quartet. The three instruments are played together for the first time on this release.
It was Giulio Plotino who conceived this project and took upon himself the difficult task of reuniting the three instruments. Indeed, this unique recording would not have been possible without him.
A short history of each instrument is provided in the accompanying notes.
Contents and tracklist
- Giulio Plotino (violin), Clemens Hagen (cello), Matteo Mela (guitar)
- Recorded: 7-9 April 2017
- Recording Venue: Palazzo Tursi, Genoa, Italy
- Giulio Plotino (violin)
- Matteo Mela (guitar)
- Giulio Plotino (violin), Matteo Mela (guitar)
- Recorded: 7-9 April 2017
- Recording Venue: Palazzo Tursi, Genoa, Italy
- Giulio Plotino (violin), Matteo Mela (guitar)
Awards and reviews
September 2018
Clemens Hagen’s magnificent Stradivari, which can be heard in a glowing performance of the Terzetto. The recoding quality is as mellow, yet focused, as the playing itself.
