Arpeggione - A Forgotten Instrument
Martin Zeller, Giorgio Paronuzzi, Víctor Castillo Luna, Víctor Luna Castillo
There’s a lot to enjoy here. The Arpeggione Sonata itself has a lovely easy tempo, subtle metrical fluidity and a whimsical, shapely lilt. Zeller’s neatly sprightly account is also more boldly...
Arpeggione - A Forgotten Instrument
Martin Zeller, Giorgio Paronuzzi, Víctor Castillo Luna, Víctor Luna Castillo
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There’s a lot to enjoy here. The Arpeggione Sonata itself has a lovely easy tempo, subtle metrical fluidity and a whimsical, shapely lilt. Zeller’s neatly sprightly account is also more boldly...
About
Franz Schubert's Arpeggione Sonata is so famous that many people know the name of the instrument thanks to this work; but very few people are likely to have ever heard it.
Even for the first printing of the sonata in 1871, alternative parts for violin or cello were produced because the arpeggione had fallen into oblivion.
To mark the 200th birthday of the instrument invented in 1823, Martin Zeller, Giorgio Paronuzzi and Victor Castillo Luna have selected works by Schubert, Romberg and Spohr in which the arpeggione plays a leading role.
Contents and tracklist
Work length25:35
This work is only available as an album download.
- Martin Zeller, Giorgio Paronuzzi
I. Allegro moderato
Track length12:42
This track is only available as an album download.
Romberg, B:
Cello Concerto No. 2 in A Major, Op. 3: II. Adagio (Arr. for Arpeggione and Guitar by Vincenz Schuster)
Work length2:31
- Martin Zeller, Víctor Castillo Luna
- Martin Zeller, Víctor Castillo Luna
Schubert:
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. posth. 137 / 1, D.384 (Arr. for Arpeggione by Martin Zeller)
Work length13:54
- Martin Zeller, Giorgio Paronuzzi
Schubert:
Violin Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 137 (Arr. for Arpeggione by Martin Zeller)
Work length15:52
- Martin Zeller, Giorgio Paronuzzi
Schubert:
Violin Sonate No. 3 in G Minor, Op. posth. 137 / 3, D. 408: IV. Allegro moderato
Work length4:35
- Martin Zeller, Giorgio Paronuzzi
- Martin Zeller, Giorgio Paronuzzi, Víctor Luna Castillo
Awards and reviews
October 2024
There’s a lot to enjoy here. The Arpeggione Sonata itself has a lovely easy tempo, subtle metrical fluidity and a whimsical, shapely lilt. Zeller’s neatly sprightly account is also more boldly early-Romantic than day-job cellists often dare when handling this strange instrument.
Pizzicato
Martin Zeller, Giorgio Paronuzzi and Victor Castillo Luna illustrate how this mixture works perfectly once again at the end of their programme - in the serenade from the Swan Song. The arpeggione sings passionately, the guitar supports the folk song character and the fortepiano adds an extra touch of authenticity to the performance.
