Credits:

Guido Baldassarri, Paolo Corsi, Stephanie Wykoff.

Description:

[A Glimpse into Schuberts True Self Through an Instrument That Was Popular in Vienna: The Subtleties of the Arpeggione, as Presented by Gamba Virtuoso Balestracci]Held vertically like a cello and played with a bow, yet featuring guitar-style frets on the fingerboard It is no exaggeration to say that the arpeggionea string instrument that was popular for only a brief period in the early 19th centuryhas secured its place in history thanks to a single masterpiece sonata by Schubert. Very few performers are now familiar with playing it, and even the famous Arpeggione Sonata is often performed on the cello today. However, when heard on the arpeggioneas the composer himself intendedaccompanied by the sound of a period piano, one is truly surprised by the many discoveries to be made. Ideally, one would like to hear it performed by a skilled virtuoso, and a new reco