Oliver Webber & Steven Devine - The Art of the Flourish

‘Con Arte e Maestria’: The Art of the Flourish
Virtuoso violin ornamentation from the dawn of the Italian Baroque


The decades around 1600 bore witness to the flourishing of a remarkable musical tradition: the art of diminution, in which simple melodies were given exquisitely virtuosic embellishments by performers, effectively creating new works. In Con Arte e Maestria – The Art of the Flourish, Oliver Webber and Steven Devine showcase the diverse musical personalities on display in these works: the measured brilliance of dalla Casa and Bassano; the exquisite daring of Ricardo Rognoni; the sensuous fluidity of Bovicelli and Caccini; and the fiery virtuosity of Francesco Rognoni - the first of these to write specifically for the violin, exploiting its techniques to the full, with trills, runs, varied articulation, dotted rhythms, leaps, and echoes.

Webber and Devine apply their consummate technical skills and flawless musical instincts to bring this vital performance technique vividly back to life.
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