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Four centuries in moving images — from the Neapolitan baroque through Raffaele Calace to Russian Romanticism and narrated music.

Raffaele Calace · 1863–1934

The Neapolitan school

Raffaele Calace was both composer and instrument maker. His “Gran Duetto” (op. 71–73) belongs to the virtuoso Romantic repertoire of the mandolin. We play a mandolin and a liuto cantabile from his workshop — including on our CD “Maestro Calace”.

LIVE IN CONCERT

Raffaele Calace · Rondò Scherzoso op. 72

From the "Gran Duetto", 3rd movement — the live counterpart to the studio CD "Maestro Calace". For mandolin and liuto cantabile.

LIUTO CANTABILE · ORIGINAL SCORES

Raffaele Calace · Preludio VIII op. 104

Valerij on the liuto cantabile — with Calace's own first edition on screen. Listen and read along.

18th century

Baroque on original instruments

Eighteenth-century music on original Neapolitan mandolins and a baroque mandolin after a historical model — the very instruments presented on our instruments page.

L'ESPRIT DES CORDES

Jean-Baptiste Loeillet · Trio Sonata in F major

On original 18th-century Neapolitan mandolins — by Januarius Vinaccia and Donatus Filano. With Tina Speckhofer · harpsichord (after Ruckers).

BAROQUE MANDOLIN · PRESBLER

Carlo Arrigoni · Sonata in D major

Elena on the baroque mandolin (Presbler reproduction by Alfred Woll), Tina Speckhofer · harpsichord.

Russian soundscapes

Viola, domra & ensemble

Russian Romanticism and narrated music — from the quartet to a novella set to music.

YARUSS · PROMO

Dances of Light

The YARUSS Quartet with Tatjana Masurenko (viola) — promo for the CD of the same name.

CONCERT RECORDING

Volga Virtuosi

Tatjana Masurenko (viola) with the Volga Virtuosi Quartet.

WORD & MUSIC · PUSHKIN / SVIRIDOV

The Snowstorm

Alexander Pushkin's novella, read by Bodo Krumwiede — film music by Georgy Sviridov in Valerij's arrangement. Elena · soprano domra, Valerij · alto domra, Kirill Kisseljow · piano.

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