Uccellini - La Bergamasca - McGegan, The Arcadian Academy

 

Release Date: May 11, 2004 Label: Harmonia Mundi Number of discs: 1 Composer: Marco Uccellini Performer: Nicholas McGegan, Arcadian Academy cd info/ buy

Review:

Marco Uccellini as well as some of his other Italian contemporaries of the early-mid 17th centuries are rarities indeed in terms of performance and even more in terms of recording. Fortunately, the recent revival in obscure composers and compositions has brought to light some magnificent finds such as this one performed by Nicholas McGegan and his group. The pieces here are in the early Baroque Italian style that was not as grandiose as the later traditions of Corelli or Vivaldi but allowed for some innovative developments in the sonatas for violin. Performing with the Baroque violin McGegan plays like a virtuoso and seems to have no obstacles with his instrument, methods, or the composition. Uccellini is pleasant to listen to as he is usually quite lively with typically more complex compositions for his sonatas than most of his other obscure contemporaries. You can't go wrong with McGegan. He doesn't get lost in fine tuning academic technique and emphasizes on performance.

 

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