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Giuseppe Torelli
Person · male · Republic of Venice · Verona · born 1658 · died 1709 · recording since 1992
Italian violist, violinist, teacher and composer (1658–1709)
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Also known as G. Torelli · Guiseppe Torelli · Torelli · Torelli, Giuseppe (1658-1709) · 朱塞佩·托雷利
Timeline
13 events▣ Album 10◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1
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1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Concerti
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
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Biography
English biography321 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1333689220
Biography
Giuseppe Torelli (22 April 1658 Verona – 8 February 1709) was an Italian violinist, teacher and composer of the middle Baroque era.
Brother of the painter Felice Torelli, he is most remembered for contributing to the development of the concerto, especially the solo concerto, and for his music for string instruments and trumpet.
Life
Torelli was born in Verona. It is not known with whom he studied violin, although it has been speculated that he was a pupil of Leonardo Brugnoli or Bartolomeo Laurenti, but it is certain that he studied composition with Giacomo Antonio Perti. On 27 June 1684, at the age of 26, he became a member of the Accademia Filarmonica as suonatore di violino. He was employed as a viola player at the San Petronio basilica beginning in 1686, where he stayed until 1695 or January 1696, when the orchestra was discontinued because of financial constraints. In 1687 Giuseppe Corsi da Celano played Torelli's music, from Op. 3, in Parma at the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Steccata. By 1698 Torelli was maestro di concerto at the court of Georg Friedrich II, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, where he conducted the orchestra for Le pazzie d'amore e dell'interesse, an idea drammatica composed by the maestro di cappella, and the castrato Francesco Antonio Pistocchi. Torelli left for Vienna in December 1699, returning to Bologna sometime before February 1701, when he is listed as a violinist in the newly re-formed cappella musicale at San Petronio, directed by his former composition teacher Perti.
Giuseppe Torelli died at the age of 50 on 8 February 1709 in Bologna, where his manuscripts are conserved in the San Petronio archives.
Giuseppe's brother, Felice Torelli, was a Bolognese painter of modest reputation, who went on to be a founding member of the Accademia Clementina. The most notable amongst Giuseppe's many pupils was Francesco Manfredini.
Selected recordings
Cantata "Lumi dolenti lumi" on Agitata Delphine Galou, Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone, Alpha. 2017
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 42 | 95.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | -283 | 1.9th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
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Discography (11 release groups · 11 studio albums)
Albums · 11
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:05:30
1Concerto a 4 violini in A minor: I. Largo1:352Concerto a 4 violini in A minor: II. Allegro2:013Concerto a 4 violini in A minor: III. Largo1:194Concerto a 4 violini in A minor: IV. Allegro2:065Concerto in G minor, op. 4 no. 12: I. Adagio3:526Concerto in G minor, op. 4 no. 12: II. Allegro3:077Concerto in G minor, op. 4 no. 12: III. Adagio3:498Concerto in G minor, op. 4 no. 12: IV. Allegro3:059Concerto in A minor, op. 7 no. 11: I. Largo3:5110Concerto in A minor, op. 7 no. 11: II. Fuga: Allegro5:3911Concerto in A minor, op. 7 no. 11: III. Grave0:4212Concerto in A minor, op. 7 no. 11: IV. Allegro - Grave2:5713Concerto in A minor, op. 7 no. 11: V. Presto1:2714Concerto in A minor, op. 7 no. 11: VI. Adagio3:1115Concerto in A minor, op. 7 no. 11: VII. Allegro assai1:4216Concerto in F major, op. 4 no. 12: I. Allegro3:2717Concerto in F major, op. 4 no. 12: II. Largo4:2618Concerto in F major, op. 4 no. 12: III. Allegro4:1819Concerto in D major: I. Maestoso2:5220Concerto in D major: II. Fuga (Allegro moderato)2:2121Concerto in D major: III. (Moderato)3:2022Concerto in D major: IV. Allegro4:231993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 52:39
1Concerto Grosso in D major, op. 8 no. 12: I. Allegro, ma non presto - Adagio - Vivace4:582Concerto Grosso in D major, op. 8 no. 12: II. Largo0:453Concerto Grosso in D major, op. 8 no. 12: III. Allegro, ma non presto3:434Concerto Grosso in E minor, op. 8 no. 9: I. Allegro3:275Concerto Grosso in E minor, op. 8 no. 9: II. Largo3:186Concerto Grosso in E minor, op. 8 no. 9: III. Allegro2:467Concerto Grosso in E minor, op. 8 no. 9: IV. Largo0:508Concerto Grosso in E minor, op. 8 no. 9: V. Allegro3:239Concerto Grosso in A minor, op. 8 no. 2: I. Allegro2:0710Concerto Grosso in A minor, op. 8 no. 2: II. Largo2:5711Concerto Grosso in A minor, op. 8 no. 2: III. Allegro2:1812Concerto Grosso in G minor "in forma di Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale", op. 8 no. 6: I. Grave - Vivace - Adagio3:5613Concerto Grosso in G minor "in forma di Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale", op. 8 no. 6: II. Largo - Adagio2:3814Concerto Grosso in G minor "in forma di Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale", op. 8 no. 6: III. Vivace1:3115Concerto Grosso in E major, op. 8 no. 3: I. Vivace2:1516Concerto Grosso in E major, op. 8 no. 3: II. Largo - Allegro - Adagio2:2317Concerto Grosso in E major, op. 8 no. 3: III. Allegro2:2818Concerto Grosso in C minor, op. 8 no. 8: I. Vivace - Adagio4:1619Concerto Grosso in C minor, op. 8 no. 8: II. Allegro2:402005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 31 tracks · 1:16:53
1Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, op. 8 no. 2: I. Allegro2:042Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, op. 8 no. 2: II. Largo2:483Concerto for Two Violins in A minor, op. 8 no. 2: III. Allegro2:024Concerto for Violin in C minor, op. 8 no. 8: I. Vivace2:225Concerto for Violin in C minor, op. 8 no. 8: II. Adagio1:416Concerto for Violin in C minor, op. 8 no. 8: III. Allegro2:447Sinfonia for Trumpet in D major, G. 8: I. Allegro1:518Sinfonia for Trumpet in D major, G. 8: II. Adagio0:439Sinfonia for Trumpet in D major, G. 8: III. Allegro0:5310Sinfonia for Trumpet in D major, G. 8: IV. Allegro1:4611Concerto for Two Violins in G major, op. 8 no. 5: I. Allegro1:5412Concerto for Two Violins in G major, op. 8 no. 5: II. Adagio2:1513Concerto for Two Violins in G major, op. 8 no. 5: III. Allegro3:2714Concerto for Two Violins in G minor, op. 8 no. 6: I. Grave - Vivace2:4515Concerto for Two Violins in G minor, op. 8 no. 6: II. Largo1:4516Concerto for Two Violins in G minor, op. 8 no. 6: III. Vivace1:3917Concerto for Two Trumpets in D major: I. Allegro2:4018Concerto for Two Trumpets in D major: II. Largo e staccato - Presto - Adagio e spiccato1:3619Concerto for Two Trumpets in D major: III. Allegro1:5520Concerto for Two Violins in B-flat major, op. 8 no. 4: I. Allegro3:0821Concerto for Two Violins in B-flat major, op. 8 no. 4: II. Largo e con affeto - Allegro - Largo3:2422Concerto for Two Violins in B-flat major, op. 8 no. 4: III. Allegro2:4623Concerto Grosso for Violin in F major, op. 8 no. 11: I. [Allegro]3:2324Concerto Grosso for Violin in F major, op. 8 no. 11: II. Largo, e staccato - Allegro - Adagio3:5225Concerto Grosso for Violin in F major, op. 8 no. 11: III. Allegro3:0326Sinfonia for Two Trumpets in D major, G. 23: I. Allegro2:3827Sinfonia for Two Trumpets in D major, G. 23: II. Largo1:5428Sinfonia for Two Trumpets in D major, G. 23: III. [Vivace]2:2329Concerto for Violin in E minor, op. 8 no. 9: I. [Vivace]3:0730Concerto for Violin in E minor, op. 8 no. 9: II. Largo - Allegro - Largo5:1531Concerto for Violin in E minor, op. 8 no. 9: III. [Allegro]3:102005 · studio album
Vespri Concertati della Scuola Bolognese
2008 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 57:22
1Sonata a 4 trombe in Re maggiore: Largo ma andante - Presto - Adagia staccato - Allegro4:352Dixit Dominus a 8 con trombe e violini: Dixit Dominus a 8; Donec ponam per alto, tenore, basso e b.c.; Virgam Virtutis a 8; Tecum principium per alto con violini e b.c.; Juravit Dominus per soprano con tromba e b.c.; Dominus a dextris tuis a 4; Judicabit in nationibus a 8; De torrente per basso e tromba con b.c.; Gloria Patri per due soprani con violini e b.c.; Sicut erat a 824:383Sonata con tromba e violini: Allegro - Largo - Allegro (con violoncello solo) - Presto5:174Laudate a Pueri a 6 con tromba e violini: Laudate Pueri; Suscitans; Qui abitare; Amen16:055Sonata a 7 con trombe in Re maggiore: Grave - Adagio - Allegro6:47The Original Brandenburg Concertos
2009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 43 tracks · 1:03:13
1Concerto no. 1 in G major: Presto – Adagio1:512Concerto no. 1 in G major: Allegro1:133Concerto no. 1 in G major: Adagio1:174Concerto no. 1 in G major: Allegro1:455Concerto no. 2 in E minor: Allegro1:396Concerto no. 2 in E minor: Adagio1:417Concerto no. 2 in E minor: Presto1:148Concerto no. 3 in B minor: Allegro1:439Concerto no. 3 in B minor: Adagio1:1010Concerto no. 3 in B minor: Allegro1:2611Concerto no. 4 in D major: Adagio0:2312Concerto no. 4 in D major: Allegro1:0113Concerto no. 4 in D major: Adagio1:4414Concerto no. 4 in D major: Allegro1:2615Concerto no. 5 in G minor: Presto1:0116Concerto no. 5 in G minor: Presto – Adagio0:4617Concerto no. 5 in G minor: Allegro1:3718Concerto no. 6 in C minor: Allegro2:0419Concerto no. 6 in C minor: Adadio1:3720Concerto no. 6 in C minor: Allegro1:2721Concerto no. 7 in C major: Allegro1:0522Concerto no. 7 in C major: Adagio e staccato1:0823Concerto no. 7 in C major: Allegro1:2424Concerto no. 8 in F major: Adagio0:4725Concerto no. 8 in F major: Allegro1:4026Concerto no. 8 in F major: Adagio1:2127Concerto no. 8 in F major: Allegro1:1828Concerto no. 9 in A minor: Presto1:4029Concerto no. 9 in A minor: Adagio1:0330Concerto no. 9 in A minor: Allegro1:3231Concerto no. 10 in D minor: Adagio2:1232Concerto no. 10 in D minor: Allegro0:4333Concerto no. 10 in D minor: Largo1:2034Concerto no. 10 in D minor: Presto1:3635Concerto no. 11 in B flat major: Allegro1:0536Concerto no. 11 in B flat major: Largo e staccato1:3837Concerto no. 11 in B flat major: Allegro1:3338Concerto no. 12 in A major: Allegro – Adagio1:4739Concerto no. 12 in A major: Largo1:0740Concerto no. 12 in A major: Allegro1:5541Sonata à 4 in A minor, G46: Largo – Allegro2:5742Sonata à 4 in A minor, G46: Grave1:5243Sonata à 4 in A minor, G46: Allegro2:252015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:14:42
1Andante, RV 270a from Violin Concerto "Il riposo per il Santissimo Natale"2:122Aria "Ho nel petto un cor sì forte" from Giustino, RV 7176:173Double Concerto in C major, RV 774: I. Allegro4:544Double Concerto in C major, RV 774: II. Adagio2:575Double Concerto in C major, RV 774: III. Allegro3:526Alma Redemptoris Mater: Alma Redemptoris Mater3:287Alma Redemptoris Mater: Tu quae genuisti3:418Alma Redemptoris Mater: Virgo prius5:229Violin Concerto in E major, RV 266: I. Allegro5:4010Violin Concerto in E major, RV 266: II. Largo2:4011Violin Concerto in E major, RV 266: III. Allegro4:3812Sonata in G major: I. Allegro4:3713Sonata in G major: II. Andante5:0414Sonata in G major: III. Allegro con spirito3:2915Salve Regina in F major, RV 617: Andante2:5816Salve Regina in F major, RV 617: Ad te clamamus. Allegro1:4517Salve Regina in F major, RV 617: Eia ergo. Allegro1:3618Salve Regina in F major, RV 617: Et Jesum benedictum. Andante2:3619Concerto grosso а 4 in G minor, op. 8 no. 6: I. Grave - Vivace2:3520Concerto grosso а 4 in G minor, op. 8 no. 6: II. Largo2:0021Concerto grosso а 4 in G minor, op. 8 no. 6: III. Vivace2:212018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 36 tracks · 2:01:28
Disc 11Concerto grosso en ut majeur, op. 8 nº 1 : I. Vivace2:562Concerto grosso en ut majeur, op. 8 nº 1 : II. Largo - Allegro ma non presto - Adagio4:423Concerto grosso en ut majeur, op. 8 nº 1 : III. Allegro2:434Concerto grosso en la mineur, op. 8 nº 2 : I. Allegro2:295Concerto grosso en la mineur, op. 8 nº 2 : II. Largo4:166Concerto grosso en la mineur, op. 8 nº 2 : III. Allegro2:387Concerto grosso en mi majeur, op. 8 nº 3 : I. Vivace2:228Concerto grosso en mi majeur, op. 8 nº 3 : II. Largo - Allegro - Adagio2:239Concerto grosso en mi majeur, op. 8 nº 3 : III. Allegro2:3810Concerto grosso en si bémol majeur, op. 8 nº 4 : I. Allegro2:5911Concerto grosso en si bémol majeur, op. 8 nº 4 : II. Largo e con affetto - Allegro - Largo3:4112Concerto grosso en si bémol majeur, op. 8 nº 4 : III. Allegro3:1113Concerto grosso en sol majeur, op. 8 nº 5 : I. Allegro2:1914Concerto grosso en sol majeur, op. 8 nº 5 : II. Adagio - Andante - Adagio3:2315Concerto grosso en sol majeur, op. 8 nº 5 : III. Allegro3:5916Concerto grosso en sol mineur "in forma di Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale", op. 8 nº 6 : I. Grave - Vivace3:4117Concerto grosso en sol mineur "in forma di Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale", op. 8 nº 6 : II. Largo2:4218Concerto grosso en sol mineur "in forma di Pastorale per il Santissimo Natale", op. 8 nº 6 : III. Vivace1:54Disc 21Concerto grosso en ré mineur, op. 8 nº 7 : I. Allegro2:252Concerto grosso en ré mineur, op. 8 nº 7 : II. Adagio e con affetto - Allegro - Adagio3:313Concerto grosso en ré mineur, op. 8 nº 7 : III. Allegro3:314Concerto grosso en ut mineur, op. 8 nº 8 : I. Vivace2:035Concerto grosso en ut mineur, op. 8 nº 8 : II. Adagio2:426Concerto grosso en ut mineur, op. 8 nº 8 : III. Allegro2:457Concerto grosso en mi mineur, op. 8 nº 9 : I. Allegro non troppo3:218Concerto grosso en mi mineur, op. 8 nº 9 : II. Largo - Allegro - Largo7:119Concerto grosso en mi mineur, op. 8 nº 9 : III. Tempo giusto4:0610Concerto grosso en la majeur, op. 8 nº 10 : I. Allegro moderato4:1911Concerto grosso en la majeur, op. 8 nº 10 : II. Largo e staccato3:2212Concerto grosso en la majeur, op. 8 nº 10 : III. Allegro3:4513Concerto grosso en fa majeur, op. 8 nº 11 : I. Allegro3:2914Concerto grosso en fa majeur, op. 8 nº 11 : II. Largo e staccato - Allegro - Adagio5:4015Concerto grosso en fa majeur, op. 8 nº 11 : III. Allegro4:0416Concerto grosso en ré majeur, op. 8 nº 12 : I. Allegro ma non presto3:1317Concerto grosso en ré majeur, op. 8 nº 12 : II. Adagio con affetto - Vivace - Largo3:2218Concerto grosso en ré majeur, op. 8 nº 12 : III. Allegro ma non presto3:432023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:18:44
1Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564: Toccata5:442Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564: Adagio5:063Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564: Fugue5:094Trio in G, BWV 1027a3:525Concerto no. 8 in A minor, RV 522 (from J.S. Bach, BWV 593): Allegro4:106Concerto no. 8 in A minor, RV 522 (from J.S. Bach, BWV 593): Adagio3:557Concerto no. 8 in A minor, RV 522 (from J.S. Bach, BWV 593): Allegro4:108Concerto by Mr. Torelli Appropriate to the Organ by J.G. Walther: Allegro – Adagio4:539Concerto by Mr. Torelli Appropriate to the Organ by J.G. Walther: Allegro3:3510Concerto ex G.B for Organ Solo with Obligatory Pedal: Animoso4:4311Concerto ex G.B for Organ Solo with Obligatory Pedal: Adagio2:3012Concerto ex G.B for Organ Solo with Obligatory Pedal: Allegro3:5313Ouverture in Esther Oratory, HWV 50: Andante2:4714Ouverture in Esther Oratory, HWV 50: Allegro2:5815Concerto no. 6 delle stravaganze in D minor from the Manuscript “Anne Dawson’s Book”: Allegro2:4916Concerto no. 6 delle stravaganze in D minor from the Manuscript “Anne Dawson’s Book”: Largo3:1317Concerto no. 6 delle stravaganze in D minor from the Manuscript “Anne Dawson’s Book”: Allegro4:4318Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543: Prelude3:4119Prelude and Fugue in A minor, BWV 543: Fugue6:532023 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:49:19
Disc 11Concerto primo in Do maggiore8:512Concerto secondo in La minore7:163Concerto terzo in Mi maggiore7:554Concerto quarto in Si bemolle maggiore9:265Concerto quinto in Sol maggiore8:136Concerto sesto «Per il Santissimo Natale» in Sol minore8:09Disc 21Concerto settimo in Re minore8:372Concerto ottavo in Do minore6:573Concerto nono in Mi minore13:254Concerto decimo in La maggiore9:225Concerto indicesimo in Fa maggiore11:086Concerto Dodicesimo in Re maggiore10:00Baroque Concertos for Mandolin, Lute & Guitar
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 58:08
1Concerto In C Major For Mandolin, Strings & Continuo, P. 134, F V/1, Allegro3:302Concerto In C Major For Mandolin, Strings & Continuo, P. 134, F V/1, Largo2:563Concerto In C Major For Mandolin, Strings & Continuo, P. 134, F V/1, Allegro3:014Concerto In G Major For Two Mandolins, Strings & Continuo, P. 133, F V/2, Allegro5:045Concerto In G Major For Two Mandolins, Strings & Continuo, P. 133, F V/2, Largo3:046Concerto In G Major For Two Mandolins, Strings & Continuo, P. 133, F V/2, Allegro4:187Concerto in D Major for Lute, Strings & Continuo, F XII/15, Allegro Giusto4:288Concerto in D Major for Lute, Strings & Continuo, F XII/15, Largo2:429Concerto in D Major for Lute, Strings & Continuo, F XII/15, Allegro2:3610Concerto In G Minor For Violin, Lute & Continuo, F Xvi/4, Andante Molto4:3211Concerto In G Minor For Violin, Lute & Continuo, F Xvi/4, Larghetto2:3412Concerto In G Minor For Violin, Lute & Continuo, F Xvi/4, Allegro2:3213Concerto In A Major For Guitar, Violin & Continuo, Allegro2:1014Concerto In A Major For Guitar, Violin & Continuo, Adagio3:2815Concerto In A Major For Guitar, Violin & Continuo, Allegro1:5016Concerto In A Major For Guitar & Orchestra9:23
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| Metric | Value | Percentile |
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| Wikipedia language versions | 42 | 95.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 11 | 82.8th |
| Studio albums | 11 | 91.9th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 13 | 89.7th |
| Recording span (years) | -283 | 1.9th |
| Genres | 6 | 91th |
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