Giuseppe Branzoli: Metodo Teorico/Pratico per Mandolino Romano o Napoletano (1st Ed. 1875, Revised 1882)
ESERCIZIO 57: Andante mosso - 0.00
ESERCIZIO 64 - Allegro moderato - 1:37
ESERCIZIO 67 - Adagio - 3:11
ESERCIZIO 72 - Moderato - 5:03
ESERCIZIO 77 - Andante mosso - 6:10
ESERCIZIO 83 - Allegro brilliante (Venetian Song) - 7:48
These are six duets for two mandolins, published as etudes in Branzoli's pioneering method for mandolin, which formed the basis for Italian mandolin teaching for decades to come. Five of these etudes are in both the first edition (1875) and the revised and expanded second edition (1882) -- No. 72 was added for the second edition (and is also in Marilynn Mair's book). I have previously recorded and uploaded a further etude (No. 39), also in Mair's book:
https://youtu.be/HAhbOJJvEr4
The German translation of the second edition is at IMSLP:
http://imslp.org/wiki/Theoretisch_Pr...i%2C_Giuseppe)
The English translation of the first edition is at:
http://allthingsguitartom.com/s/Bran...dolin_1892.pdf
The two editions differ slightly in the dynamic markings, which I have somewhat freely interpreted for my recordings -- neither edition quite makes sense as written. As the text is not very clear as to the extent to which these pieces are intended for tremolo, I have made my own assessment based on what I found to be more musically pleasing.
These etudes are fairly simple, but very lyrical -- this is the foundation of the romantic Italian mandolin style which blossomed at the end of the 19th century and early 20th century.
Played on two vintage Italian bowlback mandolins, one Roman and one Neapolitan:
Mandolin 1 (right channel): 1890s Umberto Ceccherini
Mandolin 2 (left channel): 1915 Luigi Embergher
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