Sergio Vartolo

Sergio Vartolo studied music (organ and harpsichord) at the Conservatorio of Bologna and graduated at the University of the same city. Since 1970 he has performed throughout Europe as harpsichordist, organist, conductor, stage director and singer. His recordings have been awarded the following prizes:

• Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (Frescobaldi toccatas)
• Choc du Monde de la Musique (Frescobaldi capriccios)
• Diapason d'Or (Luzzaschi madrigals)

He currently teaches harpsichord at the Conservatorio of Venice.

What the critics are saying...

Discography

ORGAN AND HARPSICHORD

• Johann Sebastian Bach:

Variazioni Goldberg

Tactus CD listing: TC 680290 (2 CDs)

 

• Girolamo Cavazzoni: Complete Works for organ and harpsichord

Intavolatura Libro I

Tactus CD listing: TC 540301 (1 CD)

Intabolatura Libro II

Tactus CD listing: TC 510390 (1 CD)

 

• Girolamo Frescobaldi: Complete Works for organ and harpsichord

Toccate Libro I

Preis der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik

Tactus CD listing: TC 580680 (3 CDs)

Tactus LP listing: TV 58060780

Toccate Libro II

Tactus CD listing: TC 580681 (3 CDs)

Fiori Musicali

Tactus CD listing: TC 580690 (2CDs)

Capricci

Choc du Monde de la Musique

Tactus CD listing: TC 630390 (2 CDs)

in preparation for NAXOS

Fantasie

Ricercari e Canzoni alla Francese

• Domenico Scarlatti: Complete Works for organ and harpsichord (in collaboration with Emilia Fadini and Ottavio Dantone)

• Domenico Zipoli: Complete Works for organ and harpsichord

Sonate d'Intavolatura per cembalo

Tactus CD listing: TC 682602 (1 CD)

Sonate d'Intavolatura per organo

Tactus CD listing: TC 682601 (1 CD)

 

• Italian Organ Music of XVI, XVII Century

A la recherche de la fugue perdue

Music by: Marcantonio Cavazzoni, Claudio Merulo, Andrea e Giovanni Gabrieli, Giovanni Maria Trabaci, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Giovanni Paolo Colonna, Bernardo Pasquini

K 617 CD listing: M 7 865 K617039 (1 CD)

Awarded a score of 9 (out of 10) by the French magazine Répertoire

Future NAXOS release:

• Giovanni Maria Trabaci: Complete Works for organ and harpsichord in 7 CD

OPERAS

La Rappresentazione d'Anima e Corpo (Rome 1600) - Sergio Vartolo, conductor

Naxos CD listing: 8.554096-97F (2 CDs)

 

• Claudio Monteverdi:

Orfeo - Sergio Vartolo, conductor

Naxos CD listing: 8.554094-5 (2 CDs)

ORATORIOS

• Giovanni Paolo Colonna:

Assalonne - Sergio Vartolo, conductor

Festival de la Chaise-Dieu CD listing 29/94 (1 & 2)

 

• Giacomo Antonio Perti:

Gesù al Sepolcro (Oratorio della Passione) - Sergio Vartolo, conductor

Tactus CD listing: TC 661601 (1 CD)

• Giovanni Paolo Colonna:

Salmi da Vespro - Sergio Vartolo, conductor

Tactus CD listing: TC 630390 (2 CDs)

 

• Andrea Rota:

Missa Resurrectio Christi - Sergio Vartolo, conductor

Tactus CD listing: TC 551801 (1 CD)

Vespri Concertati - Sergio Vartolo, conductor

Tactus CD listing: TC 650001 (1 CD)

 

• Giacomo Antonio Perti:

Messa a 8 voci e orchestra - Sergio Vartolo, conductor

Bongiovanni CD listing: GB 2039-2 (1 CD)

• Luzzasco Luzzaschi:

Concerto delle Dame di Ferrara; Integrale dei Madrigali a 1, 2 e 3 soprani

Prix Diapason d'Or

Harmonia Mundi France CD listing: HMA 1901136 (1 CD)

 

• Claudio Monteverdi:

Scherzi Musicali - Complete

Naxos CD listing: 8.553317

Canzonette a 3 voci - Complete

Naxos CD listing: 8.553316

Il Ballo delle Ingrate e il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda

Naxos CD listing: 8.553322

In preparation for Naxos

Integrale of Libro VII e Libro VIII di Madrigali

 

• Claudio Monteverdi, Luigi Rossi and others:

Lamenti Barocchi vol. I

Naxos CD listing: 8.553318 (1 CD)

Lamenti Barocchi vol 2

Naxos CD listing: 8.5553319 (1 CD)

Lamenti Barocchi vol 3

Naxos CD listing: 8.553320 (1 CD)

 

• Giacomo Antonio Perti :

Cantate Morali e Spirituali (Opera I Bologna Monti 1688 Complete)

Bongiovanni CD listing: GB 5061/62-2

 

• Orazio Vecchi:

Amfiparnaso

Naxos CD listing: 8.553312

 

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SACRED VOCAL MUSIC

• Giacomo Antonio Perti

Liturgy for Good Friday

Naxos CD listing: 8.5553321

 

• Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina :

10 Messe Mantovane (5 CDs)

Bongiovanni CD listing:

vol 1: GB 5544/45-2 (2 CDs)
vol 2: 5556/57-2 (2 CDs)
vol 3: 5558-2 (1 CD)

Masses and Motets

Naxos CD listing: 8.553314

 

Future NAXOS release:

2 CDs of Masses and Motets

 

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INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC

 

• Giuseppe Torelli:

Integrale delle Sinfonie e Sonate a 1, 2, 4 trombe e orchestra - Sergio Vartolo, conductor

Naxos CD listing: GB 5523/34/25-2 (3 CDs)

 

Other performances directed by Sergio Vartolo:

• La Nanesca; La Selva Di Varia Ricreazione
• Vincenzo Amato: Le Chemin de la Croix
• Music for the Feast of the Basilica of S. Petronio

As singer (countertenor):

• Asinaria festa
  • Conductor: René Clemencic; Harmonia Mundi France
    
• Orfeo di Sartorio
  • Conductor: René Clemencic; Fonit Cetra
• Ciconia
  • Conductor: René Clemencic; Harmonia Mundi France

As continuo player:

• La Buona figliuola di Niccola Piccinni
  • Conductor: Gelmetti; Fonit Cetra

As stage director:

• Antonio Vivaldi: Olimpiade (Lisbon, Linz, Frankfurt, Madeira)
• Pietro Andrea Ziani: Assalonne punito (Ossiach)
• Leopoldo I : Il Lutto dell' Universo (Bonn)
• Domenico Scarlatti: Narciso (Lisbon, Madrid)
• Sousa Carvalho : Testoride Argonauta
• Antonio Caldara : Il trionfo della religione e dell' amore (Wienerfestwochen Wien)

Contact Information:

Sergio Vartolo
via Sottoriva 20 (ex via Osan di sopra 1)
37022 Fumane-Verona
Italia

Telephone : 00 39 45 683 92 05
Fax : 00 39 45 680 12 15
Email : svarto@tin.it

Last update: May 31, 2000

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