E. SIPRUTINI: CELLO SONATAS, OP. III & Op. V

E. SIPRUTINI: CELLO SONATAS, OP. III & Op. V (LDV 14094)

EMANUEL SIPRUTINI (Emmanuel Shiprut)

(Netherlands 1730 – London 1790)

SIX SOLOS FOR a VIOLONCELLO WITH BASS Op. III (London, 1764)

Sonata I in D minor
Sonata II in F Major
Sonata III in G Major
Sonata IV in A minor
Sonata V in D Major
Sonata VI in C Major

SIX SOLOS FOR a VIOLONCELLO WITH BASS Op. V (London, about 1765)

Sonata I in C Major
Sonata II in A Major
Sonata III in G Major
Sonata IV in D Major
Sonata V in F Major
Sonata VI in G Major

CLAUDIO RONCO – EMANUELA VOZZA
On original instruments

2 CD

Della nascita e degli studi di Emanuel Siprutini non sappiamo nulla, se non che l’italianizzazione del suo nome ebraico, Shiprut, parrebbe indicare la sua appartenenza alla scuola violoncellistica italiana, di gran moda all’epoca. Intorno al 1750 si hanno notizie di suoi concerti in Olanda, dove era attivo anche come commerciante di vino, e verso il 1755 si stabilì a Londra come concertista e insegnante di violoncello. Leopold Mozart lo incontrò nel 1764 durante il suo viaggio in Inghilterra e, colpito dal suo talento musicale, tentò di convincerlo a convertirsi al cristianesimo, ma senza riuscirci. Lasciò sette libri di sonate per il violoncello che certamente i Mozart possedettero, come vien da pensare ritrovandone tracce e frammenti nelle più note opere di Wolfgang Amadeus.

ENGLISH VERSION

Of the birth and studies of Emanuel Siprutini we know nothing, except that the Italianization of his Hebrew name, Shiprut, would seem to indicate, if anything, the belonging to an italian school and style, if only for con-venience (Italian cellists were the most appreciated). Around 1750 there are records of his concerts in Holland, where he was also active as a wine merchant, and few years later he settled in London as a concert performer and cello teacher. Leopold Mozart met him in 1764 while visiting England, and struck by his talent tried to convince him to convert to Christianity. Emanuel refused and remained serenely Jewish, cellist and wine trader. He left seven books of sonatas for the cello, which the Mozarts certainly possessed, as is to be believed, finding traces and shreds of ideas in the works of Wolfgang.