Filippo Manfredi
Giovanni Filippo Tommaso Manfredi (called Filippino, * 8. March 1731 in Lucca , † 12. July 1777 ibid) was an Italian violinist and composer of the pre-classical period .
Life
Filippo Manfredi came from a family of musicians. Several family members were active in the Cappella di palazzo della Repubblica di Lucca , a renowned orchestra in Lucca. Manfredi's first teachers were Frediano Matteo Lucchesi (1710–1779) and the Tartini student Domenico Ferrari . In 1745 and 1746 he was instructed in Genoa by Pietro Nardini . From 1758 Manfredi was the first violinist in the Capella Palatina from Lucca, and he also gave numerous concerts as a soloist in various cities in northern Italy. After performing together with Nardini, Giuseppe Cambini and the cellist Luigi Boccherini in Milan , Manfredi formed a duo with Boccherini in 1762. Both musicians gave concerts in the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna, traveled to France and appeared in Paris at the Concerts spirituels . Afterwards, through the mediation of the Spanish ambassador in Paris, they had a job in the private orchestra of the Infante of Spain Don Luis de Borbón . From 1772 Manfredi worked again in the Capella Palatina in his hometown, where he stayed until his untimely death.
Manfredi's works are in a sensitive style and laid out in pre-classical sonata forms. The highly developed violin technique shows with sul ponticello and flautando effects , proximity to the playing of Nardinis and Niccolò Paganinis .
Works (selection)
- 6 sonatas for violin and bass op.1, (Paris, 1769)
- 11 sonatas for violin and bass ( sonata lucchesi )
- Duetto notturno for 2 violins (also attributed to Boccherini)
- Piccolo trio for violin, viola and violoncello
- Sonata in E flat major for violin and bass
Web links
literature
- Carlo Bellora: Filippo Manfredi. La biografia e l'opera strumentale; il compagno di viaggio di Luigi Boccherini e le sue peregrinazioni tra Lucca, Genova e la Spagna durante la metà del Settecento . Editorial Zecchini, Varese 2009, ISBN 978-88-87203-79-0 .
- Gabriella Biagi Ravenni: Entry Manfredi Filippo in Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani - Volume 68 (2007)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Carlo Bellora: in The New The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Manfredi, Filippo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Manfredi, Fillipino |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian violinist and composer of the early classical period |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 8, 1731 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lucca |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 12, 1777 |
| Place of death | Lucca |