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 CELLO 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 CELLO 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

We know nothing about Emanuel Siprutini's birth and education, except that the Italianization of his Hebrew name, Shiprut, would seem to indicate his affiliation with the Italian school of cello playing, highly fashionable at the time. Around 1750, there are records of his concerts in Holland, where he was also active as a wine merchant, and around 1755, he settled in London as a concert pianist and cello teacher. Leopold Mozart met him in 1764 during his trip to England and, impressed by his musical talent, attempted to convince him to convert to Christianity, but was unsuccessful. He left behind seven books of cello sonatas, which the Mozarts certainly owned, as one might suspect from finding traces and fragments of them in Wolfgang Amadeus's most famous works.

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 a 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.