Ecloghe, Op.206 for Guitar, Flute, and English Horn by Tedesco

ByBradford Werner
2025

Giovanni Masi (guitar), Elena Branno (English Horn), and Simone Solimene (flute) perform Ecloghe, Op.206 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco (1895–1968). This comes via the Omni Foundation online series and their Youtube channel. As they mention, “Presented as part of the Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco: Chamber Music Project, this evocative performance features guitarist Giovanni Masi, English hornist Elena Branno, and flutist Simone Solimene. Filmed on location in the stunning Collegiata of San Michele Arcangelo in Solofra (Av), Italy, the piece captures the lyrical and pastoral spirit of Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s late chamber works.”

Beautiful work and wonderful performance with such a well balanced orchestration. Excellent phrasing and musical ideas so nicely developed and presented.

Ecloghe Op. 206 by Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

0:05 – I. Andantino quieto
3:09 – II. Allegro con spirito (Tempo di Saltarello)
5:21 – III. Lento – Elegiaco
10:32 – IV. Allegro vivace, con spirito (Girotondo)

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 97,000 subscribers and 14 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.