Raffaele Calace - Preludio I op. 45 for Mandolin Solo - Sebastiaan de Grebber

Raffaele Calace (1863-1934) was born in Naples, the son of Antonio Calace, a celebrated musical-instrument maker. Besides being an apprentice at his father’s workshop and the successor to the family business, he turned out to be very talented in playing the mandolin and liuto cantibile and became one of the most famous mandolin virtuosi of his time. After his studies at the Music Highschool of Naples, he made it his mission to elevate the mandolin globally to the highest level. Raffaele Calace hoped to achieve this by giving concerts throughout Europe and even further - in Japan, for example where he performed before the Emperor and his family. Besides being a performer he also wrote about 200 compositions for his beloved instrument. Most of these works, either solo or in combination with other instruments, belong to the best and most beautiful music ever written for the mandolin, demanding a highly developed technique and musical understanding of the performer.
This is certainly the case with the 10 Preludes for mandolin solo.
It can be said that in the general mood of these particular works, although every single Prelude has its own spirit and character, a certain melancholy is always present. The initially majestic opening of the Preludio No. I eventually leads into a cantabile section in which the lyricism of the work awakens. After cadenza-like passages the music once more reveals its majestic opening and closes with a grandeur of arpeggios.
This is a live-recording of the concert the Dutch mandolinist Sebastiaan de Grebber gave in Modena-Italy at the eighth 'Protagonista il Mandolino' concert-series in 2018.
(a little reverb has been added later due to compensate the direct miking)
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[@scronx]

You sir are the master mandist of the universe! Bravo!

[@alejandromunoz7405]

Bravo....extraordinario....gracias por permitirme escucharte.

[@tapasroymandolin8010]

What a skill ❤️

[@user-pm4sw9ch5b]

Невероятно!

[@sergioricardoferrazesteves3188]

Bravo!!!

[@jeffhijlkema]

Just brilliant! And listen to that lively scale down at 3:47 … what a master!

[@BulentYazici]

Great !!!

[@davidbraid8429]

well done that man!

[@RSW1950]

BRAVO!

[@OrchestradiMandolini]

Excellent!

[@TomGeeftGitaarles]

Prachtig ! :-)

[@SoyMuyFinn]

Please Tabs pleaseeee

[@donaldwelby2534]

I know this comment was from 2 years ago but if you’re still looking for the tabs I have them along with quite a few other pieces from Calace. If you have a drop box or email I can send them to ya.