Vito Paternoster graduated from the conservatory of S. Cecilia when he
was very young, under A. Baldovino's guidance. He won a competition
for 1st violoncello at the Rai in Rome, and joined the prestigious
ensemble I Musici.
He continues to perform with I Musici today, as well as performing as a soloist in
the most important theatres of the world. Paternoster has been widely recorded, both as a soloist and in
emsembles.
His Sonatas and Partitas for violoncello by Bach, from an 18th century
manuscript, is the world premiere recording of these pieces. His
recording of the six Bach cello suites have been aclaimed by the
international press.
He has directed the Symphony Orchestra of Bari, of Abruzzo, and the
Symphony Orchestra Betica of Siviglia, the "B. Marcello" of Teramo.
With the latter he directed the first modern performance of "Diana
amante di Leo" in Brindisi.
Recently he directed "Il pane dal profano al sacro" (a musical route
about the meaning of bread in the southern culture through the
centuries), a program composed by him, with the Symphony Orchestra of
Bari.
He founded the baroque orchestra "La Lyra di Anphione", which he
directed in Spoleto, where he opened the Lyrical Season '99 of the
Experimental Lyrical Theatre. Critics consider this production ("Dido
and Aeneas" by H. Purcell) as a "delightful performance" and "the
director was not on the platform but into music and singing, all the
same with them" (Q. Principe).
He plays a violoncello manufactured by L. Carcassi (Florence 1792) and
he is a conservatory teacher of violoncello at the conservatory of Bari.
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Bach-Paternoster
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Solo cello works by JS Bach, CPE Bach, Biber and Paternoster
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CD1-Bach Cello Suites
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CD2-Bach Cello Suites
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The Chinese Four Seasons and the Korean Four Seasons
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Concerti and Serenate for cello
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Vito Paternoster plays Haydn & Boccherini
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The Cello and the Revolution, Music for Diderot
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Inzaffirio
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Le 9 sonate per violoncello solo e continuo
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Vito Paternoster Plays Cello - The Music from the Lockdown
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Sergio Azzolini and Vito Paternoster play Mozart and Haydn
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Between old and new
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Pasquale Pericoli - Sei Sonate a Violoncello e basso
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David Popper, 40 Etudes Op 73
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Quadretti di una esposizione - 18 Quadretti musicali per violoncello ed orchestra
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CD1-Bach Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin
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CD2-Bach Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin
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Sinfonie and Sonate del settecento italiano per Violoncello e Basso Continuo
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George Philipp Telemann 12 Fantasie, Sonata
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L'Invenzione del violoncello romantico
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Antonio Vivaldi, The Four Seasons in forma di sonata for cello
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