Cazzati: Trio Sonatas

Cazzati: Sonates pour deux violons & continuo, opus XVIII
Ensemble Mensa Sonora - Jean Maillet
Pierre Vérany 797024

Contents:

  1. Sonata No. 8 in A "La Canossa"
  2. Sonata No. 4 in e "La Calcagnina"
  3. Sonata No. 9 in d "La Martinenga"
  4. Sonata No. 2 in g "La Varana"
  5. Sonata No. 10 in D "La Bentivoglia"
  6. Sonata No. 7 in c "La Rossella"
  7. Sonata No. 6 in a "La Giralda"
  8. Sonata No. 12 in C "La Strozza"
  9. Sonata No. 3 in d "La Bulgarina"
  10. Capriccio sopra sedici note (in a)

Performers: Jean Maillet (violin), Joel Cartier (violin), Sylvette Gaillard (cello), Christina Pluhar (theorbo), Yannick Varlet (organ & harpsichord)

Playing time: 56'

Recording date: April 1996

Maurizio Cazzati (1620-1677) is perhaps closest to Corelli in his trio sonata writing, to the point that both men spent time in Bologna. While in some ways a conservative musician, Cazzati's church posts also led him into problems for his innovations and extravagant expenses.

The present selection is taken from Cazzati's Opus 18 (1656) which includes a total of 12 sonatas along with the concluding capriccio. With this collection, the technical elements Corelli needed for his great summations are in place.

A recording devoted to a near-contemporary with a more virtuosic orientation:

Uccellini: Sonate, Correnti e Arie dall'Opera Quarta
Conserto Vago
Agorá Musica 019

A couple of recordings devoted to related & somewhat later composers, also from Bologna:

Vitali: Sonate, Passagalli, Artificii
Quadro Hypothesis
Tactus 632201
Laurenti: Suonate per camera e violino, e violoncello, op. 1
Ensemble Orfei Farnesiani - Maurizio Cadossi
Tactus 641201

A recording devoted to Cazzati's sacred music:

Cazzati: Vespro di Sant'Andrea
Accademia Degli Invaghiti - Francesco Moi
Tactus 610301

Finally, other recordings by the present ensemble:

Gems of the Baroque - From Italy to Bohemia
Ensemble Mensa Sonora - Jean Maillet
Pierre Vérany 730036
Anniversaire Baroque
Ensemble Mensa Sonora - Jean Maillet
Pierre Vérany 730104
Graupner: Overtures
Ensemble Mensa Sonora - Jean Maillet
Pierre Vérany 794114
Vivaldi: Opus 1
12 Sonate per 2 Violini e Continuo (1705)
Ensemble Mensa Sonora - Jean Maillet
Pierre Vérany 798021
Jarzebski: Canzoni e Concerti
Ensemble Mensa Sonora - Jean Maillet
Pierre Vérany 799032
Corelli: Sonate da chiesa, Op. 1
Ensemble Mensa Sonora - Jean Maillet
Pierre Vérany 703031

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Todd M. McComb