L'Arte del violino in Italia

L'Arte del violino in Italia tra XVII e XVIII secolo - Vol. I

Ensemble Aurora - Enrico Gatti
Symphonia 90S02

Contents:

1. Merula: Sonata seconda a 2
2. Matteis: Passaggio a solo - Fuga a due corde - Ground
3. Agostino Guerrieri (fl.c.1650): Sonata à 2 detta "La Lucina"
4. Carlo Mannelli (1640-1697): Sinfonia a violino solo
5. Giovanni A. Pandolfi Mealli (d.c.1700): Sonata quarta "La Castella"
6. Uccellini: Sonata II detta "La Luciminia contenta"
7. Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani (1638-c.1692): Sonata prima
8. Angelo Berardi (c.1636-1694): Capriccio per camera
9. Merula: Sonata prima a 2
10. Uccellini: Sinfonia seconda a violino solo
11. Pietro Degli Antoni (1648-1720): Sonata settima
12. Guerrieri: Sonata malinconica à solo
13. Viviani: Sinfonia cantabile

Performers: Enrico Gatti (violin), Hendrike ter Brugge (cello), Mara Galassi (harp), Guido Morini (harpsichord, organ)

Playing time: 76'

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The second volume of the present series:

L'Arte del violino in Italia tra XVII e XVIII secolo - Vol. II

La Scuola Violinistica Emiliana
Ensemble Aurora - Enrico Gatti
Symphonia 91S11

The third volume, devoted to Aldebrando Subissati (1606-1677), and performed by a different ensemble:

L'Arte del violino in Italia tra XVII e XVIII secolo - Vol. III

Subissati: Il Primo Libro delle Sonata di violino (1675)
Ensemble Musica Prattica
Symphonia 96149

A program of similar music mostly from outside Italy:

Eastern European Music of the 17th century

Buonamente / Mielczewski / Jelich / Speer / Jarzebski
In Stil Moderno
Cantus 9611

Another general collection, including some vocal music:

Italian Music of Early Baroque

Musica Antiqua Praha - Pavel Klikar
Supraphon 11 1816

Finally, a classic LP of violin music from the earlier part of this period:

Early Italian Violin Music

Musica Antiqua Köln - Reinhard Goebel
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