IN STILE ITALIANO
DURATION
+ 1:10
DISTRIBUTION
Instrumentalists
2 violins, cello, harpsichord
In Brescia, in the mid-16th century, the invention of the violin by luthiers such as Amati, Da Salo, and Maggini brought about a true revolution in musical life. With this perfect instrument, instrumental music took on a new dimension: the violin began to sing and move the listener, and like the voice, it soared into displays of virtuosity.
It was primarily in the cities of Northern Italy that a true tradition of virtuosos developed. Musicians such as Carlo Farina in Dresden or Biagio Marini in Brussels became ambassadors of their music in various countries. This program spans the entire 17th century from Mantua to Venice with compositions by Salomone Rossi, Francesco Cavalli and Giovanni Legrenzi; it concludes with the trio sonata that Antonio Vivaldi, like his fellow Roman Corelli, wrote on the famous theme of La Folia. Given that this Italian style had swept across Europe, it is no surprise to find the Flemish composer Nicolas à Kempis or the English composer Henry Purcell employing it as well.
PROGRAM
Sinfonia prima - Salomone ROSSI
Sonata duodecima sopra la Bergamasca
2 violins, basso continuo
Canzona prima a doi, Canto e basso - Bartholomeo di SELMA Y SALAVERDE
Violin, cello & basso continuo
Ballo alla polacca con il suo saltarello - Giovanni PICCHI
harpsichord
Canzona a 3 - Francesco CAVALLI
2 violins, bass viola, basso continuo
Ciaconna - Nicolaus à KEMPIS
2 violins, basso continuo
Sonata in g minor Z. 807 (Chaconne) - Henry PURCELL
2 violins, basso continuo
Sonata la Frangipana - Giovanni LEGRENZI
2 violins, basso continuo
Sonata (Ciacona) op.II/12 - Arcangelo CORELLI
2 violins, basso continuo
Sonata in re minore - Alessandro SCARLATTI
Largo – Allegro – Largo – A tempo giusto
Cello & basso continuo
Concerto in re minore (Adagio) - Benedetto MARCELLO / J.S. BACH
Harpsichord
Sonata la Folia RV 63 - Antonio VIVALDI
2 violins, basso continuo