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His life, shrouded in mystery, offers plenty of room for speculation and fantasy Large parts of Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli's biography lie in unexplored and now probably also unexplorable darkness; he appears in various places, first secured in Innsbruck in 1660, then in Upper and Central Italy, he is preceded by a legendary reputation as a violin virtuoso, he publishes violin works, apparently without worrying about a stringent opus narrative, and it probably comes to a dramatic climax when he kills a fellow musician in a dispute in Messina in 1675 and then flees to France and finally to Madrid. His sonatas are no less fascinating To many they did indeed seem 'baroque', i. e. overloaded and bizarre, but today we recognise in them a fascinating link between the virtuoso Italian and the southern German-Austrian baroque instrumental style, with it's typical harsh contrasts and surprise effects. Daniel Sepec and his colleagues present them with their usual precision. Album Tracks 1. 6 Sonatas Op. 3~Sonata Prima La Stella 2. 6 Sonatas Op. 3~Sonata Seconda La Cesta 3. 6 Sonatas Op. 3~Sonata Terza La Melana 4. 6 Sonatas Op. 3~Sonata Quarta La Castella 5. 6 Sonatas Op. 3~Sonata Quinta La Clemente 6. 6 Sonatas Op. 3~Sonata Sesta La Sabbatina 7. Sonate Cio Balletti~Il Raimono, Capriccetto InchAl Sig. D. Pietro RaimondoInch 8. Sonate Cio Balletti~Il Mauritio, Capriccetto 9. Sonate Cio Balletti~Il Catalano, Capriccetto 10. Sonate Cio Balletti~Il Monforti, Balletto 1. 6 Sonatas Op. 4~Sonata Prima La Bernabea 2. 6 Sonatas Op. 4~Sonata Seconda La Viviana 3. 6 Sonatas Op. 4~Sonata Terza La Monella Romanesca 4. 6 Sonatas Op. 4~Sonata Quarta La Biancuccia 5. 6 Sonatas Op. 4~Sonata Quinta La Stella 6. 6 Sonatas Op. 4~Sonata Sesta La Vinciolina
