Fons Music - Sonate E Cantate - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Cornettist William Dongois performs nine sonatas by Giovanni Battista Fontana. Born in Brescia, Fontana was active in Venice, Rome and Padua, where he died in 1630 during a plague epidemic. He was an outstanding violinist, and his only surviving opus with 18 instrumental sonatas is an important testimonial for the emergence of autonomous instrumental music. In addition, three instrumental canzonas for large ensembles are included, as well as an instrumental version of the great motet Exaudi Domine by Giovanni Gabrieli. Album Tracks 1. Canzon II a 6 2. Sonata No. 18 3. Sonata No. 15 4. Sonata No. 11 5. Sonata No. 8 6. Canzon IV 7. Sonata No. 6 8. Sonata No. 10 9. Sonata No. 13 10. Sonata No. 5 11. Sonata No. 16 12. Exaudi Domine 13. Canzon Duodecimi Toni

Carlo Ambrogio Lonati, a flamboyant character from Italy's violin scene, was born in Milan and moved to Rome at age 25, where he became known as the Inchhunchback of the QueenInch Christina of Sweden. His stature predestined him as a singer for roles of gnomes and dwarves in Rome's opera scene. Corelli played for a few years in the orchestra directed by Lonati, it's concertmaster. One can only marvel at the fact that the virtuoso didn't publish his collection of 12 sonatas (with 6 InchSonate da cameraInch and 6 InchSonate da chiesaInch) before the year 1701, possibly motivated by the success of Corelli's own violin sonatas (1701). At his point in time however, Lonati's compositions were already a few years old and had been copied a number of times. Had he published his works at the time of their creation, his success would have been distinctly greater. Lonati's virtuosity comes close to that of H.I.F. Biber. The power of expression in his music is surprising, although he cannot disavow the sunny origins of his Italian soul. After the volume dedicated to the InchSonate da camera,Inch we herewith present the InchSonate da chiesaInch. Album Tracks 1. I. Sostenuto 2. II. Largo 3. III. Sostenuto 4. IV. Largo 5. V. Presto 6. I. Adagio 7. II. Spiritoso 8. III. Sostenuto 9. IV. Presto 10. V. Giga. Vivace 11. I. Largo 12. II. Spiritoso 13. III. Largo 14. IV. Presto 15. V. Giga 16. I. Largo 17. II. Vivace 18. III. Largo 19. IV. Spiritoso 20. V. Allegro 21. I. Largo 22. II. Spiritoso 23. III. Adagio 24. IV. Allegro 25. V. Allegro - Variation

The music of Arcangelo CORELLI (1653-1713) had an explosive impact on all European musical circles. As both composer and violin virtuoso, CORELLI's reputation and fame was immense. In this regard, there is no lack of important sources bearing witness to a genuine enthusiasm for his music, which was welcomed as a revelation, an illumination, a pure and refined distillation of the traditional language of the Baroque sonata and Italian style. It is not difficult to imagine how the compositions of CORELLI would have circulated all over Europe, being performed, listened to, copied, and also transcribed. Among musicians, there was a veritable legion of composers influenced by CORELLI's models. This phenomenon is one of the reasons for the existence of a transcription for bass viola da gamba and continuo of CORELLI's opus 5, originally composed for violin and continuo. The manuscript used for the present recording contains all 12 sonatas and can be found in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. It is of anonymous authorship, most likely originating in the German-speaking world. The transcription was probably made on the basis of a copy of the original edition for violin printed in Rome in 1700, the only autograph edition. Album Tracks 1. Sonate per Viola da Gamba & Basso Continuo Op. 5~Sonata no. 3 Adagio 2. Sonate per Viola da Gamba & Basso Continuo Op. 5~Sonata no. 3 Allegro 3. Sonate per Viola da Gamba & Basso Continuo Op. 5~Sonata no. 3 Adagio 4. Sonate per Viola da Gamba & Basso Continuo Op. 5~Sonata no. 3 Allegro 5. Sonate per Viola da Gamba & Basso Continuo Op. 5~Sonata no. 3 Allegro 6. Sonate per Viola da Gamba & Basso Continuo Op. 5~Sonata no. 10 Preludio. Adagio 7. Sonate per Viola da Gamba & Basso Continuo Op. 5~Sonata no. 10 Allemanda 8. Sonate per Viola da Gamba & Basso Continuo Op. 5~Sonata no. 10 Sarab