Lonati / Letzbor - Sonate Da Chiesa - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

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