Slobodan Jovanovic - Clavecin Soleil - The Sun King’s Harpsichordists - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Slobodan Jovanovic was born in 1977 in Pancevo, Serbia. He studied harpsichord and clavichord with Robert Hill and basso continuo with Michael Behringer in Freiburg i. Br. In Karlsruhe he studied fortepiano and chamber music with Kristian Nyquist. He is also trained as a professional organist. Alongside harpsichordists Colin Tilney and Huguette Dreyfus, he attended various master classes as a scholarship holder, as well as this he perfected his basso continuo under Jesper Boje Christensen. His dedicated exploration of the historical repertoire for these instruments and his deep commitments to 20th and 21st century works are documented in numerous concerts and on many recordings. On his newest , he presents a selection of works that he himself composed.

Written around 1740, this collection of Sonatas was likely composed to celebrate the arrival of the illustrious Salvatore Lanzetti, an incredible cello virtuoso, at the official court of Turin. It was at this noble destination that the fifty-year-old Giovanni Battista Somis, forefather of the Piedmontese school of violin that included the most famous interpreters of Italian music, wrote these works and elaborated upon his compositional idea of extreme elegance that differed from the works being composed by his peers. Here, the works are recorded by Ensemble Il Continuo, which consists of Gioele Gusberti, Claudio Frigerio, and Marija Jovanovich, all renowned soloists and chamber musicians in their home countries.

Baldassarre Galuppi - Sonate Per Cembalo [COMPACT DISCS] date 01/01/2010