Fontana: Sonate a violino ed altri strumenti Stradivaria & Daniel Cuiller

• 1 Sonata undecima a due violini col basso 07:36
• 2 Sonata 4 a violino solo e basso 05:19
• 3 Sonata 1 a flauto solo col basso 03:56
• 4 Sonata 5 a violino sol e basso 05:42
• 5 Sonata ottava a due violini col basso 05:52
• 6 Sonata 2 a violino solo e basso 06:40
• 7 Sonata 3 a flauto solo col basso 04:57
• 8 Sonata 6 a violino solo e basso 06:19
• 9 Sonata settima a due violini col basso 04:59
• Total Runtime 51:20

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Giovanni Battista Fontana, born in Brescia around 1571, lived in Venice, Rome and Padua, where he died in the plague epidemic of 1630. His music displays a superb mastery of counterpoint, expressive slow movements, complex ornamentation and elegantly vivacious dance movements. Nicknamed ‘dal Violino’ and described as ‘one of the most singular virtuosos the age has seen,’ Fontana’s compositions are an outstanding example of Baroque instrumental music in its early years. On this release, Daniel Cuiller leads the ensemble Stradivaria in a selection of Fontana’s sonatas.

Stradivaria Ensemble
Daniel Cuiller, conductor, violin

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