The 1690 Tuscan Stradivari: Violin Sonatas in 18th-Century Italy

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Apart from Fabio Biondi, the other star on this recording is the violin itself, acknowledged to be one of Stradivari’s finest…At first, I felt that it could have been more prominent in the balance,... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 24th May 2019
Catalogue No: GCD923412
Label: Glossa
Length: 61 minutes

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Veracini: Sonata “Accademica” op. 2 no 12: Ciaccona (Allegro ma non presto)

Work length5:38

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Fabio Biondi (violin), Antonio Fantinuoli (cello), Giangiacomo Pinardi (theorbo), Paola Poncet (harpsichord)

IV. Ciaccona. Allegro ma non presto

Track length5:38

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Geminiani, F: Sonata op. 4 no 8

Work length13:41

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Fabio Biondi (violin), Antonio Fantinuoli (cello), Giangiacomo Pinardi (theorbo), Paola Poncet (harpsichord)

I. Largo

Track length1:30

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II. Allegro

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III. Andante

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IV. Allegro

Track length4:05

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Corelli: Sonata op. 5 no 9

Work length11:58

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Fabio Biondi (violin), Antonio Fantinuoli (cello), Giangiacomo Pinardi (theorbo), Paola Poncet (harpsichord)

I. Preludio. Largo

Track length5:11

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II. Giga. Allegro

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III. Adagio

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IV. Tempo di gavotta. Allegro

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Tartini: Sonata op. 1 no 10 “Didone abbandonata”

Work length14:38

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Fabio Biondi (violin), Antonio Fantinuoli (cello), Giangiacomo Pinardi (theorbo), Paola Poncet (harpsichord)

I. Affettuoso

Track length8:48

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II. Presto

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III. Allegro

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Locatelli: Sonata 'Leufsta'

Work length8:45

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Fabio Biondi (violin), Antonio Fantinuoli (cello), Giangiacomo Pinardi (theorbo), Paola Poncet (harpsichord)

I. Adagio

Track length0:24

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II. Allegro

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III. Largo

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IV. Allegro

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Vivaldi: Sonata F.XIII no 16, RV34

Work length7:10

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Fabio Biondi (violin), Antonio Fantinuoli (cello), Giangiacomo Pinardi (theorbo), Paola Poncet (harpsichord)

I. Adagio

Track length1:36

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II. Allegro

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III. Adagio

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IV. Allegro

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In the course of his illustrious career Fabio Biondi has nurtured a remarkable empathy with Italian music from across many centuries but strikingly so with the early Baroque violin sonata repertory, the development of which was dramatically propelled into the future by Arcangelo Corelli with his 'Op. 5' collection. It is this empathy possessed by Biondi which has inspired the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome (from its bowed instrument collection) to make him a loan of the precious 1690 'Tuscan' violin made by Antonio Stradivari, for this Glossa recording. Another skill possessed by Biondi is his deft assemblage of programmes, whether for concert or for CD and this new release of early Eighteenth Century violin works touches on the impact that Corelli's music had on music-making in Dresden, Venice, padua, London and Amsterdam, to name just a few of the destinations affected as the fame of 'Arcangel o Bolognese' fanned out from Rome across Europe. With a continuo team from his Europa Galante ensemble (Antonio Fantinuoli, cello, Giangiacomo Pinardi, theorbo and Paola Poncet, harpsichord), Biondi plays sonatas by Vivaldi, Corelli, Geminiani, Tartini and Locatelli and a 'Ciaccona' by Veracini. Recorded in Rome, on an instrument which was originally made for the Florentine court of Ferdinando de Medici (and which, over time, has survived all manner of vicissitudes on its journey to Rome), Fabio Biondi expertly captures the flavour of the Eighteenth Century violin sonata.

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September 2019

Apart from Fabio Biondi, the other star on this recording is the violin itself, acknowledged to be one of Stradivari’s finest…At first, I felt that it could have been more prominent in the balance, but quickly realised that its sweetness and power are actually well matched by the recording, which allows the lively contribution of the continuo to be heard in detail.

August 2019

Biondi plays on a instrument whose wood came from a tree that perhaps produced the very oxygen that Vivaldi, Corelli, Geminiani, Tartini, Locatelli and Veracini breathed while composing their scores. Biondi captures the freshness and intimacy of this sound world effortlessly…Occasional blemishes in intonation and precision rarely detract from this virtuoso performance.

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