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Vitali: Sonate a due violini, Op. 9 / Italico Splendore
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Vitali: Sonate a due violini, Op. 9 / Italico Splendore

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Composer
VITALI, GIOBVANNI BATTISTA
Artist
Italico Splendore
Format
CD
Label
Tactus
Released
Jul 03, 2020
Catalog #
TC632207
UPC
8007194107210

About

The city of Modena, under the rule of the Este family, was the capital of the Dukedom of Modena e Reggio. Thanks to Duke Francesco ii’s fondness for the violin, music became an essential element in the most important events at the Este court, such as receptions, weddings and official visits of foreign sovereigns. These were the occasions in which the Duke displayed all his magnificence. Modena stands out for the abundance of its collection of musical documents in the Biblioteca Estense: the library is a real mine, largely unexplored so far. This consideration gave rise to the idea of making this beautiful, extraordinarily modern music available to those who are “pursuing” culture and art. So our goal is to promote a rediscovery of the enormous heritage preserved in the Biblioteca Estense, by carrying out a meticulous study of the sources of the works of the composers who were active at the Este Court in Modena, transcribing them into modern notation and critical editions, and producing monographic recordings of them. The first step consisted in the study and recording of the instrumental works of Giovanni Battista Vitali. The twelve sonatas op. 9 from 1684, for two violins and basso continuo, typically meant to be performed in a church, unfortunately have not survived in print, but only in manuscript form. Moreover the manuscript is not very well preserved, and in some points the paper has been irreparably damaged by time, so some passages are illegible. We have carried out a painstaking work of checking and reconstructing – only where we considered it indispensable – and in some points, even if the result is not particularly harmonious or formally correct, we have chosen to accept what history has handed down to us: loose scores, sometimes not devoid of certain mistakes that typically occur in versions that have not yet been printed by some publisher.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 Sonata da chiesa in D Major, Op. 9, No. 11 04:45
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sonata da chiesa in D Major, Op. 9, No. 11
    Duration
    04:45
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Italico Splendore
  2. 2 Sonata da chiesa in A Minor, Op. 9, No. 10 05:59
    Track
    2
    Title
    Sonata da chiesa in A Minor, Op. 9, No. 10
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Italico Splendore
  3. 3 Sonata da chiesa in E Minor, Op. 9, No. 5 07:41
    Track
    3
    Title
    Sonata da chiesa in E Minor, Op. 9, No. 5
    Duration
    07:41
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Italico Splendore
  4. 4 Sonata da chiesa in D Major, Op. 9, No. 7 04:42
    Track
    4
    Title
    Sonata da chiesa in D Major, Op. 9, No. 7
    Duration
    04:42
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Italico Splendore
  5. 5 Sonata da chiesa in G Minor, Op. 9, No. 6 05:01
    Track
    5
    Title
    Sonata da chiesa in G Minor, Op. 9, No. 6
    Duration
    05:01
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Italico Splendore
  6. 6 Sonata da chiesa in D Major, Op. 9, No. 1 06:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    Sonata da chiesa in D Major, Op. 9, No. 1
    Duration
    06:16
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Italico Splendore
  7. 7 Sonata da chiesa in C Major, Op. 9, No. 4 06:45
    Track
    7
    Title
    Sonata da chiesa in C Major, Op. 9, No. 4
    Duration
    06:45
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Italico Splendore
  8. 8 Sonata da chiesa in C Minor, Op. 9, No. 2 06:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    Sonata da chiesa in C Minor, Op. 9, No. 2
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Italico Splendore
  9. 9 Sonata da chiesa in C Major, Op. 9, No. 12 07:40
    Track
    9
    Title
    Sonata da chiesa in C Major, Op. 9, No. 12
    Duration
    07:40
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Italico Splendore
  10. 10 Sonata da chiesa in F Major, Op. 9, No. 9 05:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    Sonata da chiesa in F Major, Op. 9, No. 9
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Italico Splendore
  11. 11 Sonata da chiesa in B-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 3 07:37
    Track
    11
    Title
    Sonata da chiesa in B-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 3
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Italico Splendore
  12. 12 Sonata da chiesa in B-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 8 07:31
    Track
    12
    Title
    Sonata da chiesa in B-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 8
    Duration
    07:31
    Composer
    Giovanni Battista Vitali
    Ensemble
    Italico Splendore