Bonporti - Complete Sonatas for 2 Violins and Basso Continuo
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 96883
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 4
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 12th April 2024
Contents
Works
Sonatas (10) for 2 violins and basso continuo, op.1Trio Sonatas (10), op.2
Trio Sonatas (10), op.4
Trio Sonatas (10), op.6
Artists
Andrea Ferroni (violin)Joseph Hohn (violin)
Labirinti Armonici
Works
Sonatas (10) for 2 violins and basso continuo, op.1Trio Sonatas (10), op.2
Trio Sonatas (10), op.4
Trio Sonatas (10), op.6
Artists
Andrea Ferroni (violin)Joseph Hohn (violin)
Labirinti Armonici
About
Bonporti has by and large been heard only in excerpted, fragmentary form on collections of Italian-Baroque composers, but Labirinti Armonici reveal the true breadth of his creative personality. There are four surviving collections of stylish sonatas for two violins and continuo, published as Opp. 1, 2, 4 and 6. Labirinti Armonici take an imaginative approach to the continuo part, enriching the skeletal figured-bass line with cello, harpsichord and organ in various combinations according to the mood and character of each specific sonata.
Having most likely studied the violin with Arcangelo Corelli, Bonporti shares with this master of Baroque-violin style a graceful approach to melody which prizes cantabile above virtuoso flourishes, though a thorough understanding of Baroque ornamentation is needed to make the melodies rise and fall with the harmonic intensity intended by the composer. Bonporti tends to make bolder harmonic excursions than Corelli, and in itself this is likely to make a more striking appeal to modern ears.
When separately issued, these collections won glowing praise from international reviewers, and this reissue makes an invaluable contribution to the field of Baroque chamber music available at a more accessible price than ever.
‘The overall effect is of a highly professional group at home with the repertoire. So little of Bonporti’s works have been recorded to the highest standards; let us hope this is a start of a revival!’ – Early Music Review
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