Veracini: Sonate da camera, Op. 2 Emsemble Opera Qvinta, Fabrizio Longo, Marc Vanscheeuwijck, Domenico Cerasani, Anna Clemente

• Antonio Veracini (1659 - 1745): Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 2 No. 1:
• 1 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: I. Grave 01:41
• 2 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: II. Vivace 01:55
• 3 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: III. Largo affettuoso 02:09
• 4 Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: IV. Vivace 01:59
• Violin Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 2 No. 2:
• 5 Violin Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 2 No. 2: I. Largo 01:28
• 6 Violin Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 2 No. 2: II. Presto. Alla francese 02:13
• 7 Violin Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 2 No. 2: III. Largo 01:47
• 8 Violin Sonata No. 2 in F Major, Op. 2 No. 2: IV. Vivace 02:07
• Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 3:
• 9 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 3: I. Cantabile 01:33
• 10 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 3: II. Vivace 01:27
• 11 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Largo 01:14
• 12 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 3: IV. Largo 02:16
• 13 Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 3: V. Vivace 01:54
• Violin Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 2 No. 4:
• 14 Violin Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 2 No. 4: I. Grave 01:38
• 15 Violin Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 2 No. 4: II. Presto assai 01:03
• 16 Violin Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 2 No. 4: III. Allegro 01:22
• Violin Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 5:
• 17 Violin Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 5: I. Grave 02:10
• 18 Violin Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 5: II. Vivace 01:07
• 19 Violin Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 5: III. Cantabile 01:15
• 20 Violin Sonata No. 5 in C Major, Op. 2 No. 5: IV. Vivace 02:09
• Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Major, Op. 2 No. 6:
• 21 Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Major, Op. 2 No. 6: I. Largo 01:40
• 22 Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Major, Op. 2 No. 6: II. Presto 02:14
• 23 Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Major, Op. 2 No. 6: III. Largo 01:44
• 24 Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Major, Op. 2 No. 6: IV. Presto 01:05
• Violin Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 2 No. 7:
• 25 Violin Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 2 No. 7: I. Grave affettuoso 02:00
• 26 Violin Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 2 No. 7: II. Vivace 01:43
• 27 Violin Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 2 No. 7: III. Vivace 01:36
• Violin Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 2 No. 8:
• 28 Violin Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 2 No. 8: I. Grave 01:27
• 29 Violin Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 2 No. 8: II. Aria affettuosa 01:47
• 30 Violin Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 2 No. 8: III. Veloce 00:48
• 31 Violin Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 2 No. 8: IV. Largo 01:56
• 32 Violin Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 2 No. 8: V. Affettuoso 01:51
• Violin Sonata No. 9 in G Minor, Op. 2 No. 9:
• 33 Violin Sonata No. 9 in G Minor, Op. 2 No. 9: I. Grave 01:27
• 34 Violin Sonata No. 9 in G Minor, Op. 2 No. 9: II. Vivace 01:32
• 35 Violin Sonata No. 9 in G Minor, Op. 2 No. 9: III. Aria adagio e affettuosa 03:37
• 36 Violin Sonata No. 9 in G Minor, Op. 2 No. 9: IV. Vivace 01:45
• Violin Sonata No. 10 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 10:
• 37 Violin Sonata No. 10 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 10: I. Adagio cantabile 02:10
• 38 Violin Sonata No. 10 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 10: II. Vivace 01:40
• 39 Violin Sonata No. 10 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 10: III. Aria affettuosa 01:09
• 40 Violin Sonata No. 10 in A Major, Op. 2 No. 10: IV. Vivace 01:00
• Total Runtime 01:08:38

Info for Veracini: Sonate da camera, Op. 2

Antonio Veracini (1659 -1733) was born in Florence during the Renaissance, and developed a career as a composer under the Medici patronage. He worked in close contact with the most eminent figures of the court and managed the best music school of the city. This release features the ten violin sonatas Opus 2 composed in 1694, which were officially conceived to provide practice works for beginners but actually require of performers excellent technical skills, and are equally noteworthy for their wealth of inspiration. As often occurred at that time, the sonatas are dedicated to members of the Tuscan élite of the day, which makes them even more evocative. The collection is not only varied in its contents but also substantially well-structured. The sonatas consist of a minimum of three to a maximum of five movements of different character, anticipating, also on account of the way in which the music material is treated, characteristic traits of what would be Corellis successful Opus 5 (1700). The edition of Antonio Veracinis sonatas consists of two scores, one for the violin and one for the harpsichord or the violone.

Ensemble Opera Qvinta
Fabrizio Longo, violin

Fabrizio Longo
graduated in Literature and earned a diploma in violin with honours. He then dedicated himself to studying historic violin, its repertoire and performing challenges in Piacenza and Rome with Enrico Gatti, and at the “Accademia Filarmonica” in Bologna with Luigi Rovighi. He is the author of essays, entries, articles and critical editions of 17th- and 18th-century works for publishers such as Di Nicolò Libri, SMSP, Walhall, Ut Orpheus, Arcana, Dramaturgias, Ambronay’s, ETS, Archivio Storico Messinese and Treccani; he has recorded for SMSP, MTV, Teatro di Messina, Radio Classic, Ambronay’s, Tactus and Israel’s IBA. The winner of international competitions, he plays on original instruments or copies of museum instruments, performing both as a soloist and in ensembles dedicated to music philology. For many years now he has collaborated with the early music laboratory of the Conservatory of Bologna and with the International Museum and Music Library of Bologna. This is his third CD with Anna Clemente.

Domenico Cerasani
graduated in guitar and furthered his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater of Hannover, becoming involved in the performance on original instruments and earning a second level specialization diploma with honours in lute at the “F. Vittadini” Institute of Pavia under the guidance of Massimo Lonardi. He has attended the master classes held by some of the most renowned international musicians, and earned a Master’s diploma in chamber music played on early instruments at the Musikhochschule of Trossingen in the class of Rolf Lislevand, concluding the course with the highest marks. He plays both as a soloist and in ensembles, at important festivals and events in Italy and abroad, and has recorded for La MaggioreGiottomusic, Tactus and Brilliant Classics. Having also graduated in Classical Letters at Rome’s “La Sapienza” University, alongside his artistic activity he also dedicates himself to research, and several of his articles have been published in specialized magazines. He teaches guitar and lute at the Musikschule of St. Gallen.

Marc Vanscheeuwijck
Born in Belgium, Marc Vanscheeuwijck studied musicology, art history, romance philology and pedagogy (1984), earning a PhD in musicology at the University of Gand (1995) and a diploma in cello at the Conservatory of Bruges (1986). Later, he studied baroque cello with Wouter Möller in El Escorial (Spain). After eight years of research on late 17th-century sacred music in Bologna, he published the monograph The Cappella Musicale of San Petronio under Giovanni Paolo Colonna (1674-1695), RomeBrussels, 2003. Since 1995 he has lived in the United States, where he is a full professor and holds the chair of musicology (Renaissance, Baroque and Classical periods, early music performance practice and baroque cello) at the Oregon University. He concertizes throughout Europe, the US and Canada, appearing at the most prestigious early music festivals.

Anna Clemente
obtained her diploma in piano at the age of eighteen, as well as a diploma in harpsichord, furthering her studies at Siena’s Accademia Chigiana with Kenneth Gilbert. She perfected her training under the guidance of Robert Kohnen and Andrew Lawrence King. She is an active performer in Italy and the rest of Europe, appearing at prestigious venues and participating in events, festivals and concert seasons: Estate Fiesolana, Ceresio Estate (Switzerland), Altstadt Herbst (Germany), Arsenale Musica, Theate Musica Antiqua Festival, Accademia Bartolomeo Cristofori, Festival Barocco di San Gimignano, Filarmonica Laudamo (Messina). She has collaborated on a regular basis with ensembles and musicians of renown, among them Andrea Tacchi, Pietro Bosna, Severino Gazzelloni, Howard Arman, Anthony Pay, I solisti del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, L’Homme Armé, Modo Antiquo, Pro Cantione Antiqua and Orchestra da Camera Fiorentina, recording for Florentia Musicae, Tactus, Amadeus, Sonitus and Rai. She teaches harpsichord and historical keyboard instruments at the Conservatory of Florence.

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