Giovanni Bononcini, the composer, was the eldest and most renowned son of Giovanni Maria, a prominent figure in the Modenese musical school of the late 17th century.
Instruments
The harpsichord used in this recording is a copy of a 1681 instrument by Giovanni Battista Giusti, built by Roberto Mattiazzo in 2013.
Composer Biography
Bononcini was appointed director of the King's Theatre and composer at the Royal Academy of Music in London, which was directed by Georg Friedrich Händel.
Composer Biography
Giovanni Bononcini was the first Italian composer to achieve significant success in London's theatrical scene, with his opera 'Il trionfo di Camilla' running for over sixty performances.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Contemporaries praised Giovanni Bononcini's dramatic and vocal chamber music for its simple and refined expressive intensity.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Bononcini himself stated that his goal was to "further the feeling of that divine poetry by means of the expression of the harmonious melodies."
Composer Biography
Bononcini was a child prodigy, publishing three collections of works by 1685 and becoming a member of the Accademia Filarmonica of Bologna the following year.
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