This album was recorded in the Seminario Maggiore Church in Trento, Italy, from July 8-10, 2021.
Cultural Impact
Bonporti's Op.4 sonatas were so popular that Nicolo Selhoff commissioned a Dutch edition in Amsterdam in 1706, without even informing Bonporti.
Composer Biography
Although living in Trento since 1695, Bonporti maintained friendships from Rome, including with violinist Antonio Maria Montanari, and continued to visit Venice and Bologna.
Composition History
Francesco Antonio Bonporti's Sonatas Op.4, published in Venice in 1703, are an elegant example of fashionable music in Italy and Europe between 1690 and 1710.
Compositional Technique
Bonporti's Op.4 sonatas integrate musical technique and compositional art, allowing players to learn progression, embellishment, basso continuo, and other techniques directly by playing the works.
Interpretation
Labirinti Armonici, the ensemble on this recording, uses original early instruments with gut strings and baroque/classical bows, and studies historical treatises to achieve an authentic performance style.
Historical Context
Bonporti's Op.4 was dedicated to Giovanni Filippo Count of Lamberg, Bishop Prince of Passau, who made Trento a major center for musical exchange between German-speaking countries and Italy.
