This recording uses historical instruments and appropriate performance practice for the complete six Trio Sonatas by Duni, including Minuets and Contradances from the London edition.
Composer Biography
Egidio Romualdo Duni enrolled as a student at the prestigious University of Leiden in the Netherlands on October 22, 1738, indicating a high level of education for the composer.
Composition History
Duni's opera, Demofoonte, staged in London in May 1737, was the last opera sung by the famous castrato Farinelli before his retirement.
Compositional Technique
Duni's Trio Sonatas Op.1 typically feature a three-movement structure of alternating rhythm (allegro-adagio-allegro) and predominantly use major keys.
Performer Biography
The DuniEnsemble, founded in 2003 by Natalia Bonello, Leonardo Massa, and Claudia Di Lorenzo, specializes in Renaissance and Baroque repertoire and focuses on the study and promotion of Egidio Romualdo Duni.
Composer Biography
Egidio Romualdo Duni, born in Matera in 1708, had an international career, debuting with an opera in Rome in 1735 and later moving to London.
Composition History
The two most important instrumental music publications from Duni's time in the Netherlands are the Minuetti and Contridanze (London) and the Sei Sonate a Tre Op.1 (Rotterdam).
