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Golden Strings – Mossi & Montanari: Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo

2/10/2023, 24 Tracks, 1:05:27

Featuring

  • Gabriele Pro
  • Anima & Corpo
  • Antonio Montanari
  • Giovanni Mossi

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Historical Context

Giovanni Mossi and Antonio Montanari shared the patronage of influential figures in Rome, including Cardinal Benedetto Pamphilj and Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Giovanni Mossi and Antonio Montanari, though often classified as pupils of Arcangelo Corelli, are considered important exponents of 18th-century Roman instrumental music.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Gabriele Pro, the violinist and musical director for this album, grew up in Rome in close contact with early music and studied historical violin with Enrico Onofri.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Both Giovanni Mossi and Antonio Montanari played in orchestras directed by Arcangelo Corelli, including a 1708 performance of Handel's oratorio La Resurrezione.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

Antonio Montanari was highly admired by violinist and composer Giuseppe Valentini, who dedicated a madrigal and two sonatas to him, calling him a 'new musical Achilles'.

Source: Booklet

Cultural Impact

The fame of Mossi and Montanari extended beyond Rome, with Mossi's works known and played across Europe thanks to editions by printers Roger and Le Cène.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features world premiere recordings of some of Giovanni Mossi's sonatas from his Op. 5 and Op. 6, as well as Antonio Montanari's Sonata in A Major.

Source: Booklet

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