The music culture of Naples, Italy, is considered a more viable candidate for being the cradle of the cello than Bologna or Modena.
Performer Biography
Francesco Galligioni, the cellist, is a founding member of the Venice Baroque Orchestra and has performed as first cello in major concert venues worldwide.
Interpretation
Francesco Galligioni, the cellist on this recording, used different continuo instruments for each collection of sonatas to characterize them, including organ, violone, and archlute.
Compositional Technique
Lanzetti's virtuoso cello playing was influential in the 1730s, particularly in the use of the thumb technique for high positions and innovative bowing techniques.
Instruments
Francesco Galligioni plays a cello made by Paolo Antonio Testore in 1740 and a viola da gamba dating back to the early 1700s on this recording.
Composer Biography
Salvatore Lanzetti, born in Naples around 1710, was a highly influential European musician who traveled and performed across Europe for three decades.
Compositional Technique
Neapolitan cellists, including Salvatore Lanzetti, promoted a four-string violoncello played vertically with an overhand bow-grip, which became the European norm.
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