Pandolfi Mealli: Sonate à violino solo (Opera terza)

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Gunar Letzbor
Ars Antiqua Austria
Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli

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Composer Biography

Pandolfi was forced to flee Messina in 1675 after killing the castrato Giovannino Marquett in the cathedral, seizing the singer's sword and striking him.

Historical Context

Innsbruck, where Pandolfi worked, was described in the mid-17th century as the 'flagship of wonders' and 'paradise of Italy, of Europe, of the world' due to its amenities and musical entertainment.

Composer Biography

Pandolfi changed his name to Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli, possibly due to taking holy orders or for inheritance reasons, when he reappeared in Innsbruck in 1660.

Compositional Technique

The absence of multiple-stopping passages in Pandolfi's known works may be due to the limitations of the movable type printing technique used at the time.

Composer Biography

Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli, born Domenico Pandolfi, moved to Venice as a child after his father's death to live with his castrato half-brother, who was in the Ducal Chapel of San Marco.

Composition History

Pandolfi's Op. III and IV are the first collections published in Innsbruck to consist entirely of sonatas for solo violin, indicating the instrument's growing popularity.