Porpora: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-12

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Giovanni Guglielmo
Pietro Bosna
Andrea Coen
Nicola Antonio Porpora

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Porpora intended these sonatas to reconcile different European musical tastes, blending ancient and modern, Italian and French styles.

Composer Biography

Nicolò Porpora, born in Naples in 1686, was the son of a bookseller and made his operatic debut in his hometown in 1708.

Composer Biography

Porpora competed with Handel in London until 1736, staging some of his most important operas there, including Arianna a Nasso.

Compositional Technique

The first six sonatas are in a severe, archaic style, following the Church sonata form with four movements, always featuring an elaborate fugue as the second movement.

Composer Biography

Porpora was a renowned singing teacher, training famous singers like Farinelli, Caffarelli, and Regina Mingotti at the Naples Conservatory of Sant'Onofrio.