Veracini: Overtures & Concerti, Vol. 2

Featuring

Federico Guglielmo
L`Arte dell`Arco
Francesco Maria Veracini

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Recording & Production

This album is part of a project by L'Arte dell'Arco and cpo to record all of Veracini's overtures and violin concertos, along with a selection of his most interesting sonatas.

Composer Biography

Veracini's time in Saxony ended dramatically in 1722 when he fractured a leg after throwing himself from a window in a fit of madness.

Composer Biography

Giovanni Maria Casini, the titular organist at the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and a proponent of strict counterpoint, significantly influenced the young Veracini's musical education.

Critical Reception

Charles Burney, a famous 18th-century music historian, described Francesco Maria Veracini as a "capo pazzo" or madman, and others noted his arrogance and eccentricity.

Composer Biography

Veracini's grandfather, Francesco di Niccolò, was an outstanding violinist, and his uncle Antonio was also a respected violinist and composer.

Composer Biography

Francesco Maria Veracini came from a Florentine middle-class family of painters, silk merchants, and pharmacists, though his father was the only male not involved in music.

Historical Context

The 18th century saw the peak importance of the "violinist-composer" figure, with Italian musicians like Francesco Maria Veracini being key "founding fathers" of European violin schools.