Summer Festival 2023: Cecilian Ensemble

This programme focuses on a violinist-composer, Carlo Ambrogio Lonati (c.1645-post 1701) who was active in Rome.

A single iconic violinist dominated the scene in late 17th century Rome: Arcangelo Corelli. His fame and centrality were legendary, but did his success drown out the voices of lesser-known musicians? This concert uncovers the violinists and composers who worked in Rome and who spun their careers outward from the Italian capital, out of Corelli’s shadow.

• Asuka Sumi (baroque violin)
• Henrik Persson (baroque cello)
• Masumi Yamamoto (harpsichord)

Programme

Carlo Ambrosio Lonati (c.1645–1710)

• Ciaccona in g major from 12 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo (1701, Milan)
• Sonata in g minor from Sixty Six Solo’s or Sonata’s for a Violin, Bass Viol or Harpsichord (British Library)
• Sonata in d minor from Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena, Mus.F280

Alessandro Stradella (1643–1682)

• Sinfonia in d minor from Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena, Mus.G210

Carlo Mannelli (1640–1697)

• Sinfonia in a minor from Primo Libro di Sinfonie, op 1 (Biblioteca Nazional Universitaria in Torino)

Giovanni Lorenzo Lulier (c.1662–1700)

• Sonata for Violoncello and B.C. (Bodlain Library, Oxford)

Arcangelo Corelli (1653–1713)

• Sonata in A major from Sixty Six Solo’s or Sonata’s for a Violin, Bass Viol or Harpsichord Composed by Several Masters (British Library)

Please note that doors will open from 14.30pm. Book your ticket.

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