Carbonelli: Sonate Da Camera, Nos. 1-6

Cicic, Bojan; The Illyria Consort

In certain respects, Giovanni Stefano Carbonelli does not quite fit the eighteenth-century mould. For a neo-Corellian, he is unusually fond of complexity, both technical and compositional, and also unusually open to other contemporary influences, such as those of Handel and Vivaldi. But th equality of his music speaks for itself - virtuosic and joyously melodic, these six ''chamber sonatas'' had a huge impact on Delphian producer Paul Baxter. Carbonelli's difficulty has ensured that his work is seldom played, but early-music rising star Bojan Cicic makes sure we have no sense of that as he and his Illyria Consort colleagues champion these groundbreaking compositions with exuberant confidence. Bojan Cicic is leader of Floreligium and frequently guest directs the Academy of Ancient Music and European Union Baroque Orchestra. He founded the Illyria Consort to explore rare repertoire of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

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