Sonate A Violino, E Basso, O C

ROGNONI FREZZATO MARINI CANTALUPI

Carlo Zuccari 'Zuccari took pleasure in showing the great skill he possed in mastering his instrument, making it yield the most uneven chromatic tones, he would face all the difficulties in order to triumph with applause' Jacopo Antonio Arrighi (1704-1780), Cremona cathedral choirmaster. Carlo Zuccari was born in Casalmaggiore, a prosperous small town in the province of Cremona on 10 November 1704 to Domenico and Maddalena Gazzi. He began studying the violin at a very early age, with an amateur from Casalmaggiore, the priest Gaetano Guadagni who discolvered in him an excellent talent. He therefore went to study in Parma with Veronesi, in Guastalla with Rizzi and also in Bologna, but it was only in Cremona that he found a truly great artistic point of reference: the violinist-composer Gasparo Visconti (1683-1731). The latter a noble and rich man, took such a liking to Zuccari that he allowed him to stay in his house and treated him like a son. This release showcases six of his violin sonatas, performed expertly by Andrea Rognoni.

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