Fourth Sundays Livestream:
Italian Virtuosi II: The Influence of Arcangelo Corelli
NEW DATE – Sunday May 1, 2022, 4pm Pacific/7pm Eastern
Come join us to pick up where we left off in Italian Virtuosi Part I, and meet some of Arcangelo Corelli’s contemporaries and students as they each leave their mark on the virtuosic Italian violin sonata!
In Rome in 1700, violin superstar Arcangelo Corelli published his op. 5 collection of violin sonatas, that would change the genre forever. His sonatas combined technical mastery of the violin with captivating melodies, fugues and dances. Within a few years, his sonatas had disseminated throughout Europe, and completely redefined the genre of the sonata. In addition, his sonatas pushed the technique of all violinists to include double stops, arpeggiated chords, and improvisation.
Corelli’s generation of violinists quickly followed suit, by studying and playing his sonatas, and several of them started writing sonatas in the same model. Violinists such as Giuseppe Tartini and Francisco Maria Veracini spent years practicing and improving their technique to match and (arguably) surpass Corelli’s virtuosity. Several others, such as Giovanni Battista Somis, took the opportunity to study directly with Corelli.
This program continues to explore the works of Corelli and his contemporaries in Italy, as in a single generation they developed the techniques of the virtuoso era of the early 18th century.
Sunday, May 1st at 4pm PST/7pm EST, join us on YouTube for our livestream concert.
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Program:
Arcangelo Corelli: Violin Sonata in D Major, op. 5 no. 1
Francisco Maria Veracini: Violin Sonata in A Minor, op. 1 no. 2
Giovanni Battista Somis: Violin Sonata in D Major, op. 1 no. 12
Giuseppe Tartini: Violin Sonata in D Major, op. 2 no. 1
The Program is available! Available as a full booklet or 1-page PDF:
Sunday, November 29, 2020
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This concert picks up where we left off in April, with Italian Virtuosi, Part I.
In Rome in 1700, violin superstar Arcangelo Corelli published his op. 5 collection of violin sonatas, that would change the genre forever. His sonatas combined technical mastery of the violin with captivating melodies, fugues and dances. Within a few years, his sonatas had disseminated throughout Europe, and completely redefined the genre of the sonata. In addition, his sonatas pushed the expectations of all violinists.
Corelli’s generation of violinists quickly followed suit, by studying and playing his sonatas, and several of them started writing sonatas in the same model. Violinists such as Giuseppe Tartini and Francisco Maria Veracini spent a couple of years practicing and improving their technique to match and (arguably) surpass Corelli’s virtuosity. Several others, such as Giovanni Battista Somis, took the opportunity to study directly with Corelli.
This program continues to explore the works of Corelli and his contemporaries in Italy, as in a single generation they developed the techniques of the virtuoso era of the early 18th century.
Program:
Arcangelo Corelli: Violin Sonata in D Major, op. 5 no. 1
Francisco Maria Veracini: Violin Sonata in A Minor, op. 1 no. 2
Giovanni Battista Somis: Violin Sonata in D Major, op. 1 no. 12
Giuseppe Tartini: Violin Sonata in D Major, op. 2 no. 1
Here’s the program! Available as a full booklet or 1-page PDF:
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