Il basso mondo

The first half of the 18th century was a very interesting period both for the viola da gamba and for the violoncello. Corelli’s Twelve Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 undoubtedly constituted the most popular collection of chamber music of the first half of the 18th century. Giovanni Battista Bononcini himself a cellist (among other things), belonged to the first generation of composers to write solo music for cello. Supplementing the programme are two sonatas by composers who had their works for cello published in Paris, where the two instruments in question were truly of key importance to concert life.

Programme:

Arcangelo Corelli
Sonata in C Major Op. 5 No. 3

Francesco Geminiani
Sonata C Major Op. 5 No. 3

Giovanni Maria Bononcini
Sonata in A Minor

Jean-Baptiste Barrière
Trio Sonata in D Major

Artists:

COLLEGIUM 1704

Hana Fleková viola da gamba

Libor Mašek cello

Jan Krejča theorbe

Pablo Kornfeld harpsichord