Eighteenth century Italy was the birthplace of the modern violin and home to the instrument’s greatest makers, performers and composers of
the day. In this exceptional recital, Fabio Biondi, the dazzling
Italian virtuoso renowned for his interpretations of Italian Baroque
repertoire, celebrates a golden age. His programme features music by six
of the era’s most active and important violinist-composers including
the hugely influential Arcangelo Corelli, Antonio Vivaldi of The Four
Seasons fame, and the man described by later generations as “the
Paganini of his time”, Pietro Locatelli.PROGRAMMECorelliViolin Sonata No 9 in A, Op 5VivaldiSonata in B-flat, RV 34 (from the Manoscritto di Dresda)GeminianiSonata No 8 in D minor, Op 4TartiniSonata No 10 in G minor, Op 1, Didone abbandonataVeraciniCiacconaLocatelliSonata No 12 in D minor, Op 6Further information at: http://bit.ly/1pfNWVL