Sonate Accademiche - An Anthology Eva Saladin, Daniel Rosin, Johannes Keller

• Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768) Sonata XII Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2:
• 1 Veracini: Sonata XII Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2: I. Passagallo 04:17
• 2 Veracini: Sonata XII Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2: II. Capriccio Cromatico 03:09
• Sonata I Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2:
• 3 Veracini: Sonata I Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2: V. Capriccio Secondo 04:10
• Sonata IV Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2:
• 4 Veracini: Sonata IV Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2: III. Largo 03:34
• 5 Veracini: Sonata IV Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2: IV. Menuet 1711 03:40
• Sonata III Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2:
• 6 Veracini: Sonata III Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2: I. Ritornello 04:10
• 7 Veracini: Sonata III Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2: II. Largo, e Nobile 03:41
• 8 Veracini: Sonata III Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2: III. Capriccio Quarto 05:30
• Sonata VIII Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2:
• 9 Veracini: Sonata VIII Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2: I. Allegro 05:34
• 10 Veracini: Sonata VIII Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2: II. Ritornello 04:52
• 11 Veracini: Sonata VIII Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2: III. Giga 03:41
• Sonata XI Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2:
• 12 Veracini: Sonata XI Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2: III. Capriccio 04:15
• Sonata IX Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2:
• 13 Veracini: Sonata IX Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2: II. Scozzese 06:56
• Sonata XII Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2:
• 14 Veracini: Sonata XII Accademiche a Violino Solo e Basso Op. 2: III. Adagio, Ciaccona 07:43
• Total Runtime 01:05:12

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Florentine, born Francesco Maria Veracini (1690-1786), was considered one of the greatest violin virtuosos of his day. Periods of residence in London, Düsseldorf, Venice, and Dresden brought the eccentric musician international fame. Amongst his extensive output, his Sonate Accademiche Op. 2 (London/Florence 1744) for violin and basso continuo are the best known today. The character of the Sonate Accademiche is defined by a peculiar combination of the intellectual, the virtuosic, and the highly expressive. Despite the technically demanding writing for the violin, Veracini’s masterfully idiomatic approach to his own instrument means the virtuosity flows with a natural ease and playfulness. The Sonate Accademiche collection is vast in terms of its length and variety. The sonatas do not adhere to the standard forms of the day, such as the Italian sonata da camera or sonata da chiesa. Veracini himself in his own preface: "... two, or even three movements, chosen at one’s own discretion, are sufficient to form a sonata of appropriate length." Eva Saladin has applied Veracini’s approach to the entire book, which allows her to choose contrasting parts of sonatas and to highlight the most interesting features of the music by combining individual movements into a flowing programme with connecting tonalities and a clear dramaturgy.

Eva Saladin, violin
Daniel Rosin, cello
Johannes Keller, harpsichord

Eva Saladin
studied with Kees Koelmans and Lucy van Dael at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam and with Leila Schayegh at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis in Switzerland. She also devoted intensive study to historical improvisation in the class of Rudolf Lutz. Saladin completed her studies with honours in 2013 and now lives in Basel.

In her freelance work as a soloist and chamber musician with a repertoire that extends from early baroque to early romanticism, Saladin places great importance on historical playing techniques, stylistically appropriate ornamentation, and improvisation. She is also active in the field of contemporary music theatre and performance. Eva Saladin serves as concertmistress with La Cetra Barockorchester Basel, Gli Angeli Genève, and her own Ensemble Odyssee. She also plays with formations including Collegium Vocale Gent, the Baroque Orchestra of the Netherlands Bach Society, the ensemble Profeti della Quinta, and the orchestra Il Gusto Barocco. Saladin was an artist in residence at the 2021 Utrecht Early Music Festival. Further festival appearances have taken her to the MA Festival Bruges, Les Nuits de Septembre, the Festival de Saintes, the Festival de Lanvellec et du Trégor, and the Arolser Barock-Festspiele, Barockfestspiele Sanssouci, Verbier Festival, York Early Music Festival, and Collegium Vocale Crete Senesi. She has recorded numerous CDs for various labels. Her solo album The Di Martinelli Manuscript was released by Glossa in 2021, and her complete recording of the sonatas by Antonio Pandolfi Mealli appeared on Challenge Records in 2023.

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