Gianotti: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1 Ensemble Labirinto Armonico

• Pietro Gianotti (1700 - 1765): 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1:
• 1Gianotti: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata prima15:28
• 2Gianotti: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata seconda09:00
• 3Gianotti: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata terza12:30
• 4Gianotti: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata quarta16:36
• 5Gianotti: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata quinta13:15
• 6Gianotti: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata sesta10:50
• 7Gianotti: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata settima13:53
• 8Gianotti: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata ottava12:38
• 9Gianotti: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata nona14:32
• 10Gianotti: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata decima13:46
• 11Gianotti: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata undicesima11:10
• 12Gianotti: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata dodicesima09:25
• Total Runtime02:33:03

Info for Gianotti: 12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1

Pietro Giannotti, who in the title page of Op. 1 (entirely written in Italian) is described as native of Lucca, was born in that independent Tuscan city, in an unspecified year between the end of the seventeenth century and the beginning of the eighteenth. We do not have any information about his education or his musical pursuits before his activities in France began, in 1728, when he moved to Paris. From the subsequent year to 1758 we know that he served as a double-bass player at the Académie Royale de Musique. A much-appreciated performance of his as a violinist is documented at the “Concert spirituel” of 28 March 1749; on this occasion he also played some pieces of his own. He remained in Paris until his death, on 19 June 1765. In Paris he published about twenty works, all of instrumental chamber music. In all likelihood, Giannotti also carried out his activities within private circles, in the house of an influential French nobleman, as is demonstrated by his first publication, to which we must now turn our attention: Op. 1 is dedicated to Jean-Charles de Crussol (1675-1739), seventh Duke of Uzès and French peer, scion of an ancient aristocratic family, who was not only a patron but also an “amateur” who practiced music for his own enjoyment. Pierluigi Mencattini, accompanied by the ensemble Labirinto Armonico (already protagonists of the edition of the sonatas by Giovanni Antonio Piani, tc 671690) in this double cd performs the full version of the collection.

Pierluigi Mencattini, violin
Labirinto Armonico

Labirinto Armonico
The early music ensemble Labirinto Armonico, founded by violinist Pierluigi Mencattini, has numerous concerts in Italy and abroad to its credit: Genoa International Chamber Music Festival, 'Seicentonovecento' Early Music Festival, Valle di Susa International Early Music Festival,Trento, Mantua, Rome, Macerata, Midsummer Festival - Tagliacozzo, Víterbo Early Music Review, Turin Organ Festival, Maggio Teatino, Isernia, Lecco- Agimus, Ventimiglia, I Concerti del Teatro Aldobrandi Mazzacorati-Bologna,Villa Manzoni,State Theatre of Rodos - Greece, Munich, Memminger Festival, Brussels, International Festival of Provence, Musica Cortese, International Festival of Ancient Music of Hamburg, Kiel, Wolfsburg, Grenoble, Saint Raphael, Paris, Halpe D'huez . It has also made numerous recordings and world premieres. The members of the ensemble collaborate or have collaborated with prestigious soloists and ensembles from the national and international early music scene: J. Saval, Complesso Strumentale Italiano, Ensemble Alamirè, Complesso Barocco directed by A. Curtis and Nice Baroque Orchestra.

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