Chroma Baroque Ensemble - Bitti:Flute Sonatas - Import CD

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Chroma Baroque Ensemble

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The Italian Baroque composer and violinist Martino Bitti has been forgotten in the fringes of music history until recently, but thanks to the work of British musicologist Michael Talbot (Tallbutt) and others, his works have recently begun to be the subject of detailed research, musical analysis, and cataloging. The recorder sonatas. As one of the musicians of the post-Corelli era, Bitti received his musical training in Venice from Giovanni Battista Vivaldi (Antonio's father), and from 1688 to his later years he served the Grand Duke of Tuscany in Florence as court violinist and other positions. The work on this album, "Sonatas for Flauto" (originally titled "Sonatas for two violins and bass for playing with flauto or violin"), published in London in 1711, is one of the most active and exciting works in Italian music of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. It reflects the latest research on the musicians who worked at the court of Prince Ferdinando, one of the most active and exciting Italian musical families of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Tokyo M-Plus