Il violoncello di Corelli leads us to the origins of the solo cello literature - although one should actually use the term violone. In fact, the cello, as we know it today in it's standard form, had many different sizes before it's current proportions became generally established. Some instruments were larger, and the smaller ones were referred to by the diminutive form of the term violone - hence the word violoncello. And one of these early 'bigger brothers' is the main protagonist of this recording: the instrument played by Alessandro Palmeri was built by Simone Cimapane in Rome in 1685. It is a rare testimony to the original size of the violone. It is furthermore a unique instrument because it was used in ensembles in Rome in which Corelli himself played. Alessandro Palmeri presents a compilation of works from the early solo literature for cello by composers such as Domenico Gabrielli, Giuseppe Pietro Gaetano Boni, Giuseppe Colombi and Giovanni Battista Vitali. The extraordinarily prolific period, both artistically and musically, which prevailed in Emilia Romagna throughout the 17th century, provided the conditions for the creation and development of the cello literature. The works on this recording mark the transition from the epoch of the violone to the epoch of the violoncello. With them, the cello was ultimately freed from the continuo role to which it had previously been limited.

Tracklist:

Toccata (No. 1 From "Partite Sopra Diverse Sonate Per Il Violone, Ca. 1680")
Ruggiero Per La Lettera B (No. 2 From "Partite Sopra Diverse Sonate Per Il Violone, Ca. 1680")
Ricercar 6 In G Major (No. 7 From "Ricercari, Canone E Sonate Per Violoncello, 1689")
Sonata In F Major Per Il Violone Solo Col Basso Per L'organo O Cembalo: I. Presto - Allegro
Sonata In F Major Per Il Violone Solo Col Basso Per L'organo O Cembalo: II. Adagio
Sonata In F Major Per Il Violone Solo Col Basso Per L'organo O Cembalo: III. Aria
Capriccio - Passagalli Per La Lettera E (Nos. 8 And 7 From "Partite Sopra Diverse Sonate Per Il Violone, Ca. 1680")
Ricercar 7 In D Minor (No. 8 From "Ricercari, Canone E Sonate Per Violoncello, 1689")
Cello Sonata In C Major, Op. 1 No. 10: I. Largo
Cello Sonata In C Major, Op. 1 No. 10: II. Allegro
Cello Sonata In C Major, Op. 1 No. 10: III. Largo
Cello Sonata In C Major, Op. 1 No. 10: IV. Allegro
Capriccio Sopra Otto Figure (No. 5 From "Partite Sopra Diverse Sonate Per Il Violone, Ca. 1680")
Ricercar 5 In C Major (No. 5 From "Ricercari, Canone E Sonate Per Violoncello, 1689")
Tromba A Basso Solo
Sonata For Cello And Basso Continuo (No. 1) In G Major: I. Grave - Adagio - Presto (No. 9 From "Ricercari, Canone E Sonate
Sonata For Cello And Basso Continuo (No. 1) In G Major: II. (Allegro) (No. 9 From "Ricercari, Canone E Sonate Per Violoncel
Sonata For Cello And Basso Continuo (No. 1) In G Major: III. Largo (No. 9 From "Ricercari, Canone E Sonate Per Violoncello,
Sonata For Cello And Basso Continuo (No. 1) In G Major: IV. Presto (No. 9 From "Ricercari, Canone E Sonate Per Violoncello,
Canon À Due Violoncelli In D Major (No. 6 From "Ricercari, Canone E Sonate Per Violoncello, 1689")
Chiacona A Basso Solo In F Major

UPC: 5425004840998
Label: Passacaille
Release Date: 4.2.21
Format: CD

Il Violoncello Di Corelli / Various - Il Violoncello Di Corelli (CD)