We may wonder whether the violin was a northern Italian invention, for the instrument was also to be heard in the great cities of southern Italy at an early stage, from the beginning of the 17th century onwards. Certain southern Italian composers had clearly understood that the instrument was unequalled in it's ability to express emotion allied to virtuosity, including Montalbano in Palermo, Pandolfi in Messina, Falconieri and Trabaci in Naples, and Leoni in Rome. They wasted no time in channeling the freedom and expressivity of the violin into rare, fascinating and original works, some of them recorded here for the first time.

Tracklist:

Fantasia Echa Para El Muy Reverendo Padre Falla
Sinfonia Marescotti A Due Violini
Sinfonia Sghemma A Violino Solo
Sinfonia Bargellini A Due Violini
La Suave Melodia
La Preciosa
Su Gallarda
Sinfonia Geloso A Violino Solo
Toccata Seconda E Ligature Per Arpa
Canzona Francesa A 4 « Per Concerto Di Violini »
Il Falvetti, Capriccetto Quarto À 3
Il Mauritio. Capriccetto À Violino Solo
Canzona A 3
Sonata No. 30, Terzo Tono
Passacaglio 'il Marquetta' A Due Violini: Arietta Adagissimo - Brando
Balletto, Per Clavicembalo
Sonata Nona Secondo Tono
Sinfonia Fiumicello A Due Violini
Capriccetto Il Catalano
Ballo A Tre
Toccata Seconda
Il Raimondo, Capriccetto À Violino Solo

UPC: 5425004840592
Label: Passacaille
Release Date: 1.3.20
Format: CD

Il Sud / Various - Il Sud (CD)