The concertos of Francesco Mancini (1672-1737) recorded here all come from a 1725 manuscript collection now in the Biblioteca del Conservatorio di Musica di Napoli…The collection is entitled "Concerti di Flauto, Violino, Violetta e Basso di Diversi Autori". Interestingly enough, in the individual part-books, the pieces are all called "sonatas". This discrepancy of nomenclature reflects the general fluidity of form throughout the Baroque era. The forms of pieces called "concerto", "quartet", "sonata", "canzona", and "fantasia" were not standardized, and the terms were frequently used interchangeably.

—Jennifer Griesbach

Track List

1. Sonata for Recorder, 2 Violins and Basso Continuo no 17 in A minor by Francesco Mancini

2. Sonata No. 10 in B flat major by Francesco Mancini

3. Sonata No. 20 in C minor by Francesco Mancini

4. Concerto for Strings no 2 in G minor by Francesco Durante

5. Sonata for Recorder, 2 Violins and Basso Continuo no 19 in E minor by Francesco Mancini

6. Sonata for Recorder, 2 Violins and Basso Continuo no 6 in D minor by Francesco Mancini

7. Sinfonia No.1 for strings and continuo in A major by Domenico Scarlatti

8. Sonata No. 14 in G minor by Francesco Mancini

Total time: 71:21
Release date: 1999
UPC: 053479320926

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