Uccellini, Marco (?-1680)

La Hortensia virtuosa

Violin sonatas

Lucy van Dael (Violin)
Toyohiko Satoh (Lute)
Jaap ter Linden (Cello)
Bob van Asperen (Organ b.c.)
Bob van Asperen (Harpsichord)

Contents:

Sonata quarta detta “La Hortensia virtuosa” [op. IV]
Sonata seconda detta “La Luciminia contenta” [op. IV]
Sonata overo Toccata quinta detta “La Laura rilucente” [op. IV]
Sonata nona [op. IV]
Sonata quarta [op. V]
Sonata terza [op. V]
Sonata ottava [op. V]
Sonata quinta [op. V]
Sonata decima [op. V]
Sonata prima [op. V]
Sinfonia prima [op. IX]
Sonata prima [op. VII]
Sonata seconda [op. VII]

Playing time: 1:4 (h:m)
Booklet: 28p., French German English
Order Nr. AE 10096
EAN 4026798100964
Product category: CD
Release date: 01/09/2004

Introduction:

Lucy van Dael, one of the most highly regarded Barqoue violinists in the world, and her prominent continuo players present an exciting part of the history of the violin sonata: The sonatas for violin by the 17th-century vituoso Marco Uccellini, who was active in Modena and Parma.

In the 17th century, the exceptional violinist Uccellini exerted a formative influence on the young genre of the violin sonata through his treatment of embellishments, his use of “affetti,” and his development of virtuoso violin techniques. The result is a highly imaginative, indeed "fantastic” music that has an almost improvisational character.

The four musicians, who are all veterans of the illustrious Dutch early music scene, take up the challenge. Lucy van Dael’s Amati violin produces amazing timbres in this repertoire. Different combinations of harpsichord, organ, lute, and cello are to be heard on the continuo part.

The recording made in the famous Doopsgezindekerk, Haarlem, dispensed with spot microphones, as usual with AEOLUS, resulting in a full, vivid sound.