Bossi: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 Emmanuele Baldini & Luca Delle Donne

• Marco Enrico Bossi (1861 - 1925): Violin Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 82:
• 1 Bossi: Violin Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 82: I. Allegro con energia 09:40
• 2 Bossi: Violin Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 82: II. Andante sostenuto con vaghezza 07:31
• 3 Bossi: Violin Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 82: III. Allegro focoso 09:12
• Violin Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 117:
• 4 Bossi: Violin Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 117: I. Moderato 09:25
• 5 Bossi: Violin Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 117: II. Scherzoso 06:47
• 6 Bossi: Violin Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 117: III. Adagio elegiaco 07:08
• 7 Bossi: Violin Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 117: IV. Allegro con fuoco 10:26
• Total Runtime 01:00:09

Info for Bossi: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2

Marco Enrico Bossi erlangte Berühmtheit als einer der einflussreichsten italienischen Orgelvirtuosen seiner Zeit und als Komponist, der dazu beitrug, den Grundstein für eine neue Tradition der Instrumentalmusik in einem von der Oper dominierten Land zu legen. Bossis erste Violinsonate hat zyklische Formen und eine Ideendichte, die sie in eine Reihe mit der berühmten Sonate von César Franck stellt, mit Melodien, die so ausdrucksstark sind wie die von Rachmaninow. Die zweite Violinsonate erinnert an einen klassischen Stil, der sich mehr auf Beethoven und Brahms bezieht und gleichzeitig die Eloquenz von Bossis persönlichem Idiom zeigt. Beide Werke offenbaren einen Komponisten, dessen Kammermusik den berühmtesten Werken des späten 19. Jahrhunderts in nichts nachsteht.

Emmanuele Baldini, Violine
Luca Delle Donne, Klavier

Emmanuele Baldini
was born in Trieste, Italy. After studies in his hometown, he furthered his violin training in Geneva, Salzburg and Berlin, studying conducting with Isaac Karabtchevsky and Frank Shipway. Baldini is a prize-winning violinist who has performed in all the major European concert halls, in addition to those in Latin America and Brazil.

Following a highly successful career as a violinist, Baldini has embarked on new musical ventures as a conductor. He founded the Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo (Osesp) Quartet, and has collaborated with internationally renowned artists such as Maria João Pires, Jean-Philippe Collard and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet. Baldini has been concertmaster of the Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, the Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano and the Orchestra del Teatro ‘Giuseppe Verdi’ di Trieste, and since 2005 has been concertmaster of the Osesp. He has also acted as guest concertmaster of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galícia. Between 2017 and 2020 he was music director of Valdivia Chamber Orchestra in Chile and from 2022 he is principal conductor of the Symphonic Orchestra of Tatui’s Conservatory in Brazil. In October, 2023 Emmanuele Baldini was appointed music director of the new Ñuble Symphonic Orchestra in Chile.

Luca Delle Donne
began piano studies at the age of six. He obtained his Diploma at the Giuseppe Tartini State Conservatory of Trieste with full marks, honours and a special mention under the guidance of Lorenzo Baldini, and his Master’s degree in piano interpretation with Gabriele Vianello. He has also participated in masterclasses with acclaimed artists such as Philippe Entremont, Claudius Tanski, Franco Scala and the legendary Trio di Trieste.

Delle Donne has performed throughout Europe and America, and has undertaken several tours across China and Japan. He has given solo recitals, worked with chamber ensembles alongside renowned musicians, and with orchestras.

Alongside his work teaching and giving masterclasses in Italy he has been invited to sit on the juries of numerous international competitions, and is the co-founder of Festival Internazionale ‘Primavera Beethoveniana’.

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