«Europe's music between XVIIth
and XVIIIth centuries»

Between the end of the XVIIth century and the beginning of the XVIIIth century, instrumental music experienced an unprecedented artistic bloom.Even to the present day, the immense unexplored original repertoire for mandolin represents a period of transition of vital importance. It is a treasure trove which deserves to be rediscovered and enhanced. This programme proposes works by well known and lesser known composers in an attempt to illlustrate the main styles and the most significant expressive forms of the period.

Works by : Valentini, Arrigoni, Boni, Capponi, DaTrento, Venier, Sammartini, Scarlatti, Veracini,...

Performers : 6 musicians, Two mandolins, Baroque mandola, Baroque guitar & theorbo, Viola da gamba, Harpsichord