Arcangelo Corelli, an Italian composer
His works included 48 trio sonatas, 12 violin and continuo sonatas and 12 Concerti grossi.
Corelli exercised a large influence on the development of violin technique, both as a solo and as an orchestral instrument.
He also helped establish the form of the concerto grosso (that is, concertos for a concertino group of two violins and cello and a ripieno group of 2 violins, cello and continuo).
Corelli's musical works exhibit beautiful flowing melody and by mannerly treatments of the accompanying parts, freed from the strict rules of counterpoint.
Arcangelo Corelli - La Folia (Played by George Enesco)
George Enesco plays Corelli Sonata
Enesco is perhaps the most underrated violinist in all of history (probably because he was more famous as a teacher). When my teacher first heard this recording he became obssessed and made every one of his students listen to Enesco 5 times a day. Good advice :)
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Chastity
"Corelli's excellence consists in the chastity of his composition."
John Gregory, 1766
Arcangelo Corelli: "New Orpheus of Our Times" (Oxford Monographs on Music)
Arcangelo Corelli: "New Orpheus of Our Times" (Oxford Monographs on Music)
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The first full-length study for forty years, Arcangelo Corelli offers a much needed reassessment of the seminal composer's life and works. His current historical perspective is still largely conditioned by the opinions of Burney and Hawkins in the late 18th century who saw him as the consolidator of past trends rather than an instigator--a view fully endorsed in the two biographies of the present century. Neither of these writers was truly in a position to make such judgements if only because neither was aware of the contributions of the Roman School to which Corelli emphatically affirmed his allegiance. Extensive archival research over recent years now dispels much of the anecdote and hearsay accumulated over the centuries and makes possible a more balanced evaluation of Corelli's true status in the development of the prime instrumental genres, accounting for his phenomenal success both during his lifetime and in the creation of musical canon in the decades after his death.
"[A] substantial contribution to our knowledge of an important and oddly neglected composer."--Journal of the American Musicological Society
Corelli Music on CD

400 Years Since Arcangelo Corelli's Birth!
Concerto Grosso, Opus 6, No. 8 - Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso, Opus 6 No. 8 by Arcangelo Corelli
Concerto Grosso, Opus 6 No. 8 by Arcangelo Corelli performed by Seraphina I.Vivace - Grave; II. Allegro; III. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio; IV. Vivace; V. Allegro Caeli Smith and Sabrina Tabby, violins; Madeline Smith, viola, Genevieve Tabby, cello Ethical Society Building, Philadelphia April 22, 2007
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