Composer: Marco Enrico Bossi
Performer: Emmanuele Baldini, Luca Delle Donne
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574515
Release: 2024
Size: 1.03 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Violin Sonata No. 1 in E Minor, Op. 82
01. I. Allegro con energia
02. II. Andante sostenuto con vaghezza
03. III. Allegro focoso
Violin Sonata No. 2 in C Major, Op. 117
04. I. Moderato
05. II. Scherzoso
06. III. Adagio elegiaco
07. IV. Allegro con fuoco
Marco Enrico Bossi gained fame as one of the most influential Italian organ virtuosos of his day, and as a composer who helped lay the foundations for a new tradition of instrumental music in a country dominated by opera. Bossi’s First Violin Sonata has cyclical forms and a density of ideas that put it in line with César Franck’s famous sonata, with melodies as expressive as those of Rachmaninov. The Second Violin Sonata recalls a Classical style that refers more to Beethoven and Brahms while displaying the eloquence of Bossi’s personal idiom. Both of these works reveal a composer whose chamber music stands equal to the most renowned works produced in the late 19th century.