CARLO TESSARINI (1690-after1766): 6 Violin Sonatas, Op. 14, 6 Sonate da camera e chiesa for 2 Violins and Continuo, Op. 9, 3 Preludii, Divertimenti II anf IV from Il maestro e Discepolo, Op. 2.

Description: Largely made up of three movements, these sonatas are highly distinctive in idiom, full of the brilliance that was to become a feature of the nascent ‘galant’ style in Europe, but with a vein of typically Italian vitality. 2 CDs. Valerio Losito, Paolo Perrone (violins), Carlo Calegari (violone), Diego Leverić (archlute), Federico Del Sordo (harpsichord).