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- Giovanni Battista Somis - Sonata da camera, Op. 2 No. 1
- Jean-Pierre Guignon - Sonata a violino solo é basso, Op. 1 No. 9
- Jean-Marie Leclair "l'Aîné" - Sonate à violon seul et basse continue, Op. 5 No. 12
Magdalena Sypniewski, violin
Hanna Salzenstein, cello
Cécile Chartrain, harpsichord
Date: 2025
Label: Initiale
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Spring 1731: the violinist Giovanni Battista Somis set off on a long journey from his native Turin to Paris, where he performed with the famous Concert spirituel at the Palais des Tuileries to great acclaim. The Mercure de France reported on the event in glowing terms: ‘The Sieur Sommis, the famous violinist of the King of Sardinia, performed various sonatas and concertos there with the utmost perfection, and was greatly applauded by the numerous audiences that the precision and brilliant execution of this great master attracted.’ Who made up these enthusiastic ‘numerous audiences’? The Mercure does not mention them. But this historical gap at least gives us the opportunity to presume the presence of some of his former pupils, now established in Paris...
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