The Italian Baroque Sonata
About the Event
Experience an exceptional evening of Baroque classics at St. Andrew's Church of Scotland in Rome, featuring the works of Antonio Vivaldi, Alessandro Scarlatti, Benedetto Marcello, and Domenico Scarlatti.
“Il Violoncello da Spalla” (The Shoulder Cello)
Between the late 17th century and the first half of the 18th century, the Shoulder Cello was a popular instrument among violinists, who used it to play the bass line, for accompaniments and also solo obbligato parts. Composers wrote sonatas and concertos for this instrument or that could be played on it, and it was widely used as an obbligato instrument in church or chamber cantata arias.
Cellists/violinists from northern Italy traveled throughout Europe. Caldara, Bononcini and Dall'Abaco left their traces in Catalonia.
Cast / Production
Mirco Roverelli, piano
Alberto Vitolo, cello da spalla
*First ever performances of the Shoulder Cello (cello da spalla) on Italian soil.
