Ronco, Claudio & Emanuela Vozza
Jean Pierre Duport: Cello Sonatas
JEAN-PIERRE DUPORT (1741 - 1818) Six Sonates pour violoncelle ou violon et basse, Op. I (Paris, 1766) Sonata III in C Major Sonata IV in D Major Six Sonates pour violoncelle, Op. III (Paris, 1767/70) Sonata I in D Major Sonata III in G minor Six Sonates pour violoncelle et basse, Op. III (Paris, 1773) Sonata I in D Major Sonata III in D minor Six Sonates pour violoncelle, Op. IV (Paris, 1789) Sonata II in E minor Sonata III in C Major CLAUDIO RONCO - EMANUELA VOZZA on period instruments A pupil of the Martin Berteau, founder of the French cello school, and older brother of Jean-Louis, the cellist who is credited with initiating the modern cello school, Jean-Pierre Duport is a figure of great importance on the European musical scene of his time. Exceptional virtuoso, after a successful concert career, he lands in Berlin, where he becomes superintendent of royal music, thus meeting the most important musicians of the time, including Mozart, who composed the famous Prussian Quartets for his cello, and Beethoven, who offered his virtuosity the two Sonatas op.5. This recording brings together two sonatas from each of the four books for cello and bass, which are the entire musical production of his life.