18th Century Sonatas for Cello and Continuo

The six sonatas for cello and basso continuo in this volume all belong to the "Fondo Correr" collections held in the library of the conservatory of music "Benedetto Marcello" in Venice. This valuable collection consists of about thirty printed editions and some 1600 original manuscripts from various sources. The majority of these works is composed by venetian musicians like Antonio Martinelli, who was one of the best known music teachers at the Ospedali Grandi in Venice. The three sonatas edited for this volume are his only compositions for cello accompanied by basso continuo that survive today.