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Antonio Vitali (March 7, 1663 – May 9, 1745) was an Italian composer and
violinist from Bologna, the eldest son of Giovanni Battista Vitali. He is known
mainly for a chaconne in G minor for violin and continuo, which was published
from a manuscript in the Sächsische Landesbibliothek in Dresden in Die Hoch
Schule des Violinspiels (1867) edited by German violinist Ferdinand David).
That work's wide-ranging modulations into distant keys have raised speculation
that it could not be a genuine baroque work. Vitali studied composition in
Modena with Antonio Maria Pacchioni, and was employed at the Este court
orchestra from 1675 to 1742. He was a teacher, whose pupils included
EvaristoFelicedall'Abaco, Jean Baptiste Senaillé, GirolamoNicolòLaurenti and
Luca Antonio Predieri.
Authentic
works by Vitali include a set of trio sonatas published as his opus numbers 1
and 2 (1693), sonatas da camera (chamber sonatas), and violin sonatas
(including his opus 6) among other works. Among those that have been recorded
include all of the op. 1 (on Naxos 8.570182), three of the violin sonatas (on
the Swiss label Gallo), and some of the sonatas from the opp. 2 and 4 sets
(opus 4, no. 12 on Classica CL 101 from Finland.).
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