GIOVANNI ZAMBONI (fl. early 18th century)
Sonate d’intavolatura di leuto (1718)

Sonata IX
1 Preludio
2 Alemanda
3 Giga
4 Sarabanda Largo
5 Gavotta Allegro

Sonata VI
6 Alemanda
7 Giga
8 Sarabanda Largo
9 Gavotta

Sonata I
10 Preludio
11 Alemanda
12 Currente
13 Sarabanda Largo
14 Minuet

Sonata III
15 Alemanda
16 Giga
17 Sarabanda Andante
18 Fuga

Sonata IV
19 Alemanda Adagio
20 Current
21 Sarabanda
22 Minuet

Sonata II
23 Alemanda
24 Current
25 Sarabanda Largo
26 Giga

Sonata VII
27 Arpeggio (from Sonata VIII)
28 Alemanda
29 Giga
30 Sarabanda Largo
31 Ceccona (from Sonata XI)

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About this CD

Luciano Contini provides ample evidence of the lute tradition which continued far into the Baroque period with his recording of the Sonate d’intavolatura di leuto by Giovanni Zamboni, which now makes a welcome return to the catalogue as part of Glossa’s Cabinet treasure trove. Even well into the 20th century, the Italian tradition was thought to have ceased around 1650, yet Zamboni’s collection was printed in 1718, and his music calls to mind – for Dinko Fabris in his booklet note – the influence of Corelli and Weiss as much as it does that of Piccinini. Contini – who is an ensemble player with many leading groups – is here a virtuoso soloist on the archlute, an admirable advocate for a style of playing and for a neglected composer.