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The Bologna School
All the great cities of Northern Italy prided themselves on the vitality of their cultural life, and in the 17th and 18th centuries, rivalry between them was intense. In Bologna, the Cathedral of San Petronio was the centre of musical activity that led eventually to the emergence of the concerto.
Today: its origins in the rise of the Sonata da chiesa.
Cazzati Sonata (La Bianchina) DON SMITHERS (trumpet) and ENSEMBLE
Corelli Trio-Sonata in B flat, Op 1 No 5 (mono)
MUSICORUM ARCADIA. ENSEMBLE
G. B. Vilali Sonata da chiesa in E minor, Op 2 No 3 (mono) BASIL LAM ENSEMBLE
Manfirdini Sinfonia da chiesa, Op 2 No 2 (mono)
BOLOGNA INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE conducted by TITO GOTTI Torelli Sonata a 5 No 1
DON SMITHERS (trumpet), I MUSICI Corelli Trio-Sonata in c, Op 1 No 7 (mono): MUSICORUM ARCADIA ENSEMBLE: records

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Conducted By:
Tito Gotti
Source: Radio Times

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