It is safe to say that Giovanni Battista Somis has by now been completely forgotten, this despite the great profoundness of his works, rather highly regarded up to the first years of the 20th c. This edition unearths his second opus, formed of twelve three-part sonatas, each characterized by an initial slow movement followed by two fast ones. These compositions combine the great cantabile quality of the Italian style with a sparkling virtuoso inventiveness. Played and interpreted by violinist Roberto Noferini with the basso continuo realization of Chiara Cattani.
