{"product_id":"heidi-fardell-robert-valentine-12-sonatas-for-recorder-and-basso-continuo-op-11-compact-discs","title":"Heidi Fardell: Robert Valentine: 12 Sonatas for Recorder and Basso Continuo, Op. 11 - COMPACT DISCS","description":"\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eRobert Valentine: 12 Sonatas for Recorder and Basso Continuo, Op. 11\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eArtist: \u003c\/b\u003eHeidi Fardell\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eLabel: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Hand\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eProduct Type: \u003c\/b\u003eCOMPACT DISCS\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eUPC: \u003c\/b\u003e5060216344201\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eGenre: \u003c\/b\u003eClassical Artists\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eRelease Date: \u003c\/b\u003e2026-10-16\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \u003cb\u003eNumber of Discs: \u003c\/b\u003e2\u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \u003cbr\u003e\n                                         \n                                         \n                                         Printing music was expensive in the 18th century and copying manuscripts was commonplace. The works in this premiere recording are part of a collection of five volumes of recorder music titled Sinfonie dei varij autori bearing the name Paolo Antonio Parensi (1688-1749), who was thought to have been an amateur musician in Lucca, Italy. Several of the works in this collection are by Robert Valentine (c. 1674-1747) but there is little know about his life: he was from Leicester, England, but left for Rome in his early 20's to carve out his career. We don't know what his connection to Parensi was, but this collection is a hugely valuable source of Italian recorder repertoire from the earlier part of the 18th century. Several of his sonatas were also published by Walsh \u0026amp; Hare, but this premiere recording presents his Opus 11 as it appears in Parensi manuscript, as 12 recorder and basso continuo sonatas. Valentine wrote over 60 works for the recorder - his output makes him one of the most prolific composers of recorder repertoire in the early 18th century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Heidi Fardell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43165792993351,"sku":"46486202","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2976\/0132\/files\/4532836-3685451.jpg?v=1788518931","url":"https:\/\/tower.com\/products\/heidi-fardell-robert-valentine-12-sonatas-for-recorder-and-basso-continuo-op-11-compact-discs","provider":"Tower Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}