JEAN-PIERRE DUPORT: CELLO SONATAS

JEAN-PIERRE DUPORT (1741 – 1818)

Six Sonates pour cellos or violon et basses, Op. I (Paris, 1766)

Sonata III in C Major
Sonata IV in D Major

Six Sonates pour cellos, Op. III (Paris, 1767/70)

Sonata I in D Major
Sonata III in G minor

Six Sonates pour cellos et basses, Op. III (Paris, 1773)

Sonata I in D Major
Sonata III in D minor

Six Sonates pour cellos, Op. IV (Paris, 1789)

Sonata II in E minor
Sonata III in C Major

CLAUDIO RONCO – EMANUELA VOZZA

on period instruments

A student of Martin Berteau, founder of the French cello school, and older brother of Jean-Louis, the cellist credited with initiating the modern school, Jean-Pierre Duport was a key figure in the pre-Romantic European musical landscape. An exceptional virtuoso, after a successful concert career, he arrived in Berlin, where he became the royal music superintendent, meeting the greatest musicians of the era, including Mozart, who composed the famous Prussian Quartets for his cello, and Beethoven, who showcased his virtuosity with the two Sonatas, Op. 5. This recording brings together two sonatas from each of the four books for cello and bass, works that represent his entire life's musical output.