{"product_id":"heidi-fardell-robert-valentine-12-sonatas-for-recorder-and-basso-continuo-op-11_aec-fiha201-2","title":"Heidi Fardell - Robert Valentine: 12 Sonatas for Recorder and Basso Continuo, Op. 11","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrinting 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"First Hand","offers":[{"title":"New \/ CD \/ Robert Valentine: 12 Sonatas for Recorder and Basso Continuo, Op. 11 First Hand","offer_id":49230019002676,"sku":"FIHA201.2","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0790\/7436\/1652\/files\/4532836-3685451.jpg?v=1788536936","url":"https:\/\/www.fye.com\/products\/heidi-fardell-robert-valentine-12-sonatas-for-recorder-and-basso-continuo-op-11_aec-fiha201-2","provider":"FYE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}