Giovanni Fouchetti (1757-1789): Serenades and Sonatas for Two Mandolins
Giovanni Fouchetti was an Italian composer living and working in Paris. In 1771, he published one of the earliest mandolin methods. The bulk of this book was taken up by a set of six serenades and six sonatas for two mandolins, becoming progressively more advanced. Wikipedia says he was born in 1757 and published his method in 1771 -- that sounds unlikely, as he would have been only 14 years old at the time.
I have recorded several movements from this collection before. These are my recordings of the complete third and fourth sonatas, each consisting of a slow and a fast movement.
Played on two vintage Italian bowlbacks.
1890s Umberto Ceccherini mandolin
1915 Luigi Embergher mandolin
Sonata III
a. Andante grazioso 0:00
b. Allegro 3:00
Sonata IV
a. Andante 0:00
b. Allegro 2:29
Martin
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