Bertali - Ciaconna

ANTONIO BERTALI (1605-1669) Ciaconna for a treble instrument and basso continuo Performed by Catham Baroque *Live Recording **Antonio Bertali was an Italian composer and violinist of the Baroque era. He was born in Verona and received early music education there. Probably from 1624, he was employed as court musician in Vienna by Emperor Ferdinand II. In 1649 Bertali succeeded Giovanni Valentini as court Kapellmeister. He died in Vienna in 1669. Bertali’s compositions are in the manner of o