Short bio Antonio Bertali
Full biography Antonio Bertali
Antonio Bertali was an influential Italian composer and violin virtuoso born in Verona in 1605. He enjoyed a successful career as a composer, and is particularly notable for his contributions to both sacred and secular music. Bertali was a prominent figure in Vienna, where he served as a violinist and composer at the Habsburg court. He was appointed Kapellmeister in 1649, succeeding his compatriot Giovanni Valentini.
Bertali composed a large number of instrumental works, including sonatas for violin and other instruments. His music is characterized by its intricate melodies and use of counterpoint, and he was influential in the development of the baroque style. Although Bertali was highly esteemed in his own time, his reputation has declined somewhat in modern times, and he is not as well-known as some of his contemporaries.
Despite his relative obscurity today, Bertali remains an important figure in the history of classical music. His compositions are admired for their technical virtuosity and harmonic sophistication, and his influence can be felt in the work of many later composers. For those interested in exploring Bertali's music further, there are several recordings available that showcase his works, including sonatas, chamber music, and operas.
Compositions featuring Antonio Bertali
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonata à 3, for 2 violins, viola da gamba & continuo (No. 11 from "Prothimia suavissima...", Book 2) (attrib.) | 8:31 min | Chamber Music | 1672 |
| 2 | Sonata No. 10, for 2 violins, viola da gamba & continuo (from the Prothimia suavissima, 1672) | 6:06 min | Chamber Music | 1672 |
| 3 | Sonata No. 9 (from the Prothimia suavissima, 1672), 2 violins, viola da gamba & continuo | 4:15 min | Chamber Music | 1672 |
| 4 | Sonata for chamber ensemble (No. 2 from "Prothimia suavissima...", Book 1) | 3:08 min | Chamber Music | 1672 |
| 5 | Sonata à 5, for 5 flutes & organ (Kromeriz, Library of the Archbishop's Castle, A475, IV, 7) | 2:50 min | Chamber Music | 1644 |
| 6 | La Maddalena, oratorio | 36:47 min | Vocal Music | 1617 |
| 7 | Sonata à 4, for 2 violins, viola da gamba & bassoon in D minor | 10:17 min | Chamber Music | 16?? |
| 8 | Sonata à 3, for 2 violins, bassoon & continuo in G major | 3:24 min | Chamber Music | 16?? |
| 9 | Sonata à 3 for 2 violins & trombone | 7:12 min | Chamber Music | 16?? |
| 10 | Sonata à 6 in G minor (CZ-KRa-A 515) | 3:36 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 11 | Sonata à 7 | 4:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 12 | Sonata à 6 in D minor (D-W Cod. Guelf. 34.7 Aug. 2-100) | 4:49 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 13 | Sonata à 6 in D minor (CZ-KRa-A 561; D-W Cod. Guelf. 34-7 Aug. 2-98) | 3:32 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 14 | Sonata à 6 in D minor (CZ-KRa-A 515) | 2:32 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 15 | Sonata à 6 | 5:49 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 16 | Sonata à 5, for 2 violins, 2 violas, viola da gamba & continuo in D minor (Partiturbuch Ludwig, No. 98) | 4:38 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 17 | Sonata à 5, for 2 cornetti or violins, 3 trombones or violas da gamba & continuo No. 6 (Düben Collection) | 2:34 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 18 | Sonata à 5 in G minor (D-W Cod. Guelf. 34.7 Aug. 2-90) | 2:46 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 19 | Sonata à 5 in F major (Tausend Gülden), for 2 violins, 3 violas & continuo | 8:49 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 20 | Sonata à 5 in D minor (Tausend Gülden), for 2 violins, 3 violas & continuo | 8:34 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 21 | Sonata à 5 | 3:46 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 22 | Sonata à 4, No. 2 | 6:42 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 23 | Sonata à 14, "S. Placidi" | 4:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 24 | Venite gentes, accurite populi, for 6 voices & ensemble | 5:20 min | Choral | - |
| 25 | Veni, Sancte Spiritus à 12, sequentia for 7 voices & ensemble | 5:11 min | Choral | - |
| 26 | Spiritus Domini replevit orbem terrarum, introit for Pentecost | 5:01 min | Choral | - |
| 27 | Sonatella No. 3 for 2 violins, 3 viols & continuo | 2:38 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 28 | Sonatella No. 2 for 2 violins, 3 viols & continuo | 2:02 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 29 | Sonatella No. 1 for 2 violins, 3 viols & continuo | 2:12 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 30 | Sonata(s) | Chamber Music | - | |
| 31 | Sonata à 15, "S. Leopoldi" | 3:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 32 | Sonata à 6, for 2 violins, 2 cornetti, 2 trombones & continuo No. 2 | 2:47 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 33 | Sonata à 13 | 4:00 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 34 | Sonata à 9 due cori | 4:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 35 | Sonata à 8,for 2 violins, viol consort & continuo in C major | 4:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 36 | Sonata à 8 in G major (D-brd-KI-ms. mus. 98) | 4:01 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 37 | Sonata à 8 in A minor (CZ-Kra-A 549; D-W Cod. Guelf. 34.7 Aug. 2-107) | 5:43 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 38 | Sonata à 8 due cori | 3:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 39 | Sonata à 3, for 2 violins, trombone (or bassoon) & continuo | 6:19 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 40 | Sonata à 6, for 2 violins, 3 violas & continuo in E minor | 5:21 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 41 | Sonata à 2 | 7:09 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 42 | Ciaconna for violin & continuo in C major | 7:42 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 43 | Lamento della Regina d'Inghilterra | 15:16 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 44 | Missa Resurrectionis, for 8 voices, choir, organ & orchestra | Choral | - | |
| 45 | Missa Sancti Spiritus, for 8 voices, ensemble & organ | 5:18 min | Choral | - |
| 46 | Omnes sancti angeli, for voice & continuo | 5:02 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 47 | Prothimia Suavissima, Parte Seconda (attributed) | 68:16 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 48 | Sarabande grave, for lute (attributed) | 3:30 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 49 | Sonata da chiesa 17 | 3:13 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 50 | Sonata for 2 violins, bassoon & continuo No. 4 | 3:41 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 51 | Sonata for 2 violins, viola da gamba & continuo No. 2 | 7:14 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 52 | Sonata for 2 violins, viola da gamba & continuo No. 3 | 7:11 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 53 | Sonata in A minor | 2:54 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 54 | Sonata No 1 | 3:12 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 55 | Sonata No. 4 | 1:48 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 56 | Sonata No. 6 (from the Prothimia suavissima, 1672), for 2 violins, viola da gamba & continuo | 3:50 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 57 | Sonata à 4 (12) | 5:31 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 58 | Sonata à 2 in A minor | 7:43 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 59 | Sonata à 2 in D minor (D-W Cod. Guelf. 34.7 Aug. 2-51) | 3:20 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 60 | Sonata à 2 in G major (D-W Cod. Guelf. 34.7 Aug. 2-38) | 8:24 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 61 | Sonata à 2, for violin, viola da gamba & continuo in D minor | 7:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 62 | Sonata à 3 (1) | 6:30 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 63 | Sonata à 3 (2) | 3:29 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 64 | Sonata à 3 (3) | 7:12 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 65 | Sonata à 3 (10) | 3:37 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 66 | Sonata à 3 in A minor | 3:28 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 67 | Sonata à 3 in D minor (S-Uu-13:7; D-brd-KI-ms. mus. 60) | 6:34 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 68 | Sonata à 3, for 2 violins, trombone & continuo | 5:42 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 69 | Sonata à 3, for 2 violins, trombone & continuo (No. 3 from Prothimia suavissima, Book 1) (attrib.) | 6:08 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 70 | Capriccio for violin & continuo (Minoritenkonvent MS XIV 726, Sonata No. 97) | 3:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 71 | Sonata à 4 | 9:33 min | Chamber Music | - |
Albums featuring Antonio Bertali
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Bach | Bertali | Biber | Corelli | Pisendel, Nadja Zwiener, Johannes Lang (3) – 1723(CD, ) | 2023 | Ramée |
| 2 |  |
Bach, Bertali, Handel, Scheidt, Vivaldi, Seldom Sene, Matthias Havinga – Concerto Barocco(CD, Album) | 2020 | Brilliant Classics |
| 3 |  |
Georg Muffat, Cappella Murensis, Les Cornets Noirs, Bertali • Schmelzer • Biber – Missa In Labore Requies • Church Sonatas(CD, ) | 2016 | Audite |
| 4 |  |
Antonio Bertali, Scherzi Musicali, Nicolas Achten – La Maddalena(CD, Album) | 2016 | Ricercar |
| 5 |  |
Acronym (2), Antonio Bertali – Paradise (Instrumental Sonatas Of Antonio Bertali)(CD, Album) | 2014 | Olde Focus Recordings |
| 6 |  |
Antonio Bertali - Le Concert Brisé, William Dongois – Sonates(CD, ) | 2013 | Accent |
| 7 |  |
Antonio Bertali, Giacomo Carissimi, Melopoëia (2), Apollo & Pan – Slaughter And Sacrifice(CD, Album) | 2011 | Zefir Records |
| 8 |  |
Bertali, Carissimi – Neue Hofkapelle München · Christoph Hammer (2) – "La Strage Degl'Innocenti" / "Historia Divitis"(CD, ) | 2009 | ORF |
| 9 |  |
Sances, Bertali, Schmelzer - Carlos Mena (2), Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot (2) – Stabat Mater(CD, Album) | 2007 | Mirare |
| 10 |  |
Yale Schola Cantorum, Simon Carrington, Spiritus Collective, Yale Collegium Players, Robert Mealy, Antonio Bertali – Missa Resurectionis - Easter Sunday In Imperial Vienna 1666(CD, ) | 2007 | ReZound |
| 11 |  |
Antonio Bertali - Ars Antiqua Austria, Gunar Letzbor – Prothimia Suavissima, Parte Seconda(CD, Album, Stereo) | 2006 | Arcana (4) |
| 12 |  |
Antonio Bertali, Ricercar Consort, Philippe Pierlot (2) – Valoroso(CD, Album) | 2004 | Mirare |
| 13 |  |
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam, Jan Willem de Vriend, Antonio Bertali – Tausend Gülden Sonata(CD, Mini, Single, Promo) | 2001 | Bona Nova Early Music |
| 14 |  |
Freiburger Barockorchester Consort, Antonio Bertali – Tausend Gülden(CD, Stereo) | 2000 | Carus |
| 15 |  |
Barthali ∙ Farina ∙ Rossi ∙ Alarius-Ensemble ∙ Concentus Musicus Wien ∙ Harnoncourt – Virtuoso Violin Music Of The 17th Century(CD, Compilation, Reissue) | 1998 | Teldec |
| 16 |  |
Monteverdi • Vivaldi • Purcell • Bertali • Legrenzi – Anne Sofie Von Otter • Musica Antiqua Köln • Reinhard Goebel – Lamenti | 1998 | Archiv Produktion |
| 17 |  |
Antonio Bertali - Musica Fiata, Roland Wilson (2) – Sonate Festive(CD, Album, Stereo) | 1998 | cpo |
| 18 |  |
Biber · Schmelzer · Bertali · Pezel · Valentini - Flanders Recorder Quartet, Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel – Sonata Pro Tabula(CD, Album) | 1998 | Archiv Produktion |
| 19 |  |
Christoph Straus, Andreas Rauch, Girolamo Fantini, Antonio Bertali, Giovanni Priuli – Festal Mass At The Imperial Court Of Vienna 1648(CD, ) | 1989 | Novello Records |
| 20 |  |
Dario Castello, Girolamo Frescobaldi, Giovanni Battista Riccio, Giovanni Martino Cesare, Antonio Bertali, Giovanni Picchi – Seventeenth-Century Italian Trombone Sonatas(CD, Album) | 1988 | Musical Heritage Society |
| 21 |  |
Bertali ∙ Farina ∙ Rossi ∙ Cima ∙ Castello ∙ Cavalli - Alarius-Ensemble Brüssel – Italienische Violinsonaten ∙ Italian Violin Sonatas(LP) | 1969 | Telefunken |
| 22 |  |
Schmelzer, Biber, Pachelbel, Barthali, Turini, Ricercar Consort, Frédéric de Roos, Patrick Denecker – Deutsche Barock Kammermusik (III)(CD, ) | - | Ricercar |
Videos featuring Antonio Bertali
Antonio Bertali "Prothimia Suavissima" (Gunar Letzbor)
Prothimia Suavissima, Parte Seconda: Sonata 3 a 3 performed by Ars Antiqua Austria under the direction of Gunar Letzbor
Antonio Bertali (1605-1669) - Valoroso (Philippe Pierlot)
Antonio Bertali (1605-1669)
Valoroso (Philippe Pierlot)
Antonio Bertali fue un compositor y violinista italiano de la época barroca nacido en marzo de 1605 y fallecido el 17 de abril de 1669.
Biografía:
Nació en Verona y allí recibió educación musical t
Antonio Bertali (1605-1669) - La Maddalena (Nicolas Achten)
Antonio Bertali (1605-1669)
La Maddalena (Nicolas Achten)
Antonio Bertali fue un compositor y violinista italiano de la época barroca nacido en marzo de 1605 y fallecido el 17 de abril de 1669.
Biografía:
Nació en Verona y allí recibió educación musical
XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata I a 3
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata I a 3 · Ars Antiqua Austria · Gunar Letzbor
Bertali: Prothimia suavissima
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Released on: 2009-06-18
Composer: Antonio Bertali
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata XI a 3
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata XI a 3 · Ars Antiqua Austria · Gunar Letzbor
Bertali: Prothimia suavissima
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Released on: 2009-06-18
Composer: Antonio Bertali
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata VIII a 3
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata VIII a 3 · Ars Antiqua Austria · Gunar Letzbor
Bertali: Prothimia suavissima
℗ Arcana
Released on: 2009-06-18
Composer: Antonio Bertali
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata III a 3
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata III a 3 · Ars Antiqua Austria · Gunar Letzbor
Bertali: Prothimia suavissima
℗ Arcana
Released on: 2009-06-18
Composer: Antonio Bertali
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata X a 3
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata X a 3 · Ars Antiqua Austria · Gunar Letzbor
Bertali: Prothimia suavissima
℗ Arcana
Released on: 2009-06-18
Composer: Antonio Bertali
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata VI a 3
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata VI a 3 · Ars Antiqua Austria · Gunar Letzbor
Bertali: Prothimia suavissima
℗ Arcana
Released on: 2009-06-18
Composer: Antonio Bertali
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata IV a 3
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata IV a 3 · Ars Antiqua Austria · Gunar Letzbor
Bertali: Prothimia suavissima
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Released on: 2009-06-18
Composer: Antonio Bertali
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata IX a 3
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata IX a 3 · Ars Antiqua Austria · Gunar Letzbor
Bertali: Prothimia suavissima
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Released on: 2009-06-18
Composer: Antonio Bertali
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata V a 3
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata V a 3 · Ars Antiqua Austria · Gunar Letzbor
Bertali: Prothimia suavissima
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Released on: 2009-06-18
Composer: Antonio Bertali
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata VII a 3
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata VII a 3 · Ars Antiqua Austria · Gunar Letzbor
Bertali: Prothimia suavissima
℗ Arcana
Released on: 2009-06-18
Composer: Antonio Bertali
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata XII a 4
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XII sonate a tre o quattro strumenti e basso (Parte seconda) : Sonata XII a 4 · Ars Antiqua Austria · Gunar Letzbor
Bertali: Prothimia suavissima
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Released on: 2009-06-18
Composer: Antonio Bertali
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