Biagio Marini

Short bio Biagio Marini

Birthday: 1594 in Brescia, Italy

Died: 1663 in Venice, Italy

Genre: Classical

Period: Baroque

Full biography Biagio Marini

Biagio Marini was an Italian composer and virtuoso violinist of the Baroque era. He was born in Brescia, Italy in 1594, and he began his musical career in the service of the Gonzaga family in Mantua.

Marini was considered a pioneer of the sonata, which was a new form of chamber music that emerged during the Baroque period. His sonatas were known for their expressive melodies and use of dissonance, which was considered innovative for the time.

Marini's music also featured virtuosic violin playing, which was influenced by his own skills as a violinist. His compositions were performed in aristocratic courts all over Italy, and his reputation as a composer and performer spread throughout Europe.

In addition to sonatas, Marini also composed sacred music, including masses and motets. However, it was his instrumental music that earned him the most acclaim during his lifetime.

Marini died in Venice in 1663, leaving behind a legacy of innovative instrumental music that would influence generations of composers to come. His sonatas helped establish the genre as a standard form of chamber music, and his contributions to the violin as a virtuosic instrument paved the way for future composers and performers.

Compositions featuring Biagio Marini

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	Romanesca, for violin & basso continuo	4:30 min	Chamber Music	1663
2	Balletto Quarto Allemano, for 3-4 instruments & continuo, Op. 22/4	1:03 min	Chamber Music	1655
3	Balletto Secondo, for 3-4 instruments & continuo, Op. 22/2	4:51 min	Chamber Music	1655
4	Balletto Terzo, for 3-4 instruments & continuo, Op. 22/3	0:51 min	Chamber Music	1655
5	Ciaccona, for 3 violins & continuo	3:36 min	Chamber Music	1655
6	Corrente Seconda, for chamber instruments & continuo, Op. 22/10	1:11 min	Chamber Music	1655
7	Diversi generi di sonate, da chiesa, e da camera, Op 22	4:04 min	Chamber Music	1655
8	Gagliarda Seconda, for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 8/33	0:53 min	Chamber Music	1655
9	Lacrime di Davide Sparse nel Miserere, motets (8) for chorus & continuo, Op. 21		Choral	1655
10	Per Ogni Sorte D'istromento Musicale, collection of instrumental pieces for 1-2 parts & continuo, Op. 22		Chamber Music	1655
11	Sinfonia Sesto Tuono, for chamber instruments & continuo, Op. 22	1:56 min	Symphony	1655
12	Sonatas (6), for chamber instruments & continuo, Op 22		Chamber Music	1655
13	Concerto terzo delle Musiche di Camera, collection of pieces for 3-6 instruments & continuo, Op. 16		Chamber Music	1649
14	Compositioni Varie per Musica di Camera, collection of pieces for 2-5 instruments & continuo, Op. 13		Chamber Music	1641
15	Canzon quarta (from Op. 8)	2:47 min	Chamber Music	1627
16	Balleto secondo, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	1:05 min	Chamber Music	1626
17	Balletto Ottavo alla Polacca, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	1:46 min	Chamber Music	1626
18	Balletto primo, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	3:14 min	Chamber Music	1626
19	Canzon 7 à 6. for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	2:28 min	Chamber Music	1626
20	Canzon primo, for 4 cornetti & continuo (from Op. 8)	2:51 min	Chamber Music	1626
21	Canzon quinta, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	2:42 min	Chamber Music	1626
22	Canzon seconda, for violin, 2 violas, bass viol (from Op. 8)	2:48 min	Chamber Music	1626
23	Capriccio in modo di Lira, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	2:49 min	Chamber Music	1626
24	Capriccio per decima quarta, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	4:10 min	Chamber Music	1626
25	Corrente Decima, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	0:51 min	Chamber Music	1626
26	Corrente Ottava alla Polacca, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	1:31 min	Chamber Music	1626
27	Corrente Seconda, for chamber instruments & continuo, Op. 8	1:02 min	Chamber Music	1626
28	Gagliarda Quarta, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	1:01 min	Chamber Music	1626
29	Gagliarda terza, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	2:08 min	Chamber Music	1626
30	Pass'e mezo in 10 Parti Doi Violini e chitarone Op 8	11:27 min	Chamber Music	1626
31	Passamezzo concertato, for 2 violin & chitarrone (from Op. 8)	10:58 min	Chamber Music	1626
32	Ritornello ottavo, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	0:42 min	Chamber Music	1626
33	Ritornello terza, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	0:59 min	Chamber Music	1626
34	Sinfonia Quinta, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	2:53 min	Symphony	1626
35	Sinfonia Seconda, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	2:48 min	Symphony	1626
36	Sonata d'inventione, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	4:17 min	Chamber Music	1626
37	Sonata duodecima, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	4:31 min	Chamber Music	1626
38	Sonata for violin solo ("Per sonar con due corde"), Op. 8/16	8:04 min	Chamber Music	1626
39	Sonata la Monica, for chamber instruments & continuo, Op 8	4:05 min	Chamber Music	1626
40	Sonata No. 13, for chamber instruments & continuo "Senza cadenza"	3:22 min	Chamber Music	1626
41	Sonata Prima A doi Violino Op 8	4:59 min	Chamber Music	1626
42	Sonata quinta, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	3:46 min	Chamber Music	1626
43	Sonata septima à 2 sopra à Voi dò vinto il Cor, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	3:46 min	Chamber Music	1626
44	Sonata undecima a 2, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	4:52 min	Chamber Music	1626
45	Sonata variata, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	6:42 min	Chamber Music	1626
46	Sonate, Symphonie (Curiose e moderne invenzioni), collection of pieces (62) for 1-6 instruments & continuo, Op. 8		Chamber Music	1626
47	Trio sonata "Echo", for chamber instruments & continuo Op 8	5:12 min	Chamber Music	1626
48	Concerti per la Musiche di Camera, collection of pieces for 2-6 instruments & continuo, Op. 7		Chamber Music	1624
49	Alla luna, canzonetta for voice, violin & continuo (from Op. 5)	6:10 min	Vocal Music	1622
50	Allegrezza del Nuovo Maggio, canzonetta for voice, violin & continuo (from Op. 5)	3:43 min	Vocal Music	1622
51	Amante legato, canzonetta for voice, violin & continuo (from Op. 5)	3:20 min	Vocal Music	1622
52	Amante lontano dalla sua donna, canzonetta for voice, violin & continuo (from Op. 5)	3:02 min	Vocal Music	1622
53	Invito all'allegrezza ("Ite hormai aspri guai..."), for voice, violin & continuo	2:51 min	Vocal Music	1622
54	Invito all'amoroso riposo, canzonetta for voice, violin & continuo	2:03 min	Vocal Music	1622
55	La Vecchia Innamorata, canzonetta for voice, violin & continuo	3:36 min	Vocal Music	1622
56	Le Lagrime d'Erminia, recitative for voice and guitar (or harpsichord), Op. 6	20:23 min	Vocal Music	1622
57	Le Rugiade, canzonetta for voice, violin & continuo	3:48 min	Vocal Music	1622
58	Natività di Cristo, canzonetta for voice, violin & continuo	3:50 min	Vocal Music	1622
59	Scherzi e canzonette, collection of songs for 1-2 voices, guitar & continuo, Op. 5		Vocal Music	1622
60	Semplicette verginelle, canzonetta for voice, violin & continuo	1:53 min	Vocal Music	1622
61	Arie, Madrigal et Correnti, collection of arias, madigrals & correnti (17), for 1-3 voices or instruments, Op. 3		Vocal Music	1620
62	La Grilla, sinfonia a 2, Op. 2/21	2:46 min	Symphony	1618
63	La Romanesca, for violin & continuo, Op. 3	4:49 min	Chamber Music	1618
64	Madrigali et Sinfonie, collection of madrigals & dances (25) for 5 voices, 4 instruments & continuo, Op. 2	73:17 min	Vocal Music	1618
65	Affetti musicali, collection of pieces (27) for 1-3 violins (or cornets) & continuo, Op. 1	64:29 min	Chamber Music	1617
66	Il Barizone, branle for violin & continuo, Op. 1/21	1:21 min	Chamber Music	1617
67	Il Boncio, branle for violin & continuo, Op. 1/20	1:11 min	Chamber Music	1617
68	Il Monteverdi, allemand for chamber instruments & continuo	1:33 min	Orchestral	1617
69	Il Vendramino, sinfonia (overture) for 2 violins (or cornetti) & continuo, Op. 1/10	2:52 min	Chamber Music	1617
70	Il Zontino, balletto for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 1/22	3:27 min	Chamber Music	1617
71	L'Aguzzona, sonata for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 1/15	4:25 min	Chamber Music	1617
72	La Albana, sinfonia for 2 violins (or cornets) & continuo (Affetti musicali), Op. 1/16	1:42 min	Chamber Music	1617
73	La Bemba, canzona "in ecco" for 2 violins (or cornetti) & continuo, Op. 1/19	2:59 min	Chamber Music	1617
74	La Bocca, for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 1/23	1:10 min	Chamber Music	1617
75	La Boldiera, aria for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 1/7	1:12 min	Chamber Music	1617
76	La Candela, sinfonia brevis for violin & continuo, Op. 1/12	1:10 min	Chamber Music	1617
77	La Caotorta, galliard for violin & continuo, Op. 1/11	1:30 min	Chamber Music	1617
78	La Cornera, for 2 violins (or cornetti) & continuo, Op. 1/24	1:41 min	Chamber Music	1617
79	La Gambara, sinfonia for cornetto, 2 trombones & continuo, Op. 1/5	2:37 min	Chamber Music	1617
80	La Giustiniana, sinfonia for 2 violins (or cornetti), trombone & continuo, Op. 1/2	1:41 min	Chamber Music	1617
81	La Marina, canzone for 2 trombones & continuo, Op. 1/8	2:17 min	Chamber Music	1617
82	La Martia, corrente for 2 violins & continuo, Op. 1/26	1:24 min	Chamber Music	1617
83	La Ponte, for violin	1:49 min	Chamber Music	1617
84	La Vetrestain, corrente for violin & continuo, Op. 1/13	1:27 min	Chamber Music	1617
85	Sinfonia "La Orlandina", for chamber instruments & continuo	2:06 min	Chamber Music	1617
86	Sonata a 3 "La Foscarina", for chamber instruments & continuo, Op. 1/9	4:10 min	Chamber Music	1617
87	Balletto Quinto, for 2 violins & theorbo (from "Allemanna e corrente a tre, Op. 8")	2:11 min	Chamber Music	-
88	Canzon nona a due chori	3:04 min	Choral	-
89	Canzona No 3, for chamber instruments & continuo,	2:38 min	Chamber Music	-
90	Capriccio, che due Violini Sonana quatro parti	4:31 min	Chamber Music	-
91	Con le stelle in ciel che mai	4:37 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	-
92	Domine ad adjuvandum, for bass & continuo	2:50 min	Vocal Music	-
93	Donna che loda il canto di bellisimo Giovanetto, chanson	2:06 min	Vocal Music	-
94	Grotte ombrose, madrigale in echo con sinfonie	5:22 min		-
95	Intrada: Canzon octava, for chamber instruments & continuo	2:49 min	Chamber Music	-
96	La bella Erminia, for chamber instruments & continuo	5:59 min	Vocal Music	-
97	La Martinenga, for chamber instruments & continuo	2:18 min	Chamber Music	-
98	La Soranza, aria à 3	2:18 min	Vocal Music	-
99	Ligature e durezze	1:51 min	Chamber Music	-
100	Litanie Dei Santi	17:33 min	Chamber Music	-
101	Madre non mi far monaca	1:23 min	Chamber Music	-
102	Mass of Thanksgiving		Choral	-
103	Meraviglia d'amore ("Lungi dal mio bel Sol"), for voice, guitar & continuo (from Scherzi e canzonette, Op. 5)	4:06 min	Vocal Music	-
104	Mirami, for voice, guitar & continuo (from Scherzi e canzonette, Op. 5)	3:03 min	Vocal Music	-
105	Ninfa, for chamber instruments & continuo	7:29 min	Chamber Music	-
106	Novello Cupido, for chamber instruments & continuo	2:28 min	Vocal Music	-
107	O Pretiosum	5:18 min	Choral	-
108	O vagha Tortorella, for voice & continuo	1:42 min	Vocal Music	-
109	Passacaglia à 4, for chamber instruments & continuo Op. 22	4:17 min	Chamber Music	-
110	Passacalio à 3	4:01 min	Chamber Music	-
111	Peccator pentito	2:01 min	Vocal Music	-
112	Sinfonia "La Gardana", for chamber instruments & continuo	2:10 min	Chamber Music	-
113	Sinfonia grave "La Zorzi", for chamber instruments & continuo	3:01 min	Chamber Music	-
114	Sinfonia Primo Tuono, for chamber instruments & continuo, Op. 22	2:12 min	Symphony	-
115	Sinfonia secondo tuono, for chamber instruments & continuo	1:11 min	Chamber Music	-
116	Sinfonia Terzo Tuono, for chamber instruments & continuo, Op. 22	1:28 min	Symphony	-
117	Solemn Mass for the Feast of Sancta Maria della Salute		Choral	-
118	Sonata a 6, for chamber instruments & continuo	2:11 min	Chamber Music	-
119	Sonata a quattro tromboni, for chamber instruments & continuo	1:46 min	Chamber Music	-
120	Sonata a tre violini "in eco", for chamber instruments & continuo	4:48 min	Chamber Music	-
121	Sonata Basso e Violino, for chamber instruments & continuo, Op. 22	4:57 min	Chamber Music	-
122	Sonata for trumpet & continuo in D minor	3:58 min	Chamber Music	-
123	Sonata for violins or cornets No 3	4:20 min	Chamber Music	-
124	Sonata in Ecco, for chamber instruments & continuo	5:29 min	Chamber Music	-
125	Sonata La Foscarina per 2 cornetti e trombone	4:50 min	Chamber Music	-
126	Sonata No. 2 for violin & cornet	4:29 min	Chamber Music	-
127	Sonata No. 4 for 2 violins	10:37 min	Chamber Music	-
128	Sonata prima "Semplice", for chamber instruments & continuo	3:00 min	Chamber Music	-
129	Sonata quarta, for chamber instruments & continuo (from Op. 8)	8:01 min	Chamber Music	-
130	Sonata seconda à 2, for chamber instruments & continuo	4:11 min	Chamber Music	-
131	Sonata senza cadenza, for chamber instruments & continuo	3:03 min	Chamber Music	-
132	Sonata sopra "Fuggi dolente core", for chamber instruments & continuo	3:05 min	Chamber Music	-
133	Sonata sopra fuggi da lieti amanti (Beatus Vir) a 3, for chamber instruments & continuo	3:01 min	Chamber Music	-
134	Sonata Terza, Variata for violin solo Op 8	6:35 min	Chamber Music	-
135	Sonata, for bass trombone, viol & harpsichord	3:19 min	Chamber Music	-
136	Sonata, for organ & violin or cornetto, Op. 8	3:42 min	Chamber Music	-
137	Zarabanda Quarta, for chamber instruments & continuo Op. 22	1:51 min	Chamber Music	-
138	Zarabanda Terza, for chamber instruments & continuo, Op. 22	1:46 min	Chamber Music	-

Albums featuring Biagio Marini

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Marini, Rovetta & Valentini - Hana Blažíková, Bernvocal, Fritz Krämer (2) – Stagioni D'Amore(CD, )	2021	Passacaille
2	L'Estro D'Orfeo, Leonor De Lera, Marini, Uccellini, Rognoni, Rossi, Selma, Dalla Casa, Kapsberger – L'Arte Di Diminuire(CD, )	2020	Challenge Classics
3	Marini, Strozzi, Falconieri, Monteverdi, Fontana, Piccinini, Merula, Frescobaldi - Ensemble La Selva : Marília Vargas, Carolina Pace, Michele Carreca, Francesco Tomasi & Gianni La Marca – Alla Luna (Per Sonar & Cantar)(CD, Album)	2020	Da Vinci Classics
4	Biagio Marini, Ensemble Costanzo Porta, Cremona Antiqua, Antonio Greco (2) – Concerti A Quatro 5.6. Voci, & Instromenti, Opera Settima, Venezia, 1634(2×CD, Album)	2019	Tactus
5	Barbara Strozzi, Cavalli, Cesti, Marini, Merula, Emöke Barath, Il Pomo d'Oro, Francesco Corti (2) – Voglio Cantar(CD, Album)	2019	Erato
6	Gabrieli - Marini - Fontana - Castello - Cavalli - Uccellini - Buonamente, Clematis – Quattro Violini A Venezia(CD, )	2019	Ricercar
7	Biagio Marini, I Musicali Affetti, RossoPorpora – Madrigali Et Symfonie Op. II(CD, Album, DVD, DVD-Video)	2017	Tactus
8	L'Estro D'Orfeo, Leonor De Lera, Monteverdi \| Marini \| Strozzi \| Uccellini \| Cavalli \| Merula \| Rognoni – Altri Canti D'Amor(CD, Album)	2017	Challenge Records (3)
9	Vivaldi, Lully, Monteverdi, Merula, Galilei, Marini, Purcell, Rameau, Handel, Telemann, Zelenka, Weiss, Bach - Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Jeanne Lamon, Alison Mackay – The Galileo Project(DVD, DVD-Video, NTSC, Stereo, CD, )	2012	Tafelmusik Media
10	Biagio Marini - Dario Castello – La Fenice, Jean Tubéry – Biagio Marini - Dario Castello(2×CD, Compilation, Reissue)	2008	Ricercar
11	Merula • Berardi • Frescobaldi • Marini • Vivaldi • Corelli – Il Dolcimelo – Affettuoso(CD, )	2005	Aeolus
12	Biagio Marini - Romanesca, Andrew Manze – Curiose E Moderne Inventioni(CD, Reissue)	2004	Harmonia Mundi France
13	Biagio Marini – CordArte – Opus 8 (Con Curiose & Moderne Inventioni 1629)(CD, Album)	2004	Raumklang
14	Allegrezza Del Nuovo Maggio(CD, Album)	2003	Stradivarius
15	Castello, Merula, Marini, Purcell, Pachelbel, Corelli - New Trinity Baroque, Predrag Gosta – Trio Sonatas & Chaconnas(CD, Album, Stereo)	2003	Edition Lilac
16	Frescobaldi, G. Gabrieli, Viadana, Marini, Massaino, A. Gabrieli, London Brass – Gabrieli In Venice(CD, Reissue)	2001	Apex
17	Castello, Grandi, Legrenzi, Marini, Monteverdi, Rigatti, Rosenmüller, Rovetta - Robin Blaze, The Parley Of Instruments – Salve Regina(CD, )	2001	Hyperion
18	Salamon Rossi, Biagio Marini & Giovanni Battista Buonamente, Rebel, Jörg-Michael Schwarz – Rossi And His Circle	1999	Dorian Recordings
19	Marin Marais, Thomas Morley, Jean-Philippe Rameau, Tomás Luis De Victoria, Salomone Rossi, Biagio Marini, Arcangelo Corelli – Vanhaa Musiikkia Suomesta (Old music from Finland)(CD, Stereo)	1998	Classica (4)
20	B.Marini, P.Torri, Tania D'Althann, Gian Paolo Fagotto, Accademia Claudio Monteverdi, Hans Ludwig Hirsch – Canzonette - Trastulli(CD, )	1998	Arts (3)
21	Giovanni Felice Sances / Marini - Musica Fabula, Jan Walters – Missa Solicita · Sacred Motets / Sonata For Violin & Continuo(CD, )	1998	ASV
22	Accademia Bizantina, J.H. Kapsberger, G.M. Trabaci, G. Frescobaldi, A. Falconiero, T. Merula, B. Marini, D. Castello, G. M. Bounamente, G. Picchi, B. Storace – Il Gioco Barocco Del Seicento Italiano	1997	Thymallus
23	Biagio Marini - Romanesca, Andrew Manze – Curiose E Moderne Inventioni(CD, Club Edition, Reissue)	1997	Harmonia Mundi
24	Frescobaldi, G. Gabrieli, Viadana, Marini, Massaino, A. Gabrieli, London Brass, Philip Pickett – Music At San Marco(CD, Reissue, Stereo)	1994	TELDEC
25	Lassus, Marini, The Consort Of Musicke, Anthony Rooley – Le Lagrime Di San Pietro / Le Lagrime D'Erminia(CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered)	1994	L'Oiseau-Lyre
26	Castello, Fontana, Marini, Uccellini, Trio Arcangelo Corelli – Il Violino in San Marco(CD, Album)	1993	Musikproduktion Dabringhaus Und Grimm
27	Biagio Marini - The Consort Of Musicke – Concerto Terzo Delle Musiche Da Camera – 1649(CD, )	1993	Columns Musica Oscura
28	Castello / Cima / Marini / Turini / Pachelbel / Rosenmüller / Vierdanck - Thomas Pietsch, Gesine Hildebrandt, Christiane Jung, Martin Nitz – Frühbarocke Violinmusik(LP, Stereo)	1981	Musica Viva
29	Biagio Marini / Emma Kirkby / Nigel Rogers (2) / The Consort Of Musicke – Le Lagrime D'Erminia 1623 - Violin Sonatas	1980	L'Oiseau-Lyre
30	Cazzati, Fontana, Marini, Telemann, Gerard Schwarz – A Baroque Trumpet Recital	1972	Nonesuch
31	Rolf Rapp, Nives Poli-Rapp, Cesare Ferraresi, Irma Bozzi Lucca, Edward Smith (8), Josquin Des Prés, Francesco Spinacino, Bartolomeo Tromboncino, Giovanni Maria Da Crema, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, Vincenzo Galilei, Jacopo Gorzanis, Giovanni Bassano	1968	Carisch
32	Francesco Antonio Bonporti, Niccolò Paganini, Biagio Marini, Aldo Ferraresi, Cesare Ferraresi, Gianfranco Spinelli, E. Porta, Giulio Franzetti – I Maestri Liutai(7", 33 ⅓ RPM)	1965	Fratelli Fabbri Editori
33	Biagio Marini, Emanuela Galli, Ensemble Galilei, Paul Beier – Allegrezza Del Nuovo Maggio(CD, )	-	Stradivarius
34	Purcell, Gervaise, Pozajic, Bogár, Marini, Vivaldi, Tscherepnin, Peeters - Berner Blechbläserquartett, Slokar Posaunenquartett – Kammermusik Für Blechbläser(LP, Stereo)	-	Claves
35	Le Lacrime De Davide(CD, Album)	-	Stradivarius
36	Biagio Marini, La Fenice – Moderne E Curiose Inventioni...(CD, )	-	Ricercar

Videos featuring Biagio Marini

Stagioni d’Amore: Hana Blažíková/BERNVOCAL/Fritz Krämer (Official CD Trailer)

STAGIONI D’AMORE

Madrigals by Marini, Rovetta & Valentini

BERNVOCAL:

Hana Blažíková (soprano)

Barbora Kabátková (soprano)

Jan Börner (alto)

Michael Feyfar (tenor)

Raphael Höhn (tenor)

Markus Flaig (bass)

Franciska Hajdu (violin 1)

Anna Noëlle

Quattro violoni a Venezia by Clematis

Release date → September 2019

Stream//Download//Buy → https://lnk.to/QuattroVioloni_ClematisID

Although the first violin virtuosos came mainly from Cremona, Brescia or Mantua, it was Venice that swiftly emerged as the principal centre for the develop