Giovanni Mossi (c.1680-1742)
- Concerto grosso (XII, g-moll) aus
'[12] Concerti [D, G, B, E, c,
A, F, C, b, d, e, g] ... opera quarta, libro primo' (1727)
Performers: Musica Antiqua Köln; Reinhard Goebel (conductor)
Further info: Italian Violin Concertos
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Italian composer and violinist. Referred himself as Roman, he came from a
family of musicians active in Rome. His father, Bartolomeo Mossi, and
brother Giuseppe Mossi, and Gaetano Mossi, a tenor at the papal chapel.
Introduced into the musical circles of Rome by his father, he was active
as a violinist from 1694. His career there can be divided into three
periods. An initial phase as an instrumentalist for local courts and
churches, a highly productive middle period (1716-1733) during which he
published his entire instrumental catalogue in Amsterdam (comprising
three sets of sonatas and three of concertos), and a final phase of
gradual retirement. Though he briefly served Baldassarre Odescalchi,
Duke of Bracciano, his compositions, consisting of solo sonatas and
orchestral concertos, remain firmly rooted in the Roman tradition of
employing four violin parts, while increasingly favoring the first
violin as a soloist. Furthermore, while the long-standing claim that he
was a pupil of Arcangello Corelli lacks documentary proof, Corelli's
influence on his work is undeniable, even though Mossi maintained a
distinct originality and stylistic independence that aligned closely
with his contemporary, Giuseppe Valentini.
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