Evaristo Felice Dall'Abaco (1675-1742)
- Concerto (VI, Re maggiore) à più istrumenti, Opera Quinta (c.1722)
Performers: Convіvіum Musіcum Münchеn
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Italian cellist and composer. Born into a prominent family, he trained
on the violin and cello during his youth before establishing himself as a
sought-after musician in Modena by 1696, where he likely developed his
affinity for the French style. In 1704, he joined the Bavarian court
orchestra as a cellist. Following the Elector Maximilian II Emmanuel’s
defeat in the War of the Spanish Succession, he accompanied the exiled
court through the Netherlands and France, during which time he married
Marie Clémence Bultinck. Upon the court's return to Munich in 1715, his
loyalty was rewarded with appointments as Konzertmeister and electoral
councillor. His subsequent compositions increasingly integrated French
stylistic traits, and he became a central figure in Munich's musical
life, hosting early academic soirées. However, following Maximilian's
death in 1726, the successor Karl Albrecht favored a more contemporary
musical style, leading to Dall'Abaco's gradual marginalization. His
final published work, '12 Concerti à più istrumenti ... opera VI',
appeared in 1735, and he retired on a pension in 1740. His son
Joseph-Marie-Clément Dall'Abaco (1710-1805) was a cellist and composer.
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