Jean-Louis Duport (1749–1819) Sonates & Duos for Cello Claudio Ronco and Emanuela Vozza Urania Records LDV14057, 2020; one disc, 77 minutes

This disc is one of eleven recordings made by Claudio Ronco and Emanuela Vozza through which they showcase the music of virtuosic cellist-composers from the mid-eighteenth to early nineteenth centuries. An overlooked repertory and – performed by a cello duo rather than a solo cellist with keyboard accompaniment – a neglected mode of performance, this series frequently includes works new to disc. The four sonatas performed here, from Jean-Louis Duport's Op. 4, have not previously been recorded, whilst the two earlier duos are presented on period instruments for the first time.