His life, shrouded in mystery, offers plenty of room for speculation and fantasy: Large parts of Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli’s biography lie in unexplored and now probably also unexplorable darkness; he appears in various places, first secured in Innsbruck in 1660, then in Upper and Central Italy, he is preceded by a legendary reputation as a violin virtuoso, he publishes violin works, apparently without worrying about a stringent opus narrative, and it probably comes to a dramatic climax when he kills a fellow musician in a dispute in Messina in 1675 and then flees to France and finally to Madrid. His sonatas are no less fascinating: To many they did indeed seem ‘baroque’, i. e. overloaded and bizarre, but today we recognise in them a fascinating link between the virtuoso Italian and the southern German-Austrian baroque instrumental style, with it’s typical harsh contrasts and surprise effects. Daniel Sepec and his colleagues present them with their usual precision.CD101. Daniel Sepec – 6 Sonatas, Op. 3 I. Sonata Prima La Stella02. Daniel Sepec – 6 Sonatas, Op. 3 II. Sonata Seconda La Cest03. Daniel Sepec – 6 Sonatas, Op. 3 III. Sonata Terza La Melana04. Daniel Sepec – 6 Sonatas, Op. 3 IV. Sonata Quarta La Castella05. Daniel Sepec – 6 Sonatas, Op. 3 V. Sonata Quinta La Clemente06. Daniel Sepec – 6 Sonatas, Op. 3 VI. Sonata Sesta La Sabbatina07. Daniel Sepec – Il Raimondo08. Daniel Sepec – Il Mauritio09. Daniel Sepec – Il Catalano10. Daniel Sepec – Il MonfortiCD201. Daniel Sepec – 6 Sonatas, Op. 4 I. Sonata Prima La Bernabea02. Daniel Sepec – 6 Sonatas, Op. 4 II. Sonata Seconda La Viviana03. Daniel Sepec – 6 Sonatas, Op. 4 III. Sonata Terza La Monella Romanesca04. Daniel Sepec – 6 Sonatas, Op. 4 IV. Sonata Quarta La Biancuccia05. Daniel Sepec – 6 Sonatas, Op. 4 V. Sonata Quinta La Stella06. Daniel Sepec – 6 Sonatas, Op. 4 VI. Sonata Sesta La Vinciolina13222990066/49.72.150.151