Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868) Six Sonatas for Quartet Quartetto Rossini Glauco Bertagnin, violin (Carlo Guadagnini, Torino, 1803) Kazuki Sasaki, violin (Paolo Castello, Genova, 1776) Luigi Puxeddu, cello (Custode Marcucci, Early XXth Century) Gabriele Ragghianti, doublebass (Anonymus, French, Early XIX Century) "Integral works of the "Six Sonate a quattro", composed by Gioachino Rossini and discovered, in the original formation in 1954 from Alfredo Casella in the Library of Congress in Washington, an old copy of separated parts authenticated from an autograph letter of the composer." Rossini composed these quartets when he was 12 years. Written for an unusual alignment of quartet, it is not the classic string quartet that includes viola. Beautifully produced and packaged with liner notes in four languages, DAD Records introduces another marvelous recording. Enjoy!