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As an instrumentalist recorded as working in the Viceroy of Naples' private chapel, he was known for his virtuosity on the bass violin, a forerunner of the cello and tuned one tone below it. The bow was held underhand, like a viola da gamba. Greco produced a collection of 28 'Sinfonias' - sonatas, we would now call them - for two viols, demanding a virtuoso technique in the quick movements and the opportunity for elaborate ornamentation in the slow movements. Criscuolo intersperses 13 of these sinfonias with brief and untitled movements and with instrumental contrafacta of a pair of motets by Greco. To perform and record this music for the first time in the modern era, he and his colleague Andrea Lattarulo have used modern copies of bass violins, playing at Neapolitan pitch and joined in some of the sinfonias by a light continuo accompaniment or theorbo, harpsichord and\/or chamber organ.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinfonia Prima: I. Largo Assai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinfonia Prima: II. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinfonia Prima: III. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinfonia Decimasesta: I. Largo-Presto-Piano\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinfonia Decimasesta: II. Corrente\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinfonia Seconda In D Minor: I. Grave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinfonia Seconda In D Minor: II. Allegro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSinfonia Seconda In D Minor: III. 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