Sonates pour une Flûte Traversiere et un Violoncelle Opus II by Niccólo Dôthel

Tim Lane, flute and Tulio Rondón, cello

Niccolò Dôthel was a flute player in the court of Duke Francis Stephan of Tuscany in 1737. In addition to his employment in the court orchestra, Dôthel was active in the Grand Duke's military band from 1736 to 1807. He was also as a musician in the Teatro della Pergola in Florence between 1765-1798. He was a well regarded flute player, teacher, and composer whose works were published in London and Paris.

Cellist Tulio Rondón performs throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and the Middle East as a soloist and chamber musician. Born in Venezuela, Tulio Rondón began his cello studies through El Sistema. His degrees include a Bachelor of Music from the Simón Bolivar Conservatory, a Masters of Music from Miami University (Oxford, OH), and a Doctoral of Musical Arts at the University of Arizona. He also completed post-graduate studies on the baroque cello and viola da gamba with Jaap ter Linden and Rainer Zipperling at The Royal Conservatory in The Hague, Netherlands. Currently, Rondón is the violoncello professor at the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire.