The music of Arcangelo CORELLI (1653-1713) had an explosive impact on all European musical circles. As both composer and violin virtuoso, CORELLI's reputation and fame was immense. In this regard, there is no lack of important sources bearing witness to a genuine enthusiasm for his music, which was welcomed as a revelation, an illumination, a pure and refined distillation of the traditional language of the Baroque sonata and Italian style. It is not difficult to imagine how the compositions of CORELLI would have circulated all over Europe, being performed, listened to, copied, and also transcribed. Among musicians, there was a veritable legion of composers influenced by CORELLI's models. This phenomenon is one of the reasons for the existence of a transcription for bass viola da gamba and continuo of CORELLI's opus 5, originally composed for violin and continuo. The manuscript used for the present recording contains all 12 sonatas and can be found in the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris. It is of anonymous authorship, most likely originating in the German-speaking world. The transcription was probably made on the basis of a copy of the original edition for violin printed in Rome in 1700, the only autograph edition.
Track List:
Disc: 1
1. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 3: Adagio 2. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 3: Allegro 3. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 3: Adagio 4. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 3: Allegro 5. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 3: Allegro 6. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 10: Preludio. Adagio 7. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 10: Allemanda 8. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 10: Sarabanda 9. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 10: Gavotta 10. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 10: Giga 11. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 11: Preludio. Adagio 12. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 11: Allegro 13. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 11: Adagio 14. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 11: Vivace 15. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 11: Gavotta 16. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 5: Adagio 17. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 5: Alegro 18. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 5: Adagio 19. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 5: Allegro 20. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 5: Allegro 21. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 7: Preludio. Vivace 22. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 7: Allegro 23. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 7: Sarabanda 24. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 7: Giga
Disc: 2
1. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 4: Adagio 2. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 4: Allegro 3. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 4: Vivace 4. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 4: Adagio 5. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 4: Allegro 6. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 8: Preludio. Largo 7. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 8: Allemanda 8. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 8: Sarabanda 9. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 8: Giga 10. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 6: Adagio 11. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 6: Allegro 12. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 6: Allegro 13. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 6: Adagio 14. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 6: Adagio 15. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 1: Grave. Allegro. Adagio. Grave. Allegro. Adagio 16. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 1: Allegro 17. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 1: Allegro 18. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 1: Adagio 19. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 1: Allegro 20. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 9: Preludio. Largo 21. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 9: Giga 22. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 9: Adagio 23. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 9: Tempo di Gavotta 24. Sonate per Viola da Gamba ; Basso Continuo Op. 5Sonata no. 12: Follia
Record label: Glossa
Genre: Classical
Musical Artist: CORELLI
Format: CD
Street Date: August 20, 2021
TCIN: 1009611643
UPC: 8424562800328
Item Number (DPCI): 244-01-7385
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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