Camerata Köln - W. Williams: Chamber Works (2002)

02 Apr, 16:21
change text size:

Artist: Camerata Köln
Title: W. Williams: Chamber Works
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: CPO
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 48:04 min
Total Size: 247 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

01. Trio Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 No. 6: I. Adagio
02. Trio Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 No. 6: II. Allegro
03. Trio Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 No. 6: III. Grave
04. Trio Sonata in F Major, Op. 1 No. 6: IV. Allegro
05. Trio Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: I. Largo
06. Trio Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: II. Adagio
07. Trio Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 1: III. Allegro
08. Trio Sonata in A Minor, Op. 1 No. 4: I. Adagio
09. Trio Sonata in A Minor, Op. 1 No. 4: II. Vivace
10. Trio Sonata in A Minor, Op. 1 No. 4: III. Allegro
11. Trio Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 5: I. Adagio
12. Trio Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 5: II. Allegro - Adagio
13. Trio Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 5: III. Grave
14. Trio Sonata in C Minor, Op. 1 No. 5: IV. Allegro
15. Trio Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 2: I. Allegro
16. Trio Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 2: II. Vivace - Adagio
17. Trio Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 2: III. Grave
18. Trio Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 2: IV. Allegro
19. Trio Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 3: I. Grave
20. Trio Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 3: II. Allegro
21. Trio Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 3: III. Adagio
22. Trio Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 3: IV. Allegro
23. Duet in F Major: I. Largo
24. Duet in F Major: II. Vivace
25. Duet in F Major: III. Largo
26. Duet in F Major: IV. Allegro
27. Sonata in D Minor: I. Adagio
28. Sonata in D Minor: II. Vivace
29. Sonata in D Minor: III. Largo
30. Sonata in D Minor: IV. Allegro

In this country, William Williams is a pretty blank slate - which is not surprising inasmuch as there is not much to write on this sheet. The composer who filled in England the gap between the early baroque of a Henry Purcell and the (above all Italian influenced) High Baroque, rarely appears with one of his six trio sonatas op. 1 - three works each for recorder and violin with basso continuo -, where the deep string instrument in the basso here, in part, in a very unconventional way (particularly effective as in the short final Allegro of the second sonata, Tr. 18) gets rid of its mere supporting and accompanying function. Otherwise, the pieces in their sonority, in their song and in some extravagant to bizarre phrase something typical Anglo-Saxon. And as far as the already contained here are concerned, so are

The flutist Michael Schneider and the musicians of the Camerata Köln bring the music Williams's inherent Italian element effectively to their advantage by approaching not only factual-analytical, but also with a good dose of temperament to Williams' finely crafted works.

Download IsraCloud