Johannes Pramsohler & Philippe Grisvard - French Sonatas for Harpsichord and Violin (2018) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist
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CD1
01. Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 3: I. Ouverture. Grave-Allegro
02. Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 3: II. Aria
03. Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 3: III. Giga allegro
04. Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 13: I. Allegro
05. Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 13: II. Aria un poco allegro
06. Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 13: III. Allegro
07. Première Suite avec accompagnement de violon en La Mineur: I. La de Casaubon
08. Première Suite avec accompagnement de violon en La Mineur: II. La du Tailly
09. Première Suite avec accompagnement de violon en La Mineur: III. La de Valmalette
10. Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 25: I. Allegro
11. Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 25: II. Affetuoso
12. Sonata No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 25: III. Presto
13. Sonata No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 13: I. Allegro
14. Sonata No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 13: II. Aria Gratioso
15. Sonata No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 13: III. Allegro assai
16. Sonata I in G Major: I. Allegro
17. Sonata I in G Major: II. Aria Gratioso
18. Sonata I in G Major: III. Allegro

CD2
01. Première Suite in A Minor, Op. 1: I. Ouverture. Gravement-Gay
02. Première Suite in A Minor, Op. 1: II. La Misterieuse. Affectueusement
03. Première Suite in A Minor, Op. 1: III. Carillon du Parnasse
04. Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 3: I. Concerto. Allegro
05. Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 3: II. Larghetto
06. Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 3: III. Giga. Allegro
07. Troisième livre de Pièces de Clavecin: I. Ouverture. Grave-Viste
08. Troisième livre de Pièces de Clavecin: II. La de May
09. Troisième livre de Pièces de Clavecin: III. La Madin
10. Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 13: I. Allegro
11. Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 13: II. Aria Gratioso un poco Allegro
12. Sonata No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 13: III. Presto
13. Sonata I in C Minor: I. Allegro ma non troppo
14. Sonata I in C Minor: II. Aria affettuoso
15. Sonata I in C Minor: III. Allegro


In 1740, with the op. 4 of Jean-Joseph Cassanéa de Mondonville, a new genre appeared on the scene in France, a genre that was to fundamentally overturn the relationship to the harpsichord ? until then a continuo instrument when it was not playing alone: the Pièces de clavecin en sonates avec accompagnement de violon.

Contrary to what the title might suggest, the two instruments engage in a dialogue as equals. Unknowingly, Mondonville imitated the Sei Suonate à Cembalo certato e Violino solo that Bach had composed ten years earlier.

Moreover, he introduced a thoroughly Italian flavour ? certainly an echo of the concertos by Corelli and Vivadli that at the time were often heard at the Concert Spirituel.

The following decade then experienced a veritable rage for this form: Corrette, Guillemain, Balbastre, and others put their visions of the theme on paper ? each in a very personal manner.

The "Dream Team" (Early Music Review), made up of the two indefatigable researchers Philippe Grisvard and Johannes Pramsohler, has rediscovered this neglected part of the violin-harpsichord repertoire and now presents a captivating selection of the genre's best works in world premiere recordings on an opulent double CD.

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