Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - Rossini - String Sonatas 1-6 (1995)
Artist: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Title: Rossini - String Sonatas 1-6
Year Of Release: 1995
Label: Decca
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 01:51:56
Total Size: 592 Mb
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Tracklist: Title: Rossini - String Sonatas 1-6
Year Of Release: 1995
Label: Decca
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 01:51:56
Total Size: 592 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1:
Gioacchino Rossini - String Sonata No.1 in G major
01. 1. Moderato 5:09
02. 2. Andantino 4:12
03. 3. Allegro 2:43
String Sonata No.2 in A minor
04. 1. Allegro 6:48
05. 2. Andantino 2:40
06. 3. Allegro 2:14
String Sonata No.3 in C major
07. 1. Allegro 6:04
08. 2. Andante 4:08
09. 3. Moderato 3:12
String Sonata No.4 in B flat major
10. 1. Allegro vivace 7:10
11. 2. Andantino 2:53
12. 3. Allegretto 2:46
CD 2:
String Sonata No.5 in E flat major
01. 1. Allegro Vivace 7:43
02. 2. Andantino 3:13
03. 3. Allegretto 3:42
String Sonata No.6 in D major
04. 1. Allegro spirituoso 7:38
05. 2. Andante assai 2:23
06. 3. Tempesta (Allegro) 5:13
Gaetano Donizetti - String Quartet in D major (arr. for string orchestra)
07. 1. Allegro 6:51
08. 2. Larghetto 3:48
09. 3. Presto 2:13
10. 4. Allegro 4:35
Luigi Cherubini - Etude No.2 for French horn and strings
11. Largo-Allegro-Moderato 6:17
Vincenzo Bellini - Oboe Concerto in E flat
12. Maestoso e deciso-Larghetto cantabile-Allegro polonaise 7:24
Performers:
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner - conductor
We have a very soft spot for the sparkle, elegance and wit of these ASMF performances of the Rossini String Sonatas amazingly accomplished products for a twelve-year-old. Marriner offers them on full orchestral strings but with such finesse and precision of ensemble that the result is all gain. The 1966 recording still sounds remarkably full and natural, and the current CD transfer adds to the feeling of presence. The new Double Decca format has other music added. Apart from the Donizetti Quartet, which has an appropriately Rossinian flavor, the two minor concertante works are well worth having, with Barry Tuckwell (in what is in essence a three-movement horn concertino) and Roger Lord in excellent form.
