Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr - Corelli - Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 (2002)
Artist: Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr
Title: Corelli - Violin Sonatas, Op. 5
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Genre: Classical
Quality: APE (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 67:18 + 63:53
Total Size: 817 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Corelli - Violin Sonatas, Op. 5
Year Of Release: 2002
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Genre: Classical
Quality: APE (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 67:18 + 63:53
Total Size: 817 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
CD 1:
01. Sonata I in D major - 1. Grave, Allegro, Adagio, Grave, Allegro, Adagio 03:23
02. 2. Allegro 02:58
03. 3. Allegro 01:01
04. 4. Adagio 03:04
05. 5. Allegro 01:42
06. Sonata II in B-flat major - 1. Grave 02:50
07. 2. Allegro 02:19
08. 3. Vivace 01:21
09. 4. Adagio 02:23
10. 5. Vivace 01:21
11. Sonata III in C major - 1. Adagio 02:52
12. 2. Allegro 02:28
13. 3. Adagio 03:07
14. 4. Allegro 00:59
15. 5. Allegro 02:24
16. Sonata IV in F major - 1. Adagio 02:13
17. 2. Allegro 02:29
18. 3. Vivace 01:11
19. 4. Adagio 02:35
20. 5. Allegro 02:19
21. Sonata V in G minor - 1. Adagio 02:55
22. 2. Vivace 02:00
23. 3. Adagio 02:28
24. 4. Vivace 01:42
25. 5. Giga (Allegro) 02:00
26. Sonata VI in A major - 1.Grave 03:14
27. 2. Allegro 02:15
28. 3. Allegro 00:58
29. 4. Adagio 02:27
30. 5. Allegro 02:04
CD 2:
01. Sonata VII in D minor - 1. Preludio Vivace 02:14
02. 2. Corrente Allegro 02:50
03. 3. Sarabanda Largo 01:57
04. 4. Giga Allegro 02:04
05. Sonata VIII in E minor - 1. Preludio Largo 04:04
06. 2. Allemanda Allegro 02:15
07. 3. Sarabanda Largo 03:05
08. 4. Giga Allegro 02:29
09. Sonata IX in A major - 1. Preludio Largo 05:01
10. 2. Giga Allegro 02:47
11. 3. Adagio 00:47
12. 4. Tempo di gavotta Allegro 02:45
13. Sonata X in F major - 1. Preludio Adagio 02:22
14. 2. Allemanda Allegro 02:25
15. 3. Sarabanda Largo 02:47
16. 4. Gavota Allegro 00:42
17. 5. Giga Allegro 02:17
18. Sonata XI in E major - 1. Preludio Adagio 02:19
19. 2. Allegro 02:45
20. 3. Adagio 00:47
21. 4. Vivace 02:07
22. 5. Gavotta Allegro 00:42
23. Sonata XII in D minor, "Follia" 12:11
Performers:
Andrew Manze (Violin)
Richard Egarr (Harpsichord)
Corelli's Op. 5 Violin Sonatas have always been admired by chamber music fans; there are a couple of good recordings of them already available. But this new one by Baroque specialist and virtuoso Andrew Manze and harpsichordist Richard Egarr presents the sonatas in such a bright, exciting, and improvisatory light that they seem brand new. During the composer's lifetime, these sonatas were widely played and tremendously influential; there's a good chance that it was assumed that virtuosi took what was written on the page as a starting point for embellishing and sheer showing off. Manze is breathtaking--fast, articulate, conscious of the genuinely good tunes some of these sonatas contain--and his variances from the written music are thrilling. Egarr knows how to embellish too, and he matches Manze every step of the way. If you're wondering if 131 minutes of only two instruments can keep your interest, don't worry. This will. -- Robert Levine