Alison McGillivray, David McGuinness, Eligio Quinteiro, Joseph Crouch - Geminiani: Sonatas for Violoncello & Basso Continuo (2005) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sonata in A Major, Op. 5 No. 1: I. Andante
02. Sonata in A Major, Op. 5 No. 1: II. Allegro
03. Sonata in A Major, Op. 5 No. 1: III. Andante
04. Sonata in A Major, Op. 5 No. 1: IV. Allegro
05. Sonata in D Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Andante
06. Sonata in D Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: II. Presto
07. Sonata in D Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: III. Adagio
08. Sonata in D Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: IV. Allegro
09. Prélude (Lentement) After Pièces de clavecin, Op. 4 No. 1
10. Vivement After Pièces de clavecin, Op. 4 No. 1
11. Sonata in C Major, Op. 5 No. 3: I. Andante
12. Sonata in C Major, Op. 5 No. 3: II. Allegro
13. Sonata in C Major, Op. 5 No. 3: III. Affetuoso
14. Sonata in C Major, Op. 5 No. 3: IV. Allegro
15. Tendrement After Pièces de clavecin, Op. 6 No. 1
16. Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 4: I. Andante
17. Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 4: II. Allegro moderato
18. Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 4: III. Grave
19. Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 4: IV. Allegro
20. Vivement After Pièces de clavecin, Op. 6 No. 4
21. Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 5: I. Adagio
22. Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 5: II. Allegro moderato
23. Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 5: III. Adagio
24. Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 5: IV. Allegro
25. Harpsichord Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 4: I. Allegro moderato
26. Harpsichord Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 4: II. Andante
27. Harpsichord Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 4: III. Allegro
28. Sonata in A Minor, Op. 5 No. 6: I. Adagio
29. Sonata in A Minor, Op. 5 No. 6: II. Allegro assai. Grave
30. Sonata in A Minor, Op. 5 No. 6: III. Allegro



This is the debut solo release by versatile cellist Alison McGillivray who is joined by a trio of Baroque specialists exploring the music of Francesco Geminiani.

Geminiani's Op. 5 mark the beginning of the change from gamba to cello. They are an intriguing and delicately balanced fusion of Italianate clarity and counterpoint and French lavishness of sonority and gesture. In the Op. 5 Cello Sonatas Geminiani succeeded in creating music that lives up to his own high expectations.

In addition McGillivray and guests (cembalist David McGuinness, continuo cellist Joseph Crouch and Baroque guitarist Eligio Quinteiro) perform some interesting and valuable bonuses taken from Geminiani's keyboard compositions. The Financial Times named McGillivray's eloquent Geminiani recording one of the 'Best Classical Recordings of 2005' for its "scholarship and style".

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