Maurice Steger - Sammartini: Sonatas for Recorder and Continuo (2007)

Tracklist

01. Sonata in E Minor, Op. 2 No. 3: I. Allegro
02. Sonata in E Minor, Op. 2 No. 3: II. Andante
03. Sonata in E Minor, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Minuet
04. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 21: I. [Allegro]
05. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 21: II. Adagio
06. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 21: III. Allegro
07. Sonata in G Major, Op. 2 No. 4: I. Andante
08. Sonata in G Major, Op. 2 No. 4: II. Allegro
09. Sonata in G Major, Op. 2 No. 4: III. Affettuoso
10. Sonata in G Major, Op. 2 No. 4: IV. Allegro assai
11. Sonata in F Major, No. 23: I. Andante
12. Sonata in F Major, No. 23: II. Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro
13. Sonata in F Major, No. 23: III. Adagio
14. Sonata in F Major, No. 23: IV. Andante
15. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 13 No. 5: I. Andante
16. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 13 No. 5: II. Presto
17. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 13 No. 5: III. Minuetto 1 - Minuetto 2
18. Sonata in G Major, Op. 13 No. 1: I. Andante
19. Sonata in G Major, Op. 13 No. 1: II. Allegro assai
20. Sonata in G Major, Op. 13 No. 1: III. Adagio
21. Sonata in G Major, Op. 13 No. 1: IV. Allegro assai
22. Sonata in G Major, Op. 13 No. 4: I. Andante
23. Sonata in G Major, Op. 13 No. 4: II. Allegro
24. Sonata in G Major, Op. 13 No. 4: III. Adagio
25. Sonata in G Major, Op. 13 No. 4: IV. Minuet

His brother, Giovanni Battista, was one of the fathers of the modern symphony; like him and like their father Alexis de Saint-Martin, Giuseppe Sammartini was a virtuoso oboist. But he chose to make his career at the court of the Prince of Wales, in London.

Surrounded by a group of exceptional musicians, Maurice Steger gives us a chance to discover seven of his sonatas for recorder and continuo which, though composed in England, clearly proclaim their Italian origins! A treat for the ears, and a dazzling display of virtuosity.

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