Giuseppe Sammartini, Francesco Maria Veracini, Vincenzo Legrenzio Ciampi, Harmonia Stellarum Houston - Sonatas For Chalumeau And Basso Continuo (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in F Major: I. Adagio
02. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in F Major: II. Allegro
03. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in F Major: III. Largo
04. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in F Major: IV. Allegro
05. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in B-flat Major: I. Adagio
06. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in B-flat Major: II. Allegro
07. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in B-flat Major: III. Larghetto
08. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in B-flat Major: IV. Allegro
09. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in B-flat Major: V. Allegro
10. Sonata for Harpsichord in F Major: I. [without tempo indication]
11. Sonata for Harpsichord in F Major: II. Minuet. Allegro
12. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in B-flat Major: I. Adagio
13. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in B-flat Major: II. Allegro
14. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in B-flat Major: III. Largo
15. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in B-flat Major: IV. Allegro
16. Sonata for Harpsichord in C Major: I. Allegro Grazioso
17. Sonata for Harpsichord in C Major: II. Minuet
18. Sonata [III] in B-flat Major: I. Andante
19. Sonata [III] in B-flat Major: II. Vivace
20. Sonata [III] in B-flat Major: III. Larghetto
21. Sonata [III] in B-flat Major: IV. Allegro
22. Sonata for Harpsichord in B-Flat Major: I. [without tempo indication]
23. Sonata for Harpsichord in B-Flat Major: II. Giga
24. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in F Major: I. Larghetto
25. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in F Major: II. Allegro
26. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in F Major: III. Largo
27. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in F Major: IV. Allegro
28. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in B-flat Major: I. Adagio
29. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in B-Flat Major: II. Allegro
30. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in B-Flat Major: III. [without tempo indication]
31. Sonata for Chalumeau and Basso Continuo in B-Flat Major: IV. Allegro

The Archive of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna holds a manuscript with six anonymous early 18th-century pasticcio sonatas for chalumeau and basso continuo—the only known works in this genre for early clarinet. Their discovery is a dream come true for lovers of early clarinet instruments and we are very proud to present them as world premiere recording on this CD.
The pieces are part of a collection of 17 sonatas for treble instrument and basso continuo written by six different hands. Little is known about the collection except its provenance from the music archive of Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1788–1831). The volume lacks a title page, but a later yellow paper label on the outer cover reads “Veracini.” Four sonatas in the collection are, indeed, attributed to Francesco Maria Veracini (1690–1768) by their respective scribes. In fact, scholarly literature suggests that one of them may be a Veracini autograph. Further sonatas are pasticcios with movements from printed collections by Lodovico Ferronati, Giuseppe Matteo Alberti, Giovanni Steffano Carbonelli, Prospero Cauciello, Francesco Barsanti, and Giovanni Sammartini.

Harmonia Stellarum Houston
Ernst Schlader, chalumeau
Eric Taeyang Mun, cello
Mario Aschauer, harpsichord and organ

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