Labirinti Armonici, Andrea Ferroni, Pietro Prosser - Bonporti: Complete Sonatas for 2 Violins and B.C. (2024)

Tracklist

01. Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 1: I. Adagio
02. Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 1: II. Allegro
03. Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 1: III. Grave
04. Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 1: IV. Lento-Allegro
05. Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 1: I. Adagio
06. Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 1: II. Alla breve
07. Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 1: III. Grave
08. Sonata No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 1: IV. Allegro
09. Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 1: I. Largo
10. Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 1: II. Allegro
11. Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 1: III. Grave
12. Sonata No. 3 in G Minor, Op. 1: IV. Con spirit
13. Sonata No. 4 in B Minor, Op. 1: I. Grave
14. Sonata No. 4 in B Minor, Op. 1: II. Allegro
15. Sonata No. 4 in B Minor, Op. 1: III. Andante
16. Sonata No. 4 in B Minor, Op. 1: IV. Spiritoso
17. Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 1: I. Andante
18. Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 1: II. Vivace
19. Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 1: III. Grave
20. Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 1: IV. Allegro e presto
21. Sonata No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 1: V. Alla breve
22. Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 1: I. Largo
23. Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 1: II. Allegro
24. Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 1: III. Adagio
25. Sonata No. 6 in F Major, Op. 1: IV. Presto e allegro
26. Sonata No. 7 in E Major, Op. 1: I. Allegro
27. Sonata No. 7 in E Major, Op. 1: II. Allegro e puntato
28. Sonata No. 7 in E Major, Op. 1: III. Grave
29. Sonata No. 7 in E Major, Op. 1: IV. Prestissimo
30. Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, Op. 1: I. Adagio
31. Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, Op. 1: II. Vivace
32. Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, Op. 1: III. Largo
33. Sonata No. 8 in A Minor, Op. 1: IV. Presto presto e unito
34. Sonata No. 9 in C Major, Op. 1: I. Vivace
35. Sonata No. 9 in C Major, Op. 1: II. Allegro
36. Sonata No. 9 in C Major, Op. 1: III. Adagio assai
37. Sonata No. 9 in C Major, Op. 1: IV. Presto
38. Sonata No. 10 in A Major, Op. 1: I. Spiccato
39. Sonata No. 10 in A Major, Op. 1: II. Tempo giusto
40. Sonata No. 10 in A Major, Op. 1: III. Adagio e spiccato
41. Sonata No. 10 in A Major, Op. 1: IV. Presto
42. Sonata No. 8 in C Major, Op. 2: I. Preludio
43. Sonata No. 8 in C Major, Op. 2: II. Allemanda
44. Sonata No. 8 in C Major, Op. 2: III. Adagio
45. Sonata No. 8 in C Major, Op. 2: IV. Gavotta
46. Sonata No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 2: I. Preludio
47. Sonata No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 2: II. Corrente
48. Sonata No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 2: III. Sarabanda
49. Sonata No. 6 in A Minor, Op. 2: IV. Gavotta
50. Sonata No. 3 in F Major, Op. 2: I. Preludio. Allemanda
51. Sonata No. 3 in F Major, Op. 2: II. Corrente
52. Sonata No. 3 in F Major, Op. 2: III. Grave
53. Sonata No. 3 in F Major, Op. 2: IV. Giga
54. Sonata No. 9 in B-Flat Major, Op. 2: I. Preludio
55. Sonata No. 9 in B-Flat Major, Op. 2: II. Allemanda
56. Sonata No. 9 in B-Flat Major, Op. 2: III. Sarabanda
57. Sonata No. 9 in B-Flat Major, Op. 2: IV. Giga
58. Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 2: I. Preludio
59. Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 2: II. Allemanda
60. Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 2: III. Corrente
61. Sonata No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 2: IV. Gavotta
62. Sonata No. 7 in B Minor, Op. 2: I. Preludio
63. Sonata No. 7 in B Minor, Op. 2: II. Allemanda
64. Sonata No. 7 in B Minor, Op. 2: III. Adagio
65. Sonata No. 7 in B Minor, Op. 2: IV. Giga
66. Sonata No. 5 in E Major, Op. 2: I. Preludio
67. Sonata No. 5 in E Major, Op. 2: II. Allemanda
68. Sonata No. 5 in E Major, Op. 2: III. Sarabanda
69. Sonata No. 5 in E Major, Op. 2: IV. Giga
70. Sonata No. 4 in A Major, Op. 2: I. Preludio
71. Sonata No. 4 in A Major, Op. 2: II. Allemanda
72. Sonata No. 4 in A Major, Op. 2: III. Corrente
73. Sonata No. 4 in A Major, Op. 2: IV. Gavotta
74. Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 2: I. Preludio
75. Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 2: II. Allemanda
76. Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 2: III. Staccato e adagissimo
77. Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 2: IV. Giga
78. Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 2: I. Ciaccona
79. Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 4: I. Preludio. Largo
80. Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 4: II. Allemanda. Allegro
81. Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 4: III. Sarabanda
82. Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 4: IV. Corrente. Presto
83. Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 4: I. Preludio. Andante
84. Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 4: II. Allemanda. Allegro
85. Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 4: III. Sarabanda. Largo
86. Sonata No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 4: IV. Giga
87. Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 4: I. Preludio. Anadante
88. Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 4: II. Corrente. Allegro
89. Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 4: III. Staccato. Adagio assai
90. Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 4: IV. Gavotta. Presto
91. Sonata No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 4: I. Allemanda. Presto vivace
92. Sonata No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 4: II. Andante
93. Sonata No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 4: III. Sarabanda
94. Sonata No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 4: IV. Giga
95. Sonata No. 5 in E Major, Op. 4: I. Preludio. Adagio
96. Sonata No. 5 in E Major, Op. 4: II. Allemanda. Allegro
97. Sonata No. 5 in E Major, Op. 4: III. Gavotta. Presto
98. Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 4: I. Preludio. Largo
99. Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 4: II. Corrente
100. Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 4: III. Grave
101. Sonata No. 6 in A Major, Op. 4: IV. Giga
102. Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 4: I. Preludio. Largo
103. Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 4: II. Corrente
104. Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 4: III. Sarabanda. Adagio
105. Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 4: IV. Gavotta
106. Sonata No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 4: I. Preludio. Andante
107. Sonata No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 4: II. Allemanda. Allegro
108. Sonata No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 4: III. Grave
109. Sonata No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 4: IV. Giga
110. Sonata No. 9 in F Major, Op. 4: I. Preludio. Largo
111. Sonata No. 9 in F Major, Op. 4: II. Allemanda. Presto
112. Sonata No. 9 in F Major, Op. 4: III. Adagio
113. Sonata No. 9 in F Major, Op. 4: IV. Giga
114. Sonata No. 10 in C Major, Op. 4: I. Preludio. Adagio
115. Sonata No. 10 in C Major, Op. 4: II. Allemanda. Allegro
116. Sonata No. 10 in C Major, Op. 4: III. Sarabanda. Largo
117. Sonata No. 10 in C Major, Op. 4: IV. Corrente
118. Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 6: I. Preludio
119. Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 6: II. Corrente. Allegro
120. Sonata No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 6: III. Giga
121. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 6: I. Preludio. Andante
122. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 6: II. Allemanda
123. Sonata No. 2 in D Major, Op. 6: III. Gavotta. Prestissimo
124. Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 6: I. Allemanda
125. Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 6: II. Sarabanda. Andante
126. Sonata No. 3 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 6: III. Giga
127. Sonata No. 4 in A Major, Op. 6: I. Preludio. Largo
128. Sonata No. 4 in A Major, Op. 6: II. Allemanda. Allegro
129. Sonata No. 4 in A Major, Op. 6: III. Corrente
130. Sonata No. 5 in E Major, Op. 6: I. Preludio
131. Sonata No. 5 in E Major, Op. 6: II. Allemanda. Presto
132. Sonata No. 5 in E Major, Op. 6: III. Giga. Presto
133. Sonata No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 6: I. Preludio. Largo
134. Sonata No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 6: II. Allemanda. Allegro
135. Sonata No. 6 in B-Flat Major, Op. 6: III. Sarabanda. Largo
136. Sonata No. 7 in G Minor, Op. 6: I. Preludio. Adagio
137. Sonata No. 7 in G Minor, Op. 6: II. Allemanda. Allegro
138. Sonata No. 7 in G Minor, Op. 6: III. Giga. Presto
139. Sonata No. 8 in C Major, Op. 6: I. Preludio
140. Sonata No. 8 in C Major, Op. 6: II. Allemanda. Presto
141. Sonata No. 8 in C Major, Op. 6: III. Gavotta. Presto
142. Sonata No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 6: I. Allemanda. Comodo
143. Sonata No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 6: II. Sarabanda. Largo
144. Sonata No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 6: III. Giga. Presto
145. Sonata No. 10 in F Major, Op. 6: I. Preludio. Vivace
146. Sonata No. 10 in F Major, Op. 6: II. Corrente. Allegro
147. Sonata No. 10 in F Major, Op. 6: III. Giga. Presto
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Labirinti Armonici is an Italian-based early-music ensemble with a string of Brilliant Classics albums to its credit, focusing on the neglected music of the north-Italian composer Francesco Antonio Bonporti (1672–1749). A priest like his contemporary Vivaldi, he focused his creative energies on music for the church and for chamber ensemble, and it is this impressive catalogue of work that Labirinti Armonici has documented.

Bonporti has by and large been heard only in excerpted, fragmentary form on collections of Italian-Baroquecomposers, but Labirinti Armonici reveal the true breadth of his creative personality. There are four surviving collections of stylish sonatas for two violins and continuo, published as Opp. 1, 2, 4 and 6. Labirinti Armonici take an imaginative approach to the continuo part, enriching the skeletal figured-bass line with cello, harpsichord and organ in various combinations according to the mood and character of each specific sonata.

Having most likely studied the violin with Arcangelo Corelli, Bonporti shares with this master of Baroque-violin style a graceful approach to melody which prizes cantabile above virtuoso flourishes, though a thorough understanding of Baroque ornamentation is needed to make the melodies rise and fall with the harmonic intensity intended by the composer. Bonporti tends to make bolder harmonic excursions than Corelli, and in itself this is likely to make a more striking appeal to modern ears.

When separately issued, these collections won glowing praise from international reviewers, and this reissue makes an invaluable contribution to the field of Baroque chamber music available at a more accessible price than ever. ‘The overall effect is of a highly professional group at home with the repertoire. So little of Bonporti’s works have been recorded to the highest standards; let us hope this is a start of a revival!’ (Early Music Review)

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