Adrian Butterfield, Sarah McMahon, Silas Wollston - Leclair: Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 Nos. 1-4 (2022) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 5 No. 1: I. Adagio
02. Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 5 No. 1: II. Allegro
03. Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 5 No. 1: III. Aria
04. Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 5 No. 1: IV. Allegro
05. Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 2: I. Andante
06. Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 2: II. Allegro ma non troppo
07. Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 2: III. Andante
08. Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 2: IV. Giga
09. Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 5 No. 3: I. Largo
10. Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 5 No. 3: II. Vivace
11. Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 5 No. 3: III. Aria
12. Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 5 No. 3: IV. Allegro - Presto
13. Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 4: I. Adagio
14. Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 4: II. Allegro ma non troppo
15. Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 4: III. Sarabanda
16. Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 4: IV. Ciacconna



The third of Jean-Marie Leclair’s four books of violin sonatas displays the qualities of exquisite Italianate lyricism and French dance idioms that made the earlier works such a stylistic triumph. However, the composer’s pervasive use of variation form in this book offers a new element, and the technical demands increase through continuous multiple-stopping, intricate figuration and the inclusion of rustic drones. Violinist Adrian Butterfield, who has been described by Gramophone "as technically and musically a marvel" is a leading exponent of Leclair’s music.

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