Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni, Paolo Zuccheri, Roberto Loreggian, Roberto Loreggian - Caldara: Complete Cello Sonatas (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Caldara Sonata No. 1 in A Major I. Andante
02. Caldara Sonata No. 1 in A Major II. Allegro
03. Caldara Sonata No. 1 in A Major III. Larghetto
04. Caldara Sonata No. 1 in A Major IV. Allegro
05. Caldara Sonata No. 2 in D Major I. Allegro
06. Caldara Sonata No. 2 in D Major II. Largo
07. Caldara Sonata No. 2 in D Major III. Allegro
08. Caldara Sonata No. 3 in B Major I. Largo
09. Caldara Sonata No. 3 in B Major II. Allegro
10. Caldara Sonata No. 3 in B Major III. Aria Andante
11. Caldara Sonata No. 3 in B Major IV. Allegro Assai
12. Caldara Sonata No. 4 in D Minor I. Allegro
13. Caldara Sonata No. 4 in D Minor II. Largo
14. Caldara Sonata No. 4 in D Minor III. Allegro Assai
15. Caldara Sonata No. 5 in F Major I. Adagio
16. Caldara Sonata No. 5 in F Major II. Allegro
17. Caldara Sonata No. 5 in F Major III. Aria Largo
18. Caldara Sonata No. 5 in F Major IV. Allegro Stil Di Minuet
19. Caldara Sonata No. 6 in A Minor I. Allegro
20. Caldara Sonata No. 6 in A Minor II. Largo
21. Caldara Sonata No. 6 in A Minor III. Allegro Assai
22. Caldara Sonata No. 6 in A Minor IV. Aria Allegro
23. Caldara Sonata No. 7 in C Minor I. Largo
24. Caldara Sonata No. 7 in C Minor II. Allegro
25. Caldara Sonata No. 7 in C Minor III. Adagio
26. Caldara Sonata No. 7 in C Minor IV. Allegro
27. Caldara Lezione 43
28. Caldara Sonata No. 8 in E-Flat Major I. Largo
29. Caldara Sonata No. 8 in E-Flat Major II. Allegro
30. Caldara Sonata No. 8 in E-Flat Major III. Adagio
31. Caldara Sonata No. 8 in E-Flat Major IV. Allegro E Spiritoso
32. Caldara Sonata No. 9 in G Major I. Allegro
33. Caldara Sonata No. 9 in G Major II. Adagio
34. Caldara Sonata No. 9 in G Major III. Allegro E Vivace
35. Caldara Sonata No. 9 in G Major IV. Allegro
36. Caldara Lezione 23
37. Caldara Sonata No. 10 in E Minor I. Allegro Assai
38. Caldara Sonata No. 10 in E Minor II. Largo
39. Caldara Sonata No. 10 in E Minor III. Allegro E Spiritoso
40. Caldara Sonata No. 11 in G Minor I. Andante
41. Caldara Sonata No. 11 in G Minor II. Allegro E Spiritoso
42. Caldara Sonata No. 11 in G Minor III. Larghetto
43. Caldara Sonata No. 11 in G Minor IV. Allegro Assai
44. Caldara Lezione 1
45. Caldara Sonata No. 12 in D Minor I. Allegro
46. Caldara Sonata No. 12 in D Minor II. Allegro
47. Caldara Sonata No. 12 in D Minor III. Largo
48. Caldara Sonata No. 12 in D Minor IV. Allegro
49. Caldara Sonata No. 13 in F Minor I. Presto
50. Caldara Sonata No. 13 in F Minor II. Largo
51. Caldara Sonata No. 13 in F Minor III. Allegro
52. Caldara Sonata No. 13 in F Minor IV. Allegretto Stil Di Minuet
53. Caldara Sonata No. 14 in A Minor I. Largo
54. Caldara Sonata No. 14 in A Minor II. Allegro
55. Caldara Sonata No. 14 in A Minor III. Aria Larghetto
56. Caldara Sonata No. 14 in A Minor IV. Allegro E Spiritoso
57. Caldara Sonata No. 15 in A Major I. Largo
58. Caldara Sonata No. 15 in A Major II. Allegro
59. Caldara Sonata No. 15 in A Major III. Aria Non Molto Allegro
60. Caldara Sonata No. 15 in A Major IV. Allegro
61. Caldara Sonata No. 16 in G Major I. Adagio
62. Caldara Sonata No. 16 in G Major II. Allegro
63. Caldara Sonata No. 16 in G Major III. Largo
64. Caldara Sonata No. 16 in G Major IV. Allegro
65. Caldara Sinfonia in D Major I. Adagio
66. Caldara Sinfonia in D Major II. Allegro
67. Caldara Sinfonia in D Major III. Grave
68. Caldara Sinfonia in D Major IV. Presto
69. Caldara Concerto in D Minor I. Allegro
70. Caldara Concerto in D Minor II. Larghetto
71. Caldara Concerto in D Minor III. Allegro Assai

A new and complete survey of the attractive body of cello sonatas which, in his day, helped to make Antonio Caldara a Viennese rival to the fame of Antonio Vivaldi in Venice.

Born in Venice as the son of a violinist, Caldara grew up as a chorister at the Basilica di San Marco and won important posts in Mantua, Rome, and Barcelona as a maestro di cappella to royal courts. But it was his move to Vienna during the 1710s which secured his name and his fortune. Becoming Vice-Kapellmeister to the Imperial Court in 1716, Caldara introduced the late Venetian style to Central Europe, and its influence remained a determining factor in both church music and opera as well as instrumental music until long after his death in 1736.

Through sacred works such as the oratorio Maddalena al piedi di Cristo, Caldara has won a following on record in the modern era. However, his surviving output of instrumental music has remained largely unexplored. Publishing his Op. 1 Trio Sonatas in 1688, Caldara refers to himself as a 'musico di violoncello', and there can be no doubt from this collection that he knew his way around the instrument. They were composed between 22 April and 26 July 1735: Caldara's sheer facility has perhaps told against him, with a total output of over three thousand separate works. But he knew his craft, and melody seems to have come readily to him.

A few Lezioni (Nos. 43, 23 & 1) from Caldara's published instruction method for learning the cello are included as preludes to Sonatas Nos. 8, 10, and 12. Most of the sonatas belong to the four-movement 'sonata da chiesa' form, but Caldara also used the three-movement archetype which became increasingly standard. There is no shortage of opportunities for virtuosic display, as well as for lyricism.

These recordings are made by musicians immersed in the Italian late-Baroque world. In its expanded form, L'Arte dell'Arco has made much-praised recordings of Haydn and Vivaldi for Brilliant Classics, including a comprehensive box of Vivaldi's Concertos Opp. 1–12. These Italian musicians speak and sing Caldara's music with unforced fluency.

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