The Brook Street Band - Joseph Gibbs - 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1 (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 1 in D Minor: I. Adagio
02. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 1 in D Minor: II. Allmanda
03. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 1 in D Minor: III. Largo
04. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 1 in D Minor: IV. Aria. Andante
05. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 2 in A Major: I. Adagio
06. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 2 in A Major: II. Allegro assai
07. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 2 in A Major: III. Grave e piano
08. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 2 in A Major: IV. Minuet
09. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 3 in G Major: I. Largo
10. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 3 in G Major: II. Allegro
11. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 3 in G Major: III. Grave
12. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 3 in G Major: IV. Minuetto
13. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 4 in B-Flat Major: I. Largo
14. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 4 in B-Flat Major: II. Allegro
15. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 4 in B-Flat Major: III. Affettuoso
16. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 4 in B-Flat Major: IV. Minuet
17. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 5 in E Major: I. Adagio
18. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 5 in E Major: II. Vivace
19. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 5 in E Major: III. Saraband
20. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 5 in E Major: IV. Giga. Allegro
21. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 6 in F Major: I. Vivace
22. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 6 in F Major: II. Allegro - Adagio
23. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 6 in F Major: III. Largo e piano
24. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 6 in F Major: IV. Gavotta. Allegro
25. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 7 in A Minor: I. Andante
26. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 7 in A Minor: II. Allegro
27. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 7 in A Minor: III. Affettuoso
28. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 8 in E-Flat Major: I. Grave
29. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 8 in E-Flat Major: II. Siciliana
30. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 8 in E-Flat Major: III. Fuga
31. 8 Violin Sonatas, Op. 1: Sonata No. 8 in E-Flat Major: IV. Corno

Joseph Gibbs is one of the 18th century’s best-kept secrets; his music is characterful and individual, fusing the best of Italianate virtuosity with English and quirky Gibbs-ian humour. Despite the obvious brilliance of his compositions, the 8 Solos for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1 of c. 1746 are one of only two published sets of music, and there are scant references to Gibbs in the years after his death. However, the re-emergence of his portrait (painted by Thomas Gainsborough) in the early years of the 20th century sparked a curiosity and interest in Gibbs’s music, which has been described as amongst ‘the finest English violin sonatas of the century’.

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