Orchestra da Camera, Natale Arnoldi - Marino: Opere per archi e basso continuo (2012)

Tracklist

01. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 10: I. Adagio
02. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 10: II. Allegro
03. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 10: III. Largo
04. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 10: IV. Allegro
05. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 11: I. Largo
06. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 11: II. Allegro
07. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 11: III. Grave - Allegro - Adagio
08. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 11: IV. Allegro - Adagio - Presto - Adagio
09. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 11: V. Allegro
10. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 9: I. Allegro
11. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 9: II. Largo
12. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 9: III. Adagio - Presto - Allegro
13. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 12: I. Allegro
14. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 12: II. Largo
15. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 12: III. Allegro
16. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 12: IV. Largo
17. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 12: V. Allegro
18. Sonata a 5, Op. 3, No. 12: VI. Allegro
19. Sonata a 4, Op. 6, No. 7: I. Grave
20. Sonata a 4, Op. 6, No. 7: II. Allegro
21. Sonata a 4, Op. 6, No. 7: III. Largo
22. Sonata a 4, Op. 6, No. 7: IV. Allegro
23. Sonata a 4, Op. 6, No. 9: I. Allegro
24. Sonata a 4, Op. 6, No. 9: II. Adagio
25. Sonata a 4, Op. 6, No. 9: III. Allegro
26. Sonata a 4, Op. 6, No. 9: IV. Largo
27. Sonata a 4, Op. 6, No. 9: V. Allegro
28. Sonata a 4, Op. 6, No. 11: I. Largo - Adagio
29. Sonata a 4, Op. 6, No. 11: II. Allegro
30. Concerto a 4: I. Andante staccato
31. Concerto a 4: II. Allegro - Largo
32. Concerto a 4: III. Largo
33. Concerto a 4: IV. Allegro - Allegro
34. Concerto a 4: V. Allegro

The four Sonatas a Cinque from Op. 3, the three Sonate a quattro from Op. 6, and the Concerto for strings with violin obligato and basso continuo, by the violinist and composer Carlo Antonio Marino (1670-1735), represent the high point of his work in this area. They are performed here by the early instrument group Orchestra da Camera under the direction of Natale Arnoldi.

Marino’s Sonatas a cinque of 1697 are elegant and ambitious, while his Sonatas a quattro (1706) are more intimate and bent on seeking a new mode of expression. All these pieces are characterised by a perfect balance between a rigorous, monodic style and a marked lyricism in the slow movements.

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