Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca - Harmonie veneziane. 1660-1690 String Music from the Venetian Republic (2026)

Artist: Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca
Title: Harmonie veneziane. 1660-1690 String Music from the Venetian Republic
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Warner Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:09:11
Total Size: 359 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Harmonie veneziane. 1660-1690 String Music from the Venetian Republic
Year Of Release: 2026
Label: Warner Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:09:11
Total Size: 359 MB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Eliogabalo: Sinfonia (3:01)
2. Sonata da camera No. 1 in F Major: I. Sinfonia (2:40)
3. Sonata da camera No. 1 in F Major: II. Allemanda (1:01)
4. Sonata da camera No. 1 in F Major: III. Corrente (0:49)
5. Sonata da camera No. 1 in F Major: IV. Intrada (3:00)
6. Sonata da camera No. 1 in F Major: V. Ballo (0:44)
7. Sonata da camera No. 1 in F Major: VI. Sarabanda (1:13)
8. Terzo libro di sonate, Op. 8: Sonata No. 10 "La Cremona" (4:20)
9. Sonate a 3, 4, 5, 6 voci, Op. 7: Sonata No. 15 a 5 (6:00)
10. Sonate a 2, 3, 4, Op. 1: Sonata a 4 "In eco" (7:27)
11. La cetra, Op. 11: Sonata No. 13 a 4 violini (7:14)
12. Sonate à stromenti da arco et altri: Sonata ottava a 4 (6:03)
13. Sonate a 3, 4, 5, 6 voci, Op. 7: Sonata No. 8 a 4 (3:26)
14. Sonata da camera No. 2 in D Major: I. Sinfonia (3:41)
15. Sonata da camera No. 2 in D Major: II. Allemanda (1:02)
16. Sonata da camera No. 2 in D Major: III. Corrente (1:22)
17. Sonata da camera No. 2 in D Major: IV. Ballo (0:51)
18. Sonata da camera No. 2 in D Major: V. Sarabanda (1:12)
19. La cetra, Op. 11: Sonata No. 17a a 4 viole da gamba ò come piace (5:44)
20. Sonate à stromenti da arco et altri: Sonata quarta a 3 (5:59)
21. Balletti e correnti, Op. Posth. 16: Corrente nona a 5 (2:33)
This album celebrates the 400th anniversary of Giovanni Legrenzi, whose music, while somewhat forgotten today, enjoyed immense prestige throughout the European musical world. He spent the final years of his career in Venice, revitalising the musical life of St Mark’s, mentoring the great composers of the next generation, and triumphing on the local opera scene. He also played a pivotal role in the development of instrumental music - formalising the trio sonata genre and laying the foundations for the concerto grosso. Master composers of subsequent generations held his work in high regard and drew deep inspiration from it (Bach’s Fugue BWV 574 springs to mind in particular). In 2003, the Sonatori della Gioiosa Marca paid tribute to Legrenzi, alongside several of his contemporaries such as Cavalli, Ziani and Rosenmüller, in the superb recording Harmonie veneziane.