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London Baroque maps the course of the genre in England, France, Germany and Italy
Formed in 1978, London Baroque enjoys the position of being one of the most experienced and long-lived baroque chamber groups. Combining 8 CDs originally released between 2003 and 2013, the present boxed set of trio sonatas can be seen as the fruit of all those years of research, experiment and discovery. The trio sonata was the primary vehicle for chamber music in the seventeenth and at least half of the eighteenth centuries. Its history mirrors other developments throughout the whole of the baroque era.
This set is chiefly concerned with those for two violins and continuo, with occasional digressions into those for violin, bass viol and continuo, and one with viola replacing the second violin. Like the string quartet in later ages, most composers (with some notable and regrettable exceptions) tried their hand in the form. The customary addition of a figured bass part played on a harpsichord or organ around 1600 meant that middle parts of the old contrapuntal style could be excluded and chamber music soon began to favour the trio sonata texture. 150 years later, with the string quartet, the process was reversed as the viola took over the middle ground previously occupied by the keyboard.
Disc 1
Orlando Gibbons
Three fantasias a 3 (c. 1620) 7'42
01 No.6 2'34
02 No.8 2'52
03 No.9 2'16
John Coprario
Fantasia Suite (early 1620s) 5'43
04 Fantasia 2'51
05 Alman 1'36
06 Galliard 1'16
William Lawes
Sett No.1 (early 1620s?) 9'25
07 Fancy 4'51
08 Alman 2'10
09 Galliard 2'24
John Jenkins
Fancy and Ayre for 2 trebles, bass and organ (1630-1650) 9'15
10 Fancy 5'07
11 Ayre 4'08
12 Fantasia a 3 (c. 1650) 5'04
Matthew Locke
Suite in D minor (Little Consort, 1651) 6'11
13 Pavan 3'53
14 Ayre 1'03
15 Courante 0'41
16 Saraband 0'34
Christopher Simpson
Suite in D major (c. 1650s) 9'41
17 Pavan 4'08
18 Almaine 0'53
19 Courante 0'44
20 Air 1'33
21 Courante 0'50
22 Air 1'33
John Blow
Sonata in A major 5'49
23 Largo 2'29
24 Largo 1'11
25 Brisk 2'09
26 Ground in G minor 3'48
Henry Purcell
Sonata XX in D major, from Sonatas in Four Parts (1697) 5'20
27 Adagio 1'07
28 Canzona (Allegro) 1'33
29 Grave 1'10
30 Largo 0'49
31 Allegro 0'41
Disc 2
John Ravenscroft
Sonata in G major 28'13
01 I. Largo 1'18
02 II. Allegro 1'30
03 III. Grave 1'27
04 IV. Allegro 1'26
George Frideric Handel
Sonata in G minor 21'01
05 I. Larghetto 2'45
06 II. Allegro 2'41
07 III. Adagio 1'58
08 IV. Allegro 3'15
Charles Avison
Sonata in D minor 7'58
09 I. Adagio - Andante 1'52
10 II. Allegro 2'02
11 III. Dolce 1'33
12 IV. Allegro 2'31
William Boyce
Sonata in D major 29'14
13 I. Allegro 2'26
14 II. Largo 2'32
15 III. Fuga. Allegro assai 2'44
Thomas Augustine Arne
Sonata in G major 28'13
16 I. Largo 1'46
17 II. Con spirito 3'53
18 III. Largo 1'23
19 IV. Allegro 2'15
George Frideric Handel
Sonata in D major 29'14
20 I. Adagio 1'04
21 II. Allegro 1'31
22 III. Musette. Andante - Allegro - Andante 4'01
23 IV. Marche 1'28
24 V. Gavotte 0'32
Carl Friedrich Abel
Sonata in G major 28'13
25 I. Vivace 4'50
26 II. Adagio ma non troppo 2'46
27 III. Minuetto 2'11
Thomas Erskine
Sonata VI 9'28
28 I. Andantino 6'05
29 II. Tempo di Minuetto 3'23
Disc 3
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Trios pour le Coucher du Roi 7'33
01 Symphonie 1'44
02 Sarabande 1'26
03 Menuet 1'15
04 Chaconne 3'08
Jean Nicolas Geoffroy
05 Dialogue pour le clavessin et les violes 4'49
Louis Couperin
06 Simphonie 1'34
Louis Couperin
07 Dialogue 1'06
François Couperin
La Superbe 8'15
08 I. 1'49
09 II. Légèrement 0'50
10 III. Très lantement 1'34
11 IV. Légèrement 1'38
12 V. Air tendre 1'24
13 VI. Gayement 1'00
Gaspard Le Roux
Suite No.2 in D major 7'02
14 I. Allement grave 3'39
15 II. Courante 1'07
16 III. Sarabande 1'23
17 IV. Gavotte en Rondeau 0'53
Louis-Nicolas Clérambault
Sonata in G major La Félicité 6'50
18 I. Lentement - Allegro - Lent 3'41
19 II. Allegro 1'20
20 III. Piano 0'37
21 IV. Allegro 1'12
Marin Marais
Suite in G minor from Pièces en Trio 17'02
22 Prélude 2'49
23 Sarabande I 1'49
24 Gigue 1'49
25 Menuet I and II 3'07
26 Plainte 2'33
27 Petitte Passacaille 3'30
28 Air 1'25
Jean-Féry Rebel
Tombeau de Monsieur Lully for two violins and Bc 13'03
29 I. Lentement 2'15
30 II. Vif 2'04
31 III. Lentement 2'47
32 IV. Vivement 3'39
33 V. Les Regrets 2'18
Disc 4
François Couperin
L’Impériale (from Les Nations, publ. 1726) 26'30
01 Gravement - Vivement - Gravement - Légèrement - Rondement - Vivement 9'50
02 Allemande 2'19
03 Courante 1'28
04 Seconde Courante 1'38
05 Sarabande 1'59
06 Bourrée 0'40
07 Gigue 1'04
08 Rondeau 1'51
09 Chaconne 4'36
10 Menuet 1'05
Charles Dolle
Sonata in G minor 21'01
11 Adagio 2'04
12 Aria gratioso 3'59
13 Sarabanda 2'16
14 Allegro ma non troppo 2'03
Jean-Marie Leclair
Sonata No.3 in G minor 14'22
15 Adagio 2'23
16 Allegro ma non troppo 3'02
17 Aria 5'22
18 Allegro 3'35
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier
Trio in E minor for violin, bass viol and Bc 5'46
19 Allegro 2'06
20 Adagio 2'02
21 Allegro 1'38
Jean-Pierre Guignon
Sonata in D major 29'14
22 Staccato 3'10
23 Allegro 3'54
24 Andante 2'57
25 Allegro 2'55
Disc 5
Johann Vierdanck
Suite in A major 7'51
01 Pavan 4'22
02 Gagliarda 1'40
03 Ballo 0'56
04 Correnta 0'53
Nicolaus A Kempis
05 Symphonia No.2 ‘Dolorosa’ 4'47
Johann Schmelzer
06 Lanterly (Sonate a 3) 5'35
Dietrich Becker
07 Sonata No.26 in A major 4'13
Johann Rosenmuller
Sonata in E minor 8'15
08 Grave 1'19
09 Largo 1'30
10 Adagio 1'37
11 Adagio 2'03
12 Largo 1'46
Matthias Weckmann
13 Sonata in G major 3'28
Carolus Hacquart
Sonata No.6 in D minor 10'51
14 Allegro moderato - Meno mosso - Chorale (Tranquillo) 1'27
15 Adagio 1'43
16 Adagio 1'37
17 Adagio 1'53
18 Grave - Allegro 0'43
19 Canzona. Vivace - Adagio 2'17
20 Aria. Vivace 1'11
Dietrich Buxtehude
Trio Sonata in G major 9'04
21 Allegro moderato - Meno mosso - Chorale (Tranquillo) 1'57
22 Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro 1'58
23 Adagio 0'34
24 Allegro 1'52
25 Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro 2'43
Johann Kaspar Kerll
26 Trio Sonata in F major 6'03
Heinrich Ignaz Franz von Biber
Partita No.6 in D major 11'28
27 Praeludium (Adagio - Allegro) 2'47
28 Aria and variations 7'18
29 Finale (Adagio - Allegro) 1'23
Disc 6
Johann Gottlieb Goldberg
Trio sonata in C major for two violins and Bc 10'39
01 Adagio 3'12
02 Alla breve 2'38
03 Largo 1'39
04 Gigue 3'10
Johann Friedrich Fasch
Trio Sonata in C minor for two violins and Bc, FWV N:c2 9'45
05 1. Largo 2'26
06 2. Allegro un poco 2'10
07 3. Largo 2'24
08 4. Allegro 2'45
Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach
Trio sonata in F major for two violins and Bc, W. VII/3 9'25
09 Allegro 3'27
10 Andante 3'28
11 Tempo di Minuetto 2'30
Johann Gottlieb Graun
Trio in B flat major for violin, viola and Bc from
Musikalisches Vielerley, Hamburg 1770 13'21
12 Adagio 2'56
13 Allegretto 5'28
14 Allegro non troppo 4'57
Georg Philipp Telemann
Trio in G major for violin, gamba and Bc 8'44
15 Cantabile 2'23
16 Vivace 1'59
17 Affettuoso 2'11
18 Allegro 2'11
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Trio sonata in B flat major for two violins and Bc (H 584,
from Musikalisches Mancherley) 13'05
19 Allegretto 5'00
20 Largo 4'31
21 Allegro 3'34
Disc 7
Giovanni Paolo Cima
01 Sonata a Tre 2'56
Francesco Turini
02 Sonata a Tre 2ndo Tuono 5'57
Giovanni Battista Buonamente
03 Sonata 8 sopra La Romanesca 3'25
Dario Castello
04 Sonata Decima a 3, Due Soprani è Fagotto overo Viola 4'35
Tarquinio Merula
05 Chiaconna 2'32
Marco Uccellini
Sonata 26 sopra La Prosperina
06 Sonata 26 sopra la prosperina 3'16
Andrea Falconiero
Folias echa para mi Señora Doña Tarolilla de Carallenos
07 Folias echa para mi Senora Dona Tarolilla de Carallenos 3'17
Maurizio Cazzati
Ciaconna 5'16
08 Ciaconna 2'32
Biagio Marini
09 Sonata sopra fuggi dolente core 2'26
Francesco Cavalli
10 Canzon a 3 5'23
Giovanni Legrenzi
11 Sonata à 3. Due Violini, e Violone La Boiarda 4'10
Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi
12 Il Marcquetta 7'04
Giovanni Maria Bononcini
13 Sonata Quinta dell’ Ottavo Tuono un tuono più alto 4'51
Giovanni Battista Vitali
Ciaconna 5'16
14 Ciaconna 2'44
Giacinto Pestolozza
15 Sonata 12 4'39
Arcangelo Corelli
16 Sonata 6'16
Disc 8
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni
Baletto in G major (1701) 5'20
01 Preludio. Largo 1'06
02 Allemanda. Allegro 1'43
03 Corrente. Allegro 1'53
04 Gavotta. Presto 0'38
Francesco Antonio Bonporti
Sonata in G minor (1705) 4'54
05 Adagio 1'50
06 Allemanda. Allegro 1'28
07 Giga. Presto 1'36
Antonio Vivaldi
08 Folia (1705) 9'13
Giovanni Maria Bononcini
Sonata II from XII Sonatas for the Chamber (1732) 8'05
09 Largo - Andante 2'30
10 Lento 1'36
11 Allegro 1'37
12 Menuet I. Non presto - Menuet II. Presto 2'22
Nicola Porpora
Sonata (London 1736) 10'53
13 1. Adagio sostenuto 2'11
14 2. Allegro 2'47
15 3. Adagio 2'19
16 4. Allegro 3'36
Giuseppe Samartini
Sonata V from XII Sonate a due Violini, e Violoncello, e
Cembalo, se piace, Opera Terza (Paris 1743) 9'27
17 Andante sostenuto 1'52
18 Allegro 2'59
19 Sarabanda. Allegro ma non tanto e grazioso - Allegro - Sarabanda d.c. 4'36
Pietro Locatelli
Sonata in D major (1744) 13'09
20 Largo andante 2'52
21 Vivace 4'08
22 Cantabile 2'55
23 (Alla Breve) - Adagio 1'49
24 Allegro molto 1'25
Domenico Gallo
Sonata No.1 in G major (c. 1750?) 5'46
25 Moderato 2'35
26 Andantino 1'47
27 Presto 1'24
Giuseppe Tartini
Suonata a tre in D minor (undated manuscript) 8'45
28 Allegro 2'55
29 Largo andante 3'55
30 Presto 1'55
Album total 568'25 |
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