Legrenzi / Insieme Strumentale Di Roma - Sonate a Due E Tre 2 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The first instrumental collection by Giovanni Legrenzi, Sonate a due e tre Op. 2, was published during the composer's last years as organist at the Santa Maria Maggiore Church in Bergamo, along with three other collections, including 'Sonate da chiesa, da camera, correnti, balletti, alemane e sarabande a tre, due violini e violone' Op. 4 (1656), perhaps in an attempt to secure a better position by dedicating his works to high-ranking personalities. After all, other important composers with an interest in instrumental music, such as Tarquinio Merula and Maurizio Cazzati also held positions in Bergamo. The collection includes nine sonatas 'a due,' of which six for two violins and continuo and three for violin, violone or bassoon and continuo, and eight sonatas a tre for two violins, violone and continuo. Album Tracks 1. Sonate a due e tre, Op. II~La Cornara Allegro, Adagio, Allegro 2. Sonate a due e tre, Op. II~La Spilimberga Adagio, Adagio, Presto 3. Sonate a due e tre, Op. II~La Frangipana Allegro, Adagio, Presto 4. Sonate a due e tre, Op. II~La Strasolda Presto, Adagio, Allegro 5. Sonate a due e tre, Op. II~La Col'Alta Adagio, Presto, Adagio, Adagio, Presto 6. Sonate a due e tre, Op. II~La Raspona Allegro, Adagio, Allegro 7. Sonate a due e tre, Op. II~La Donata Allegro, Adagio, Presto, Adagio, Allegro, Presto 8. Sonate a due e tre, Op. II~La Foscari Allegro, Presto, Presto 9. Sonate a due e tre, Op. II~La Colloreta Allegro, Adagio, Presto 10. Sonate a due e tre, Op. II~La Zabarella Allegro, Adagio, Allegro, Adagio, Presto 11. Sonate a due e tre, Op. II~La Mont'Albana Allegro, Allegro, Adagio, Presto, Adagio, Allegro, Presto 12. Sonate a due e tre, Op. II~La Porcia Allegro, Adagio, Allegro, Largo, Allegro 13. Sonate a due e tre, Op. II~La Valvasona Allegro, Adagio, Presto, Allegro 14. Sonate a due e tre, Op. II~La Querini