Montanari / Mossi / Valentini / Standage - Maestro Corelli's Violins - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Album Tracks 1. Adagio 2. Vivace 3. Adagio 4. Vivace 5. Giga 6. Adagio, Presto, Largo, Spiritoso 7. Allemand Alla Francese 8. Allegro 9. Giga 10. Minuã© 11. Allegro 12. Adagio 13. Allegro 14. Largo E Nobile 15. Siciliana 16. Largo 17. Allegro 18. Adaggio 19. Allegro 20. Tema Con Variazioni 21. Allegro

Album Tracks 1. Violin Sonata No. 12 in D minor, Op. 5, 'La Follia' 2. I. Grave 3. II. Allegro - Adagio 4. III. Allegro 5. IV. Adagio 6. V. Allegro 7. I. Preludio Largo 8. II. Allemanda Allegro 9. III. Sarabanda Largo 10. IV. Giga Allegro 11. I. Adagio 12. II. Allegro - Adagio 13. III. Vivace 14. IV. Adagio 15. V. Allegro 16. I. Grave 17. II. Allegro - Adagio 18. III. Vivace 19. IV. Adagio 20. V. Vivace 21. I. Preludio Adagio 22. II. Allegro 23. III. Adagio 24. IV. Vivace 25. V. Gavotta Allegro

Of the many important anniversaries occurring in 2018, it is worth remembering the 350th death anniversary of the violin virtuoso Francesco Maria Veracini. What better occasion to rediscover Enrico Gatti's first reference recording for the tag Arcana? The fierce Florentine violinist played throughout Europe leaving indelible marks in towns such as Dresden, London, Frankfurt and Prague. His violin sonatas show a lively imagination and personal verve combined with a brilliant instrumental technique. This presents a selection from the two volumes of violin sonatas 2 chamber sonatas from Op. 1 (1721), a collection of 12, divided into 6 chamber sonatas containing Overtures or Preludes followed by suites of dances and 6 church sonatas in five movements, where the violin part notably more daring than in Corelli's austere style, and 2 from the Academic Sonatas op. 2 (1744), distinguished not only for the originality and excellence of the music, but also for the presence of dynamic signs and unusual performing indications, a frequent use of the long bowing typical of the Italian virtuosi, an abundant variety of bow strokes and idiomatic inventions of great effect.