TESSARINI: 6 Violin Sonatas Op.14, 6 Trio Sonatas Op.9; Valerio Losito, Paolo Perrone, Carlo Calegari, Diego Leveric, Federico del Sordo (2CD)

CD1 48’52
6 Violin Sonatas Op.14
for violin or flute and continuo
(Aachen, 1748 and Paris, 1749)
Violin Sonata Op.14 No.1 in B flat
1. I. Spiritoso 3’02
2. II. Largo 2’12
3. III. Presto 1’19
4. Preludio (after Fedele Fenaroli’s Partimento in F) 1’36
Violin Sonata Op.14 No.2 in F
5. I. Andante 3’07
6. II. Vivace 2’33
7. III. Minuet 2’21
Violin Sonata Op.14 No.3 in G
8. I. Presto 1’25
9. II. Andante grazioso 2’03
10 III. Presto 1’13
11. Preludio (after Fedele Fenaroli’s Partimento in D) 1’29
Violin Sonata Op.14 No.4 in D
12. I. Vivace 3’16
13. II. Adagio 1’55
14. III. Allegro 2’22
Violin Sonata Op.14 No.5 in E flat
15. I. Adagio 3’34
16. II. Spiritoso 1’46
17. III. Largo 0’54
18. IV. Minuet 1’03
19. Preludio (after Fedele Fenaroli’s Partimento in G) 2’28
Violin Sonata Op.14 No.6 in G
20. I. Allegro 3’01
21. II. Andante 2’37
22. III. Presto 2’40

Valerio Losito Baroque violin
Carlo Calegari cello
Diego Leveric archlute
Federico Del Sordo harpsichord

CD2 57’45
6 Sonate da camera e chiesa Op.9
for 2 violins and Basso continuo
Sonata Op.9 No.1
1. I. Allegro 2’13
2. II. Adagio 1’18
3. III. Presto 2’57
Sonata Op.9 No.2
4. I. Vivace 2’26
5. II. Largo 2’06
6. III. Allegro 3’01
Divertimento II after Il Maestro e il Discepolo (Urbino, 1734)
7. I. Vivace 2’00
8. II. Largo 2’29
9. III. Canone, Spiritoso2’05
Sonata Op.9 No.3
10. I. Allegro 2’39
11. II. Largo 1’40
12. III. Allegro 1’40
Sonata Op.9 No.4
13. I. Vivace 2’09
14. II. Adagio 1’11
15. III. Presto 4’05
Divertimento IV after Il Maestro e il Discepolo (Urbino, 1734)
16. I. Allegro 1’52
17. II. Largo 2’32
18. III. Canone, Vivace 2’17
Sonata Op.9 No.5
19. I. Allegro 3’12
20. II. Largo 2’03
21. III. Allegro 2’28
Sonata Op.9 No.6
22. I. Adagio, Presto, Adagio 3’01
23. II. Andante 1’17
24. III. Vivace (Pastoralle [sic]) 4’05

Valerio Losito Baroque violin (1st violin in Sonata Nos. 1,3 & 6, Divertimento IV)
Paolo Perrone Baroque violin (1st violin in Sonata Nos. 2,4 & 5, Divertisemento II)
Carlo Calegari cello · Federico Del Sordo harpsichord

Recording: June and July 2018, Church of the Visitation, Rome, Italy