Francesco Geminiani: Violin Sonatas Op.4 (2CD)

Francesco Geminiani 1687-1762

Sonatas for violin and basso continuo Op.4 (1739)

CD1                                                                                                                                                                                78'29

Sonata Op.4 No.1 in D

1. I. Adagio 3'01
2. II. Allegro 4'49
3. III. Largo 2'35
4. IV. Allegro assai 2'25

Sonata Op.4 No.2 in E minor

5. I. [Adagio] 1'45
6. II. Allegro 3'59
7. III. Largo 4'02
8. IV. Allegro 2'26

Sonata Op.4 No.3 in C

9. I. Adagio 3'35
10. II. Allegro 4'17
11. III. Affettuoso 2'28
12. IV. Allegro 3'20

Sonata Op.4 No.4 in D minor

13. I. Largo 3'04
14. II. Allegro 5'21
15. III. Grave 1'18
16. IV. Allegro 3'22

Sonata Op.4 No.5 in A minor

17. I. Andante 2'41
18. II. Presto 4'32
19. III. Allegro affettuoso-Non tanto-Allegro affettuoso 3'12

Sonata Op.4 No.6 in D

20. I. Adagio 2'44
21. II. Allegro 3'22
22. III. Andante 6'15
23. IV. Allegro 3'20

CD2                                                                                                                                                                                70'56

Sonata Op.4 No.7 in A

1. I. Andante 2'09
2. II. Allegro 3'50
3. III. Moderato 2'50
4. IV. Allegro 2'43

Sonata Op.4 No.8 in D minor

5. I. Largo 1'55
6. II. Allegro 5'30
7. III. Andante 3'58
8. IV. Allegro 2'35

Sonata Op.4 No.9 in C minor

9. I. Andante 2'07
10. II. Allegro 3'49
11. III. Andante 5'57
12. IV. Allegro 4'17

Sonata Op.4 No.10 in A

13. I. Andante 4'15
14. II. Allegro 2'14
15. III. Adagio 0'41
16. IV. Allegro 3'59

Sonata Op.4 No.11 in B minor

17. I. Largo 1'34
18. II. Allegro-Largo-Allegro 3'18
19. III. Adagio 0'32
20. IV. Allegro-Affettuoso-[Allegro] 5'02

Sonata Op.4 No.12 in A

21. I. Adagio-Presto-Adagio-Presto 2'14
22. II. Presto-Adagio-Presto 3'33
23. III. Presto 1'19

Igor Ruhadze Baroque violin

Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya harpsichord