Giovanni Battista Sammartini: The Late Symphonies (2CD)

CD1

Symphony in A JC63

1 I. Presto 4’16

2 II. Andante piano 4’16

3 III. Presto 3’10

Symphony in D JC22

4 I. Presto 4’44

5 II. Assai andante 2’22

6 III. Allegrissimo 2’54

Quintet No.5 in E for 3 violins, viola, cello and basso continuo

7 I. Allegrissimo 3’35

8 II. Allegrino 4’55

9 III. Allegro moderato 4’13

Symphony in E JC31

10 I. Allegro assai 5’31

11 II. Andante 2’43

12 III. Allegro spiritoso e brillante 2’41

Symphony in A JC60

13 I. Allegro moderato 5’45

14 II. Allegrino 3’40

15 III. Allegro brillante 3’25

Total time                      58’41

CD2

Symphony in D JC11

1 I. Allegro maestoso 5’05

2 II. Andante 3’29

3 III. Presto 2’18

Symphony in E flat JC28

4 I. Allegro assai 4’42

5 II. Andante allegrino 3’30

6 III. Allegrissimo 2’52

Symphony in D JC17

7 I. Spiritoso assai 2’49

8 II. Andante allegrino 5’07

9 III. Presto 1’59

Symphony in G JC40

10 I. Presto 5’14

11 II. Allegrino 2’08

12 III. Presto 2’20

Symphony in E flat JC26

13 I. Allegro assai 6’03

14 II. Allegrino 2’37

15 III. Allegrissimo 3’25

Total time                      53’51

Accademia d’Arcadia

Alessandra Rossi Lürig

Performed on period instruments. Pitch A=430

Recording: 4–9 July 2005 & 1–4 November 2005 (CD1) and 3–6 October 2008 (CD2),

Chiesa di San Vincenzo, Eupilio, Italy