Twelve Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 (Corelli)

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Cover of the first edition of Twelve Violin Sonatas, Op. 5, by Giovanni Girolamo Frezza

Twelve Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 (Sonate a violino e violone o cimbalo) is a collection of 12 violin sonatas by Arcangelo Corelli, first published on 1 January 1700. [1] [2] The first edition is dedicated to Sophia Charlotte, Electress of Brandenburg. [3] The first six are sonate da chiesa and the last six are sonate da camera . The last sonata, No. 12, is a set of 23 variations on the theme La Folia .

Contents

The title in the first edition. [3] Sonate a violino e violone o cimbalo, calls for a violin, accompanied by a bass violin or harpsichord. The basso continuo part was written in the figured bass notation. There have been different arrangements in performance, ranging from organ, to archlute, to cello. [4]

Influence

Sir John Barbirolli arranged the Preludio, Allemanda, Gavotte and Giga of No. 10, and Sarabande of No. 7 into an Oboe Concerto, dedicated to his wife, the oboist Evelyn Rothwell.

Peter Welsh arranged the Sonata No. 5 in G minor for Koto and Danso in 2002. The arrangement was performed the same year in Kuala Lumpur with great critical acclaim.

Selected discography

Reviews of recordings

References

  1. ↑ Phillips, Rick (2012). The Essential Classical Recordings: 100 CDs for Today's Listener. McClelland & Stewart. ISBN   9781551995212 . Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Zaslaw, Neal (1996). "Ornaments for Corelli's Violin Sonatas, op. 5". Early Music . 24 (1): 95–116. doi:10.1093/earlyj/XXIV.1.95. JSTOR   3128452.
  3. 1 2 Corelli, Arcangelo (1700). Sonate a violino e violone o cimbalo. Rome: Gasparo Pietra Santa.
  4. ↑ Walls, Peter (1996). "Performing Corelli's Violin Sonatas, op. 5". Early Music . 24 (1): 133–142. doi:10.1093/earlyj/XXIV.1.133. JSTOR   3128454.

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