Composer: Giuseppe Clemente dall’Abaco
Performer: Elinor Frey, Federica Bianchi, Eva Lymenstull, Michele Pasotti, Octavie Dostaler-Lalonde
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Passacaille
Catalogue: PAS1141
Release: 2024
Size: 1.64 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Cello Sonata in D Major, ABV 39
01. I. Cantabile
02. II. Moderato
03. IIIa. Con comodo
04. IIIb. Variation 1
05. IIIc. Variation 2
06. IIId. Variation 3
07. IIIe. Variation 4
08. IIIf. Variation 5
09. IIIg. Variation 6
10. IIIh. Variation 7
11. IIIi. Variation 8
Trio for 3 Cellos No. 1 in B-Flat Major, ABV 54
12. I. Moderato
13. II. Adagio
14. III. Capricio
15. IV. Allegro
Cello Sonata in C Major, ABV 20
16. I. Adagio
17. II. Allegro moderato e staccato
18. III. Aria
19. IVa. Minuetto cantabile. Thema
20. IVb. Variation 1
21. IVc. Variation 2
22. IVd. Variation 3
23. IVe. Variation 4
24. IVf. Variation 5
25. IVg. Variation 6
Trio for 3 Cellos No. 2 in G Major, ABV 55
26. I. Moderato
27. II. Larghetto
28. III. Comodo
Cello Sonata in D Major, ABV 21
29. I. Adagio
30. II. Allegro
31. IIIa. Minuetto. Thema
32. IIIb. Variation 1
33. IIIc. Variation 2
34. IIId. Variation 3
35. IIIe. Variation 4
Cellist Elinor Frey has long been involved in researching, recording and editing the remarkable cello music of Giuseppe Clemente Dall’Abaco (1710-1805).
On her new CD with works by the composer, the art of variation is explored in two cello trios and three cello sonatas. In each sonata, the final movements have a theme which is followed by a series of variations. These give the composer or performer space to develop the piece further by developing imaginative and virtuosic new figures in the solo cello part.
Elinor Frey is a leading Canadian-American cellist, gambist, and researcher. Equally at home on stage, in the classroom, or in a library, Frey has been awarded Quebec’s Opus Prize for “Performer of the Year” (2021) and is a Visiting Fellow in Music (2020-2023) at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford University.
Elinor is also artistic director of Accademia de’ Dissonanti, an organisation for performance and research, and she has performed throughout the Americas and in Europe in recital and with numerous chamber ensembles and orchestras.