Composer: Jean-Marie Leclair, Pietro Antonio Locatelli, Antonio Vivaldi
Performer: Théotime Langlois de Swarte, Les Ombres, Margaux Blanchard, Sylvain Sartre
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Catalogue: HMM902649
Release: 2022
Size: 1.47 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Vivaldi: Prelude in A Minor, based on Violin Concerto, RV. 355
Leclair: Concerto Op. 7 No. 5 in A minor
02. I. Vivace
03. II. Largo – Adagio
04. III. Allegro assai
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in B minor, RV 384
05. I. Allegro
06. II. Largo
07. III. Allegro
Locatelli: L’Arte del Violino Op. 3, Concerto No. 8
08. I. Andante – Cappriccio
09. II. Largo
10. III. Allegro – Cappriccio
Leclair: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 10 No. 3
11. I. Allegro moderato
12. II. Andante
13. III. Allegro ma non tropo
14. Vivaldi: Prelude in C Major, based on Trio Sonata RV. 60
Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in C Major, RV. 179a ‘Per Anna Maria’
15. I. Allegro ma poco
16. II. Largo
17. III. Allegro (Unpublished)
Théotime Langlois de Swarte continues his exploration of the violin repertory of the early eighteenth century. In this programme, he highlights the links between three leading composers for the instrument, whose popularity was burgeoning at the time: Vivaldi, father of the violin concerto, and two of his most brilliant younger contemporaries, Locatelli and Leclair. A disc which, beyond the interplay of echoes and personal connections, showcases the extraordinary versatility of an instrument as virtuosic as it is poetic.