Composer: Jean-Marie Leclair
Performer: Laurence Cummings, Adrian Butterfield, Alison McGillivray
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8570888
Release: 2009
Size: 363 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Flute Sonata in C major, Op. 1, No. 2
01. I. Adagio
02. II. Corrente: Allegro
03. III. Gavotta: Grazioso
04. IV. Giga: Allegro
Violin Sonata in B flat major, Op. 1, No. 3
05. I. Adagio
06. II. Allegro
07. III. Largo
08. IV. Tempo Gavotta: Allegro
Violin Sonata in A minor, Op. 1, No. 1
09. I. Adagio
10. II. Allemanda: Allegro
11. III. Aria: Grazioso
12. IV. Giga: Allegro
Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 1, No. 4
13. I. Adagio
14. II. Allegro
15. III. Andante
16. IV. Tempo Gavotta
17. V. Minuetto
With his four books of Sonatas, Jean-Marie Leclair established himself as the founder of the French School of violin playing, whose elegance he enlivened with the lyricism of the Italian baroque master, Corelli.
The first four from Leclair’s first book of violin sonatas balance humour, flamboyance and rustic charm with many technical challenges.
The artists on this recording are accomplished interpreters of early music, having performed with leading period instrument ensembles including the Hanover Band, Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and The Academy of Ancient Music.