Composer: Jean-Marie Leclair
Performer: Adrian Butterfield, Alison McGillivray, Laurence Cummings
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8570890
Release: 2009
Size: 335 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Violin Sonata in B flat major, Op. 1, No. 11
01. I. Vivace
02. II. Gavotta: Gratioso
03. III. Giga: Allegro
Violin Sonata in D major, Op. 1, No. 10
04. I. Adagio
05. II. Allegro
06. III. Sarabanda: Largo
07. IV. Allegro
Violin Sonata in B minor, Op. 1, No. 12
08. I. Largo
09. II. Allegro ma non troppo
10. III. Largo
11. IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 1, No. 9
12. I. Adagio
13. II. Allemanda: Allegro
14. III. Sarabanda: Largo
15. IV. Allegro ma non presto
…this disc is shaped by exquisite phrasing and studded with lovely Italianate ornamentation and French enflés. The tempi are by turns graceful and exuberant. …Butterfield plays with assurance and musicality. The bass viol and harpsichord accompaniments from Alison McGillivray and Laurence Cummings are sublime and, just occasionally, Leclair allows them the last word!