Composer: Jean-Marie Leclair
Performer: Adrian Butterfield, Sarah McMahon, Silas Wollston
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574341
Release: 2022
Size: 301 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 5 No. 1
01. I. Adagio
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Aria
04. IV. Allegro
Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 5 No. 2
05. I. Andante
06. II. Allegro ma non troppo
07. III. Andante
08. IV. Giga
Violin Sonata in E Minor, Op. 5 No. 3
09. I. Largo
10. II. Vivace
11. III. Aria
12. IV. Allegro – Presto
Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 4
13. I. Adagio
14. II. Allegro ma non troppo
15. III. Sarabanda
16. IV. Ciacconna
The third of Jean-Marie Leclair’s four books of violin sonatas displays the qualities of exquisite Italianate lyricism and French dance idioms that made the earlier works such a stylistic triumph. However, the composer’s pervasive use of variation form in this book offers a new element, and the technical demands increase through continuous multiplestopping, intricate figuration and the inclusion of rustic drones. Violinist Adrian Butterfield, who has been described by Gramophone ‘as technically and musically a marvel’ (Naxos 8.572866 / Violin Sonatas, Book 3, Nos. 1–5 and 8), is a leading exponent of Leclair’s music.