Composer: Jean-Marie Leclair
Performer: David Plantier, Les Plaisirs du Parnasse
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Ricercar
Catalogue: RIC431
Release: 2021
Size: 1.49 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Sonata in G Minor Op. 2 No. 2, Book 2
01. I. Adagio
02. II. Allegro ma non troppo
03. III. Aria gratioso
04. IV. Allegro
Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5 No. 4, Book 3
05. I. Adagio
06. II. Allegro ma non troppo
07. III. Sarabanda
08. IV. Ciacconna
Sonata in C Major, Op. 5 No. 10, Book 3
09. I. Largo
10. II. Allegro assai
11. III. Aria andante
12. IV. Tambourin presto
Sonate in A Minor, Op. 9 No. 5, Book 4
13. I. Andante
14. II. Allegro assai
15. III. Adagio
16. IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Sonate in G Major, Op. 5 No. 12, Book 3
17. I. Adagio
18. II. Allegro ma non troppo
19. III. Largo
20. IV. Ciaccona
Jean-Marie Leclair’s Violin Sonatas were published in four volumes between 1723 and 1743. David Plantier here presents a selection of Sonatas from the final three opus numbers of the collection. The consistent quality of Leclair’s forty-eight sonatas, collected in four volumes, is admirable, whilst the collection as a whole is a monumental contribution to the repertoire and to posterity; few of Leclair’s followers were able to combine innovation in violin technique and wealth of inspiration with so much talent. Leclair’s taste, refinement, skill and refusal of all artifice enabled him to make his mark not merely on his own time but on the history of music as a whole.