Composer: Arcangelo Corelli
Performer: Jakob Lindberg, Purcell Quartet
Number of Tracks: 4
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Chandos
Catalogue: CHAN0692
Release: 2003
Size: 1.67 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Sonata da chiesa a tre, Op. 1 No. 1 in F major
01. I. Grave
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Allegro
Sonata a 3 in E minor, Op. 1, No. 2
05. I. Grave
06. II. Vivace
07. III. Adagio
08. IV. Allegro
Sonata a 3 in A major, Op. 1, No. 3
09. I. Grave
10. II. Allegro
11. III. Adagio
12. IV. Allegro
Sonata a 3 in A minor, Op. 1, No. 4
13 .I. Vivace
14. II. Adagio
15. III. Allegro
16. IV. Presto
Sonata a 3 in B flat major, Op. 1, No. 5
17. I. Grave
18. II. Allegro
19. III. Adagio – Allegro
20. IV. Allegro
Sonata a 3 in B minor, Op. 1, No. 6
21. I. Grave
22. II. Allegro
23. III. Adagio
24. IV. Allegro
Sonata a 3 in C major, Op. 1, No. 7
25. I. Allegro
26. II. Grave
27. III. Allegro
Sonata a 3 in C minor, Op. 1, No. 8
28. I. Grave
29. II. Allegro
30. III. Largo
31. IV. Vivace
Sonata da chiesa a tre, Op. 1 No. 9 in G major
32. I. Allegro – Adagio
33. II. Allegro
34. III. Adagio
35. IV. Allegro
Sonata a 3 in G minor, Op. 1, No. 10
36. I. Grave
37. II. Allegro
38. III. Adagio
39. IV. Allegro
Sonata da chiesa a tre, Op. 1 No. 11 in D minor
40. I. Grave
41. II. Allegro
42. III. Adagio
43. IV. Allegro
Sonata da chiesa a tre, Op. 1 No. 12 in D major
44. I. Grave
45. II. Largo e puntato
46. III. Grave
47. IV. Allegro
CD 02
Sonate da camera a 3 in D major, Op. 2, No. 1
01. I. Preludio: Adagio
02. II. Allemanda: Largo
03. III. Corrente: Allegro
04. IV. Gavotta: Allegro
Sonate da camera a 3 in D minor, Op. 2, No. 2
05. I. Allemanda: Adagio
06. II. Corrente: Allegro
07. III. Giga: Allegro
Sonate da camera a 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3
08. I. Preludio: Adagio
09. II. Allemanda: Allegro
10. III. Adagio
11. IV. Allemanda: Presto
Sonate da camera a 3 in E minor, Op. 2, No. 4
12. I. Preludio: Adagio
13. II. Allemanda: Presto
14. III. Grave – Adagio
15. IV. Giga: Allegro
Sonate da camera a 3 in B flat major, Op. 2, No. 5
16. I. Preludio: Adagio
17. II. Allemanda: Allegro
18. III. Sarabande: Adagio
19. IV. Tempo di gavotta: Allegro
Sonate da camera a 3 in G minor, Op. 2, No. 6
20. I. Allemanda: Largo
21. II. Corrente: Allegro
22. III. Giga: Allegro
Sonate da camera a 3 in F major, Op. 2, No. 7
23. I. Preludio: Adagio
24. II. Allemanda: Allegro
25. III. Corrente: Allegro
26. IV. Giga: Allegro
Sonate da camera a 3 in B minor, Op. 2, No. 8
27. I. Preludio: Adagio
28. II. Allemanda: Largo
29. III. Sarabanda: Adagio
30. IV. Tempo di gavotta: Allegro
Sonate da camera a 3 in F sharp minor, Op. 2, No. 9
31. I. Allemanda: Largo
32. II. Tempo di sarabanda: Largo
33. III. Giga: Allegro
Sonate da camera a 3 in E major, Op. 2, No. 10
34. I. Preludio: Adagio
35. II. Allemanda: Allegro
36. III. Sarabanda: Largo
37. IV. Corrente: Allegro
Sonate da camera a 3 in E flat major, Op. 2, No. 11
38. I. Preludio: Adagio
39. II. Allemanda: Presto
40. III. Giga: Allegro
41. Sonate da camera a 3 in G major, Op. 2, No. 12
CD 03
Sonata a 3 in F major, Op. 3, No. 1
01. I. Grave
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Vivace
04. IV. Allegro
Sonata a 3 in D minor, Op. 3, No. 2
05. I. Grave
06. II. Allegro
07. III. Adagio
08. IV. Allegro
Sonata in Si Bemolle Maggiore, Op. 3, No. 3
09. I. Grave
10. II. Vivace
11. III. Largo
12. IV. Allegro
Sonata a tre in B minor, Op. 3, No. 4
13. I. Largo
14. II. Vivace
15. III. Adagio
16. IV. Presto
Sonata a 3 in D minor, Op. 3, No. 5
17. I. Grave
18. II. Allegro
19. III. Largo
20. IV. Allegro
Sonata a 3 in G major, Op. 3, No. 6
21. I. Vivace
22. II. Grave
23. III. Allegro
24. IV. Allegro
Sonata a tre in E minor, Op. 3, No. 7
25. I. Grave
26. II. Allegro
27. III. Adagio
28. IV. Allegro
Sonata a 3 in C major, Op. 3, No. 8
29. I. Largo
30. II. Allegro
31. III. Largo
32. IV. Allegro
Sonata a tre in F minor, Op. 3, No. 9
33. I. Grave
34. II. Vivace
35. III. Largo
36. IV. Allegro
Sonata a 3 in A minor, Op. 3, No. 10
37. I. Vivace
38. II. Allegro – Adagio
39. III. Allegro
Sonata a tre in G minor, Op. 3, No. 11
40. I. Grave
41. II. Presto
42. III. Adagio
43. IV. Allegro
Sonata da chiesa a tre, Op. 3 No. 12 in A major
44. I. Grave – Allegro – Adagio
45. II. Vivace
46. III. Allegro
47. IV. Allegro
48. V. Allegro
CD 04
Sonata da camera a tre, Op. 4 No. 1 in C major
01. I. Preludio: Largo
02. II. Corrente: Allegro
03. III. Adagio
04. IV. Allemanda: Presto
Sonata da camera a tre, Op. 4 No. 2 in G minor
05. I. Preludio: Grave
06. II. Allemanda: Allegro
07. III. Grave
08. IV. Corrente: Vivace
Sonata da camera a tre, Op. 4 No. 3 in A major
09. I. Preludio: Largo
10. II. Corrente: Allegro
11. III. Sarabande
12. IV. Tempo di gavotta: Allegro
Sonata da camera a tre in D major, Op. 4 No. 4
13. I. Preludio: Grave
14. II. Corrente: Allegro
15. III. Adagio
16. IV. Giga: Allegro
Sonata da camera a tre in A minor, Op. 4 No. 5
17. I. Preludio: Adagio
18. II. Allemanda
19. III. Corrente: Vivace
20. IV. Gavotta: Allegro
Sonata da camera a tre, Op. 4 No. 6 in E major
21. I. Preludio: Adagio
22. II. Allemanda: Allegro
23. III. Giga: Allegro
Sonata a tre in F major, Op. 4, No. 7
24. I. Preludio: Grave
25. II. Corrente: Vivace
26. III. Grave – Sarabanda: Vivace
27. IV. Giga
Sonata a tre in D minor, Op. 4, No. 8
28. I. Preludio. Grave
29. II. Allemanda: Vivace
30. III. Sarabanda: Allegro
Sonata a tre in B flat major, Op. 4, No. 9
31. I. Preludio: Largo
32. II. Corrente: Allegro
33. III. Grave
34. IV. Tempo di gavotta: Allegro
Sonata da camera a tre, Op. 4 No. 10 in G major
35. I. Preludio: Adagio – Allegro
36. II. Grave
37. III. Tempo di gavotta: Presto
Sonata a tre in C minor, Op. 4, No. 11
38. I. Preludio: Largo
39. II. Corrente: Allegro
40. III. Allemanda: Allegro
Sonata da chiesa a tre, Op. 3 No. 12 in A major
41. I. Preludio: Largo
42. II. Allemanda: Presto
43. III. Giga: Allegro
Corelli’s chamber music was reprinted 84 times during his lifetime and 31 more during the rest of the 18th century, a record most composers would envy even today. The Sonatas of Ops 1 and 3 are da chiesa, those of Ops 2 and 4 are dacamera (with dance-titled movements). They are small gems: most have four movements, and their durations range from five and a half to seven and a half minutes, within which they pack a wealth of invention, pure beauty and variety of pace and mood. Surviving evidence suggests that they were played at a much lower pitch than today’s standard, the lower string tension adding warmth and opulence to the sound. Catherine Mackintosh takes full advantage of the works’ opportunities for pliant phrasing and added embellishments; Elizabeth Wallfisch ‘converses’ with her in her own characteristic way, while Catherine Weiss follows her example more closely. The Purcell Quartet’s oneness of thought and timing is a joy to hear and the recording is superb in all respects.