Composer: Marco Uccellini
Performer: Noxwode, Conor Gricmanis, Timothy Roberts, Bojan Čičić
Conductor: Conor Gricmanis
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: First Hand
Catalogue: FHR125
Release: 2022
Size: 1.34 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Sonate over Canzone, Op. 5
01. Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major “La musica”
Sonate, correnti et arie, Op. 4
02. Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major “La vittoria trionfante”
03. Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Minor “La Luciminia contenta”
04. Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major “La ebrea maritata”
05. Violin Sonata No. 4 in C Minor “La Hortensia virtuosa”
Sonate, arie et correnti, Op. 3
06. Sonata No. 4 for 2 Violins in G Major “La trasformata”
Sonate, correnti et arie, Op. 4
07. Violin Sonata No. 5 in C Minor “La Laura rilucente”
08. Violin Sonata No. 12 in A Major
Sonate, arie et correnti, Op. 3
09. Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Minor “La poggia”
Sonate, correnti et arie, Op. 4
10. Sonata No. 18 for 2 Violins in A Major
Sonate over Canzone, Op. 5
11. Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor “La bugia”
Sonate, arie et correnti, Op. 3
12. No. 5, Aria sopra “La Bergamasca”
The young violinist Conor Gricmanis and his early music ensemble Noxwode, have recorded rare and beautiful violin sonatas by the early Italian Baroque composer Marco Uccellini for FHR.
Uccellini’s sonatas for violin and continuo contributed to the development of an idiomatic style of writing for the violin (including virtuosic runs, leaps, and forays into high positions), expanding the instrument’s technical capabilities and expressive range. This stylus fantasticus genre is evident in this recording, providing ample opportunities for the soloists and ensemble to personalise their interpretations.
On this recording, Gricmanis plays what is believed to be the oldest fully playable violin in the world, a 450 year old Andrea Ama made in 1572.