Composer: Francesco Geminiani
Performer: Anton Steck, Christian Rieger, Markus Möllenbeck
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: CPO
Catalogue: 7772252
Release: 2007
Size: 347 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 5, No. 4
01. I. Andante
02. II. Allegro moderato
03. III. Grave
04. IV. Allegro
Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 5, No. 1
05. I. Andante
06. II. Allegro
07. III. Andante
08. IV. Allegro
Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 5, No. 3
09. I. Andante
10. II. Allegro
11. III. Affettuoso
12. IV. Allegro
Violin Sonata in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 5, No. 2
13. I. Andante
14. II. Presto
15. III. Adagio
16. IV. Allegro
Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major
17. I. Adagio
18. II. Vivace
19. III. Affettuoso
20. IV. Giga
Violin Sonata in B-Flat Major, Op. 5, No. 5
21. I. Adagio
22. II. Allegro moderato
23. III. Andante
24. IV. Allegro
Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 5, No. 6
25. I. Adagio
26. II. Presto
27. III. Adagio
28. IV. Allegro
Trained by Corelli, Geminiani soon moved beyond his influence and composed pieces of difficult playing technique and with complex and heterogeneous themes and motifs not easy to grasp on a single hearing. Geminiani himself formulated his aims as follows: “To express feelings, to inspire the imagination, to stimulate the mind, and to bridle the passions.”