Composer: Giuseppe Clemente Dall’Abaco
Performer: Catherine Jones, Michele Pasotti, Federica Bianchi, Elinor Frey
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Passacaille
Release: 2022
Size: 1.65 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Cello Sonata in E-Flat Major, ABV 37
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Pastorale siciliana
03. III. Rondo grazioso
Cello Duetto in F Major, ABV 48
04. I. Adagio
05. II. Allegro
06. III. Moderato assai grazioso
Cello Sonata in G Major, ABV 28
07. I. Allegro
08. II. Andante
09. III. Allegro
Cello Duetto in A Minor, ABV 49
10. I. Allegretto
11. II. Andante
12. III. Menuet en rondeau
Cello Duetto in G Major, ABV 47
13. I. Allegro
14. II. Adagio
15. III. Allegro
Cello Sonata in D Minor, ABV 45
16. I. Allegretto
17. II. Cantabile
18. III. Rondò (Andante)
Son of a famous composer from Verona, Giuseppe Clemente Dall’Abaco learned to play the cello as a young boy growing up in Munich, Germany at about the same time that Bach wrote his famous cello suites. A few years later, in 1729, Dall’Abaco found his first employment as a cellist, in Bonn at the court of the Elector of Cologne, and began a fascinating musical career that led him to prominence in London, Paris, Vienna, and other European musical centres. French grace, German logic, and Italian virtuosity come together in Giuseppe Clemente Dall’Abaco’s fine cello sonatas and cello duos, a world premiere recording of works that offer a remarkable range of technical demands and musical variety.