Twelve Violin Sonatas, Op.5 (Corelli)

Twelve Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 (Sonate a violino e violone o cimbalo) is a collection of 12 violin sonatas by Arcangelo Corelli, first published in 1 January 1700.[1][2] The first edition is dedicated to Sophia Charlotte, Electress of Brandenburg.[3] The first six are sonate da chiesa and the last six are sonate da camera. The last sonata, No. 12, is a set of 23 variations on the theme La Folia.

The title in the first edition.[3] Sonate a violino e violone o cimbalo, calls for a violin, accompanied by a bass violin or harpsichord. The basso continuo part was written in the figured bass notation. Nevertheless, there has been different arrangements in performance, ranging from organ, to archlute, to cello.[4]

Influence

Sir John Barbirolli arranged the Preludio, Allemanda, Gavotte and Giga of No. 10, and Sarabande of No. 7 into an Oboe Concerto, dedicated to his wife, the oboist Evelyn Rothwell.

Selected Discography

  • Andrew Manze (Violin) & Richard Egarr (Harpsichord) - Harmonia Mundi HMU907298/99
  • Lina Tur Bonet (Violin) & Musica Alchemica - Pan Classics PC10375
  • Arthur Grumiaux (Violin) & Riccardo Castogne (Harpsichord) - Philips
  • Locatelli Trio - Hyperion

Scores

12 Violin Sonatas: Scores at International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)

Walsh's Edition (London) on Musopen

Reviews of recordings

BBC Record Review: Review by Anna French on BBC Radio 3, 5 May 2018

Review on recording by Manze & Egarr

References

  1. ↑ Phillips, Rick (2012). The Essential Classical Recordings: 100 CDs for Today's Listener. McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 9781551995212. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. ↑ Zaslaw, Neal (1996). "Ornaments for Corelli's Violin Sonatas, op.5". Early Music. 24 (1): 95–116. JSTOR 3128452.
  3. 1 2 Corelli, Arcangelo (1700). Sonate a violino e violone o cimbalo. Rome: Gasparo Pietra Santa,.
  4. ↑ Walls, Peter (1996). "Performing Corelli's Violin Sonatas, op.5". Early Music. 24 (1): 133–142. JSTOR 3128454.
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