Sammartini - Cello Sonatas
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Label: Brilliant Classics
Cat No: 96767
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Chamber
Release Date: 31st March 2023
Contents
Works
Sonata in G major for cello and b.c.Sonata in G minor for cello and b.c.
Sonatas (6) for cello and b.c., op.4
Artists
Ensemble Dolci AccentiWorks
Sonata in G major for cello and b.c.Sonata in G minor for cello and b.c.
Sonatas (6) for cello and b.c., op.4
Artists
Ensemble Dolci AccentiAbout
However, it is important to note the confusing history behind the authorship of the cello sonatas on this album. Op.4 is almost certainly by Sammartini; the ‘almost’ is advisable only for Sonata no.6, which some scholars believe to be of doubtful authorship. The two sonatas in G major and G minor are less certain. Despite these caveats, the cello sonatas presented here remain an excellent example of the transition from the Baroque to the Classical period and particularly of a singularly elegant compositional style that expertly applies cello technique to imaginative and spontaneous invention. Partly for this reason, the performers on this recording have chosen to further enhance the individual character and freshness of each sonata by using different instruments for the basso continuo line, chosen freely but with strong historical foundations: as well as the more predictable harpsichord, they also make use of the archlute, theorbo and baroque guitar, in addition to melodic bass passages entrusted to a second cello. Overall, the seductive balance of formal precision and improvisatory spirit seen in Sammartini’s better-known works is still clearly perceptible here; presenting the less easily identifiable works on this discographic rarity in his name therefore certainly does not do him a disservice.
Played by the Italian ensemble Dolci Accenti, with Daniele Cernuto (Baroque cello), Calogero Sportato (Baroque guitar, theorbo, archlute), Cipriana Smarandescu (harpsichord) and Anna Grendene (Baroque cello).
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