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Arcangelo Corelli, Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr
Corelli: Violin Sonatas, Op. 5, Nos. 1-12 - Complete
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (30) - Disc #1
1. Sonata I In D Major
2. Sonata I In D Major
3. Sonata I In D Major
4. Sonata I In D Major
5. Sonata I In D Major
6. Sonata II In B-Flat Major
7. Sonata II In B-Flat Major
8. Sonata II In B-Flat Major
9. Sonata II In B-Flat Major
10. Sonata II In B-Flat Major
11. Sonata III In C Major
12. Sonata III In C Major
13. Sonata III In C Major
14. Sonata III In C Major
15. Sonata III In C Major
16. Sonata IV In F Major
17. Sonata IV In F Major
18. Sonata IV In F Major
19. Sonata IV In F Major
20. Sonata IV In F Major
21. Sonata V In G Minor
22. Sonata V In G Minor
23. Sonata V In G Minor
24. Sonata V In G Minor
25. Sonata V In G Minor
26. Sonata VI In A Major
27. Sonata VI In A Major
28. Sonata VI In A Major
29. Sonata VI In A Major
30. Sonata VI In A Major
Track Listings (23) - Disc #2
1. Sonata VII In D Minor
2. Sonata VII In D Minor
3. Sonata VII In D Minor
4. Sonata VII In D Minor
5. Sonata VIII In E Minor
6. Sonata VIII In E Minor
7. Sonata VIII In E Minor
8. Sonata VIII In E Minor
9. Sonata IX In A Major
10. Sonata IX In A Major
11. Sonata IX In A Major
12. Sonata IX In A Major
13. Sonata X In F Major
14. Sonata X In F Major
15. Sonata X In F Major
16. Sonata X In F Major
17. Sonata X In F Major
18. Sonata XI In E Major
19. Sonata XI In E Major
20. Sonata XI In E Major
21. Sonata XI In E Major
22. Sonata XI In E Major
23. Sonata XII In D Minor, 'Follia'

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CD Details

All Artists: Arcangelo Corelli, Andrew Manze, Richard Egarr
Title: Corelli: Violin Sonatas, Op. 5, Nos. 1-12 - Complete
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Original Release Date: 1/1/2000
Re-Release Date: 3/11/2003
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830)
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 093046729820

Synopsis

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Corelli's Op. 5 Violin Sonatas have always been admired by chamber music fans; there are a couple of good recordings of them already available. But this new one by Baroque specialist and virtuoso Andrew Manze and harpsichordist Richard Egarr presents the sonatas in such a bright, exciting, and improvisatory light that they seem brand new. During the composer's lifetime, these sonatas were widely played and tremendously influential; there's a good chance that it was assumed that virtuosi took what was written on the page as a starting point for embellishing and sheer showing off. Manze is breathtaking--fast, articulate, conscious of the genuinely good tunes some of these sonatas contain--and his variances from the written music are thrilling. Egarr knows how to embellish too, and he matches Manze every step of the way. If you're wondering if 131 minutes of only two instruments can keep your interest, don't worry. This will. --Robert Levine

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CD Reviews

Pure italian baroque

drollere | Sebastopol, CA United States | 08/27/2003

(4 out of 5 stars)

"this is really fine music. corelli is the paragon of the "italian" style of baroque (at least until vivaldi caught bach's attention), and these sonatas are perhaps finer than the italianate sonatas by handel. there is marvelous poetry and variety in these pieces, brought forward by the spare instrumentation of violin, bass and harpsichord, and everything is wrapped in corelli's creamy, effortless, halcyon musical world. my reservation is that manze at times takes these pieces with a raspy vigor that is better left for tartini. the "folias" variations in particular, while tremendous fun and inspiringly ornamented, omit that key (and historically correct) baroque attribute known as decorum. the equally virtuosic recordings by elizabeth wallfisch have the edge on that point.by the way, if you enjoy this recording, i strongly urge you to get corelli's magnificent concerti grossi, a true pinnacle in the form and one of the great achievements of baroque music."

Captivating

original_instrument_fan | London United Kingdom | 09/02/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I usually think of Corelli as nice "background music," pleasant, but without the emotional depth of Vivaldi, Bach or Handel. However, with this disc I find myself stopping and losing myself in the beautiful tones of Manze's baroque violin. The playing is superb and subtle, revealing these pieces as intimate and poetic. Harmonia Mundi's recording quality is excellent as well. Highly recommended. I can't wait to see what the venerable English Concert does under Manze's new leadership."

Music to delight the head--and heart

A reader and a writer | Arlington, VA, USA | 09/13/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Confession: I have never loved these sonatas. Respected them, yes, of course; but with a polite detachment that their exclusively intellectual and technical achievements seemed to merit.

Well, this album changed all that. It's a masterly performance, effortlessly virtuosic, that shows forth the music in all its lapidary clarity. More than that, though: it is also luminously expressive, replete with moments of such unadorned and lyrical tenderness that the heart opens up, amazed.

For those who think they know this music no less than those who know they do not, Manze and Egarr's achievement is an exquisite revelation."

What The Baroque Alone Can Do

Avant-Captain_Nemo | Aboard my black outlaw submarine cruising through | 01/15/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"There's something in the greatest of baroque music that it alone can do - a kind of grace in suspended passion, angular sour biting lines that somehow are sweet without being sickly sweet, a mathematical precision that is not arid. It's all here in Arcangelo Corelli's great and generous gift to us all.

I think this music is best listened to on a night when one is physically ill or one is simply too spiritually ill to go much furthur without some sort of stroking of the soul. When played at such times Corelli asks nothing and gives everything - but what a sweet everything he gives!

Full of light and air, a transfiguration that is not heavy, a thoughtfulness that avoids the perils and pains of excessive introspection. There's a reason why people call this music humane and if you'd like to find out why purchase this double CD set and put it on when the burdens of your humanity are a bit too heavy.

What does the Book of Job tell us? That humans are born to trouble as the sparks fly. Here's music that's a true comfort for the likes of Job while he waits for the answers to his rightful questionings."

Wow!!

Avant-Captain_Nemo | 08/27/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I've listened to this three times through since receiving it two days ago. Stunning, like wiping layers of grime off an old, revered masterwork painting that's been sitting in a church storage bin for 300 years. The colors!Third listening through, I keep hearing new things. This time through, the contrast between how seductive manze makes the slow movements, and how passionate (but never over-frenzied) the fast movements are.....consistent with descriptions from those contemporary observers who had the fortune to see Corelli perform these himself. There are still other, fairly dutiful versions of these sonatas out there...some are better than others, but this new set is the best.Manze, Biondi, Podger...the creme de la creme of baroque violinists. You may not always appreciate what they're doing to your father's "sunday afternoon with hot cocoa" music, but man they ROCK! The added bonus for me was buying this disc through Amazon's USED CD service. hats off to Amazon for offering us this alternative...hope they're making $$ on it. I got this disc for [cheap], and it was brand new."