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Compact Disc CDH55234

£6.99

Recorded on 4, 5 and 12 June 1987
Recording Engineer
ANTONY HOWELL
Recording Producer
MARTIN COMPTON
Executive Producer
EDWARD PERRY
© Hyperion Records Ltd, London, 2007
Originally issued on Hyperion CDA66264

Duration: 51'48
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Front illustration: Venus, Satyr and Cupid (c1524/5) by Antonio Correggio (1489-1534)

FRANCESCO GEMINIANI (1687-1762)

La Folia

and other concertos & sonatas

THE PURCELL QUARTET
CATHERINE MACKINTOSH, ELIZABETH WALLFISCH violin
RICHARD BOOTHBY cello
ROBERT WOOLLEY harpsichord
with
THE PURCELL BAND

Contents:

    Trio Sonata No 3 in F major    [8'48]
    Geminiani’s own arrangement of his solo Sonata Op 1 No 9
  1. Largo   [3'16]
  2. Andante   [2'12]
  3. Allegro   [3'20]

  4. Concerto Grosso ‘La Folia’    [10'48]
    after Corelli’s Violin Sonata in D minor Op 5 No 12

    Sonata in E minor Op 1 No 3  [5'48]
    (revised version, 1739)   Elizabeth Wallfisch violin

  5. Adagio — Allegro — Adagio —   [1'36]
  6. Tempo giusto — Adagio —   [1'32]
  7. Allegro   [2'40]

    Trio Sonata No 5 in A minor    [6'07]
    Geminiani’s own arrangement of his solo Sonata Op 1 No 11

  8. Spiritoso —   [1'40]
  9. Andante —   [2'05]
  10. Allegro   [2'20]

    Trio Sonata No 6 in D minor    [6'12]
    Geminiani’s own arrangement of his solo Sonata Op 1 No 12

  11. Andante   [2'02]
  12. Allegro   [2'09]
  13. Allegro   [2'00]

    Sonata in A major Op 4 No 12    [4'46]
    Catherine Mackintosh violin

  14. Adagio — Presto   [1'53]
  15. Presto   [1'38]
  16. Presto   [1'15]

    Concerto Grosso in G minor Op 7 No 2   [8'45]

  17. Grave — Allegro   [4'15]
  18. Andante   [1'24]
  19. Allegro   [3'03]
Sleeve Notes

1er DE RÉPERTOIRE AWARD, FRANCE

'Another example of the riches Hyperion finds in Baroque corners' (The Magic Flute)

'The Purcell Quartet play with dedication and spirit' (The Penguin Guide to Compact Discs)

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