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 on 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. There have 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) and Richard Egarr (harpsichord) – Harmonia Mundi HMU907298/99
Lina Tur Bonet (violin) and Musica Alchemica – Pan Classics PC10375
Arthur Grumiaux (violin) and Riccardo Castogne (harpsichord) – Philips
Locatelli Trio – Hyperion

Reviews of recordings

BBC Record Review: Review by Anna French on BBC Radio 3, 5 May 2018
Review on recording by Manze and Egarr

References

^ Phillips, Rick (2012). The Essential Classical Recordings: 100 CDs for Today's Listener. McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 9781551995212. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
^ Zaslaw, Neal (1996). "Ornaments for Corelli's Violin Sonatas, op. 5". Early Music. 24 (1): 95–116. doi:10.1093/earlyj/XXIV.1.95. JSTOR 3128452.
^ ^a ^b Corelli, Arcangelo (1700). Sonate a violino e violone o cimbalo. Rome: Gasparo Pietra Santa.
^ Walls, Peter (1996). "Performing Corelli's Violin Sonatas, op. 5". Early Music. 24 (1): 133–142. doi:10.1093/earlyj/XXIV.1.133. JSTOR 3128454.

External links

12 Violin Sonatas, Op. 5 (Corelli): Scores at the International Music Score Library Project
Walsh's Edition (London) on Musopen

Interpretations

"Violin Sonata, Op.5, No.1" on YouTube performed by Aaron McGregor, violin; Alice Allen, cello; David McGuinness, piano

[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. doi:10.1093/earlyj/XXIV.1.95. JSTOR 3128452.

[:0-3] 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. doi:10.1093/earlyj/XXIV.1.133. JSTOR 3128454.

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