Corelli - “La Folia“ Violin Sonata in D Minor (1)

ARCANGELO CORELLI (1653-1713) Variations on “La Follia“ for violin and basso continuo in D minor Op. 5 No. 12 Performed by Hesperion XXI Featuring Manfredo Kraemer, violin Directed by Jordi Savall NOTE: This is the original version of the piece. Not the edited, soul-less, “folia-for-dummies“ made for the Suzuki method. *Because this piece is over ten minutes long, I have split it into two videos Link to part 1: **“La Folia“ is one of the oldest European musical themes. This chord progression has been put to music many times by composers such as Arcangelo Corelli, . Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Allesandro Scarlatti, and Marin Marais.