Geminiani: Violin Sonatas Op. 1

Igor Ruhadze’s Brilliant Classics recording of sonatas by Locatelli (94736) won warm praise from Gramophone. ‘The playing is elegantly supple, the string tone warm, and the architecture of individual movements thoughtfully worked out. All this makes for a pleasant mood and enjoyable listening. The more exuberant pieces are brilliantly and at times breathtakingly performed.’ Composer: Francesco Geminiani Artists: Igor Ruhadze baroque violin Alexandra Nepomnyashchaya harpsichord 🎵 Purchase or streaming (Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music): 💎 More Information: 🎬🎮 These tracks are available for sync licensing in videos, films, tv-shows, games, advertising and more. For more information and to request a license go to: Fanfare extended an equally enthusiastic welcome to Ruhadze’s album of concertos by Jean-Marie Leclair (95290): ‘The playing… is really top-notch… the group’s robust sound belies its small numbers… it’s hard to argue with playing as good as this.’ With his latest Brilliant Classics album, the Dutch (Soviet Unian born) Baroque-specialist violinist and director turns to another pivotal figure in Baroque-era violin culture, Francesco Geminiani. Taught first by his violinist father and then by both Corelli and Alessandro Scarlatti in Rome, Geminiani was already a leading figure in north Italian courts in his 20s, before he undertook the move to London that made his name and fortune. Geminiani dedicated the Op.1 Sonatas (1716) to Baron Johann Adolf Kielmansegge, his first London patron. According to Hawkins, Kielmansegge favoured the composer by arranging a performance before the king in which Geminiani was accompanied on the harpsichord by Handel. With these sonatas, which clearly stem from Corelli, Geminiani presented himself to the public as Corelli’s pupil. Many imitation editions followed the first printing, but the commentator Charles Burney maintained that only the composer himself could do them full justice. Tracklist: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A Major, : 0:00 Adagio - Presto - Adagio - Presto - Adagio - Presto – Adagio 3:04 Allegro 5:28 Grave 6:13 Allegro Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Minor, : 9:05 Grave 11:44 Allegro 13:50 Adagio 15:25 Allegro Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Minor, : 17:26 Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Tempo justo – Adagio 21:20 Adagio 21:44 Allegro Violin Sonata No. 4 in D Major, : 24:25 Adagio 26:31 Allegro 29:14 Grave 30:48 Allegro Violin Sonata No. 5 in B-Flat Major, : 32:52 Affettuoso 35:38 Vivace 38:09 Grave 39:23 Allegro Violin Sonata No. 6 in G Minor, : 41:04 Affettuoso 44:11 Andante 45:24 Allegro assai Violin Sonata No. 7 in C Minor, : 48:02 Grave 50:49 Allegro 53:11 Grave 54:19 Allegro Violin Sonata No. 8 in B Minor, : 56:41 Affettuoso 58:46 Vivace 1:01:29 Adagio 1:03:46 Vivace Violin Sonata No. 9 in F Major, : 1:06:05 Vivace 1:09:56 Andante 1:12:08 Allegro Violin Sonata No. 10 in E Major, : 1:15:58 Adagio 1:18:22 Allegro 1:21:11 Adagio 1:22:32 Allegro Violin Sonata No. 11 in A Minor, : 1:25:18 Vivace 1:27:18 Affettuoso 1:30:12 Allegro Violin Sonata No. 12 in D Minor, : 1:32:55 Amoroso – Adagio 1:36:50 Allegro – Adagio 1:39:35 Allegro 👉 Social media links: Instagram: Facebook: TikTok: Spotify Playlists: Brilliant Classics Spotify: New Classical Releases: The Best of Liszt: The Best of Bach: Most Popular Piano Music: Beautiful Classical Music: Classical Music For Dinnertime: Thank you for watching this video by Brilliant Classics, we hope you enjoyed it! Don’t forget to share it and subscribe to our YouTube channel. And visit our channel for other pieces by Geminiani and more of the greatest composers. We upload daily with complete albums and compilations with the best classical music. #Geminiani #ViolinSonata #Ruhadze #Nepomnyashchaya #BrilliantClassics #ClassicalMusic