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Purcell: Twelve Sonatas of Three Parts - The King's Consort

VIVAT 110

DDD
NEW RELEASE

Playing time: 76'59"
Tracks: 24
Booklet pages: 43
© 2015 Vivat Music Foundation
Reviewer: Alice McVeigh
Review of Purcell: Twelve Sonatas of Three Parts - The King's Consort published on 22 December 2015

Listen: Purcell: Largo - Presto (Sonata No 2, Z 791) (track 3, 1:43-2:34)

The King's Consort:
Cecilia Bernardini, violin
Huw Daniel, violin
Reiko Ichise, bass viol
Lynda Sayce, theorbo
Robert King, chamber organ, harpsichord

Henry Purcell:

Twelve Sonatas of Three Parts

Sonata 1 in G minor, Z 790
1 [Grave] - Vivace - Adagio
2 Presto - Largo

Sonata 2 in B flat, Z 791
3 [Andante] - Largo - Presto
4 Adagio - Vivace - Adagio - [Grave]

Sonata 3 in D minor, Z 792
5 [Grave] - Adagio - Canzona - Adagio
6 Poco largo - Allegro

Sonata 4 in F, Z 793
7 [Largo] - Canzona
8 Poco largo - Allegro - [Largo]

Sonata 5 in A minor, Z 794
9 [Largo] - Adagio
10 Largo - Grave - Canzona - Adagio

Sonata 6 in C, Z 795
11 [Grave]
12 Canzona - Largo - Allegro

Sonata 7 in E minor, Z 796
13 [Grave] - Canzona
14 Largo - Grave - Vivace - Adagio

Sonata 8 in G, Z 797
15 [Largo] - Poco largo - Allegro
16 Grave - Vivace

Sonata 9 in C minor, Z 798
17 [Grave] - Largo
18 Canzona - Adagio - Allegro

Sonata 10 in A, Z 799
19 [Allegro] - Largo
20 Grave - Presto

Sonata 11 in F minor, Z 800
21 [Grave] - Canzona
22 Adagio - Largo

Sonata 12 in D, Z 801
23 Adagio - Canzona - Poco largo
24 Grave - Presto - Allegro - Adagio

Recorded 16-18 February 2015 at St John's Church, Loughton, Essex, England

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