5060216341125

Uccellini: Violin Sonatas From Opp. 3-5

Noxwode, Conor Gricmanis

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Format: CD

Cat No: FHR125

Release Date:  18 November 2022

Label:  First Hand Records

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5060216341125

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

  • Description

    The young violinist Conor Gricmanis and his early music ensemble Noxwode, have recorded rare and beautiful violin sonatas by the early Italian Baroque composer Marco Uccellini for FHR.

    Uccellini's sonatas for violin and continuo contributed to the development of an idiomatic style of writing for the violin (including virtuosic runs, leaps, and forays into high positions), expanding the instrument's technical capabilities and expressive range. This stylus fantasticus genre is evident in this recording, providing ample opportunities for the soloists and ensemble to personalise their interpretations.

    On this recording, Gricmanis plays what is believed to be the oldest fully playable violin in the world, a 450 year old Andrea Ama made in 1572.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Sonate, over canzoni, Op. 5: Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, ‘La Musica’
      • 2. Sonate, correnti et arie, Op.4: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A major, ‘La Vittoria trionfante’
      • 3. Sonate, correnti et arie, Op. 4: Violin Sonata No. 2 in G minor, ‘La Luciminia contenta’
      • 4. Sonate, correnti et arie, Op. 4: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E major, ‘La Ebrea maritata’
      • 5. Sonate, correnti et arie, Op. 4: Violin Sonata No. 4 in C minor, ‘La Hortensia virtuosa’
      • 6. Sonate, arie et correnti, Op. 3: Sonata No. 4 for Two Violins in G major, ‘La Trasformata’
      • 7. Sonate, correnti et arie, Op. 4: Violin Sonata No. 5 in C minor, ‘La Laura rilucente’
      • 8. Sonate, correnti et arie, Op. 4: Violin Sonata No. 12 in A major
      • 9. Sonate, arie et correnti, Op. 3: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, ‘La Poggia’v
      • 10. Sonate, correnti et arie, Op. 4: Sonata No. 18 for Two Violins in A major
      • 11. Sonate, over canzoni, Op. 5: Violin Sonata No. 4 in A minor, ‘La Bugia’
      • 12. Sonate, arie et correnti, Op. 3: No. 5, Aria sopra ‘La Bergamasca’