Geminiani: Concerti Grossi (After Corelli Op. 5)

Geminiani: Concerti Grossi (After Corelli Op. 5)

Geminiani: Concerti Grossi (After Corelli Op. 5)
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Composer: Francesco Geminiani
Composer: Arcangelo Corelli
Conductor: Andrew Manze
Performer: The Academy of Ancient Music
Performer: Rachel Podger
Edition: Music CD
Format: Import
CD Release Date: 2000-09-12
Music Label: Harmonia Mundi Fr.
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. I Grave/Allegro/Adagio
  2. II Allegro
  3. III Largo
  4. IV Allegro
  5. I Grave
  6. II Allegro
  7. III Vivace
  8. IV Adagio
  9. V Vivace
  10. I Adagio
  11. II Allegro
  12. III Adagio
  13. IV Allegro
  14. I Adagio
  15. II Allegro
  16. III Vivace
  17. IV Adagio
  18. V Allegro
  19. I Adagio
  20. II Vivace
  21. III Adagio
  22. IV Allegro
  23. I Adagio
  24. II Allegro
  25. III Adagio
  26. IV Allegro
  27. I Preludio - David Watkin
  28. II Giga - David Watkin
  29. III Adagio - David Watkin
  30. IV Tempo Di Gavotta - David Watkin
Music CD 2
  1. I Preludio
  2. II Corrente
  3. III Sarabanda
  4. IV Giga
  5. I Preludio
  6. II Allemanda
  7. III Sarabanda
  8. IV Giga
  9. I Preludio
  10. II Giga
  11. III Adagio
  12. IV Tempo Di Gavotta
  13. I Preludio
  14. II Allemanda
  15. III Sarabanda
  16. IV Gavotta
  17. V Giga
  18. I Preludio
  19. II Allegro
  20. II Adagio
  21. IV Vivace
  22. V Gavotta
  23. Theme & Variations 1-8
  24. Variations 9-14
  25. Variations 15-25
  26. I Andante
  27. II Presto
  28. III Adagio
  29. IV Allegro

Music reviews of Geminiani: Concerti Grossi (After Corelli Op. 5)

Music Review: Corelli and his interpreters
Rating: 5 Stars

As the reader may already know, the opus 5 violin sonatas of Corelli were the inspiration for this orchestral interpretation of them by Geminiani. As related by Manze in his album notes, Corelli chose the significant year 1700 to publish opus 5, and according to Manze, this represents a landmark in Italian baroque, for every composer who came after has had to reckon with these sonatas, and somehow find a way to equal (but not surpass) them in invention and creativity. Vivaldi composed his own version of "La Follia" (Sonata XII), arguably better than Corelli's; but many another of Vivaldi's sonatas, magnificent though they are, simply do not have the clarity, spirituality, grace, and lyricism of the Corelli opus 5. Geminiani, a student of Corelli, and arguably one of the greatest baroque violinists of his day, crafted these orchestral versions of the opus 5 as a tribute to his master. Manze rightly observes that these concertos are not simply orchestrations of opus 5, but actually extensions of it; they are variations to some extent, creative expansions and magnificent glosses on the originals. New points of emphasis are added, some phrasings are given a different turn, new counterpoint is introduced at various places in the score to enhance the subtle beauty of the originals. If you love the Italian baroque, you will not want to be without this gem. But as others have observed, don't neglect the original sonatas themselves. Manze has recorded his own inimitable version on Harmonia Mundi, and I strongly recommend it. But there are others as well. Elizabeth Wallfisch on the Hyperion Label has her own recording, slightly more subdued yet also smoother than Manze's. I strongly recommend that you buy as many versions of the opus 5 as you have the budget for (well, at least three!), starting with these orchestrations by Geminiani. They will teach you to love the originals. Look at them as perhaps a point of entrance into what many consider the greatest violin sonatas ever written.
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