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Caldara: Complete Cello Sonatas

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Composer
Antonio Caldara
Artist
Francesco Galligioni, Paolo Zuccheri, Roberto Loreggian, Federico Guglielmo, Alessia Pazzaglia, Albe
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Nov 21, 2025
Catalog #
BRI96168
UPC
5028421961682

About

A new and complete survey of the attractive body of cello sonatas which, in his day, helped to make Antonio Caldara a Viennese rival to the fame of Antonio Vivaldi in Venice. Born in Venice as the son of a violinist, Caldara grew up as a chorister at the Basilica di San Marco, and won important posts in Mantua, Rome and Barcelona, as a maestro di capella to royal courts. But it was his move to Vienna during the 1710s which secured his name and his fortune. Becoming Vice-Kapellmeister to the Imperial Court in 1716, Caldara introduced the late Venetian style to Central Europe, and it's influence remained a determining factor in both church music and opera as well as instrumental music until long after his death in 1736. Through sacred works such as the oratorio Maddalena al piedi di Cristo, Caldara has won a following on record in the modern era. However, his surviving output of instrumental music has remained largely unexplored. Publishing his Op.1 Trio Sonatas in 1688, Caldara refers to himself as a 'musico di violoncello', and there can be no doubt from this collection that he knew his way around the instrument. They were composed between 22 April and 26 July 1735: Caldara's sheer facility has perhaps told against him, with a total output of over three thousand separate works. But he knew his craft, and melody seems to have come readily to him. A few Lezioni (Nos. 43, 23 & 1) from Caldara's published instruction method for learning the cello are included as preludes to Sonatas Nos. 8, 10 and 12. Most of the sonatas belong to the four-movement 'sonata da chiesa' form, but Caldara also used the three-movement archetype which became increasingly standard. There is no shortage of opportunities for virtuosic display, as well as for lyricism. These recordings are made by musicians immersed in the Italian late-Baroque world. In it's expanded form, L'Arte dell' Arco has made much praised recordings of Haydn and Vivaldi for Brilliant Classics, including a comprehensive box of Vivaldi's Concertos Opp. 1-12. These Italian musicians speak and sing Caldara's music with unforced fluency. - Antonio Caldara (1670-1736), an Italian Baroque composer, was born in Venice, where he was a chorister in the famous San Marco, with Legrenzi as his teacher. He soon spread his wings across Europe and held several important posts in Mantua, the Spanish court in Barcelona, Rome and eventually the post of Kapellmeister at the Imperial Court in Vienna. Caldara left a substantial oeuvre, consisting of instrumental music in the tradition of Corelli, sacred music and operas. - Caldara's sonatas for cello and basso continuo exemplify the transition from the late Baroque style toward the emerging galant aesthetic. These works are clearly written by a master of the instrument, as Caldara evidently was. The sonatas typically follow a four-movement structure, alternating slow and fast tempos, in the tradition of the sonata da chiesa. They blend lyrical, cantabile lines with virtuosic passages, showing the cello's agility and warm tone. - Played by one of Italy's foremost "Early Music" cellists, Francesco Galligioni, playing with fellow members of the ensemble L'Arte dell'Arco. He successfully recorded the complete cello concertos by Vivaldi, works by Dall'Abaco, sonatas by Lanzetti and others.

Tracklist 71 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante 01:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  2. 2 II. Allegro 02:01
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  3. 3 III. Larghetto 02:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Larghetto
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  4. 4 IV. Allegro 01:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    01:40
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  5. 5 I. Allegro 05:35
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    05:35
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  6. 6 II. Largo 04:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  7. 7 III. Allegro 02:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  8. 8 I. Largo 02:14
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Largo
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni
  9. 9 II. Allegro 01:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    01:43
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni
  10. 10 III. Aria andante 03:00
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Aria andante
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni
  11. 11 IV. Allegro assai 03:08
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. Allegro assai
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni
  12. 12 I. Allegro 02:39
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  13. 13 II. Largo 03:50
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  14. 14 III. Allegro 03:45
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  15. 15 I. Adagio 02:06
    Track
    15
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  16. 16 II. Allegro 02:13
    Track
    16
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  17. 17 III. Aria largo 02:40
    Track
    17
    Title
    III. Aria largo
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  18. 18 IV. Allegro stil di minuet 03:08
    Track
    18
    Title
    IV. Allegro stil di minuet
    Duration
    03:08
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  19. 19 I. Allegro 03:13
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  20. 20 II. Largo 02:13
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  21. 21 III. Allegro assai 03:37
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  22. 22 IV. Aria allegro 02:01
    Track
    22
    Title
    IV. Aria allegro
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Alberto Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  23. 23 I. Largo 02:19
    Track
    23
    Title
    I. Largo
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  24. 24 II. Allegro alla breve 01:50
    Track
    24
    Title
    II. Allegro alla breve
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  25. 25 III. Adagio 02:14
    Track
    25
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  26. 26 IV. Allegro 02:43
    Track
    26
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  27. 27 44 Lezioni: Lezione No. 43 01:38
    Track
    27
    Title
    44 Lezioni: Lezione No. 43
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  28. 28 I. Largo 02:29
    Track
    28
    Title
    I. Largo
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian, Lorenzo Feder
  29. 29 II. Allegro 01:53
    Track
    29
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian, Lorenzo Feder
  30. 30 III. Adagio 01:45
    Track
    30
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian, Lorenzo Feder
  31. 31 IV. Allegro spiritoso 02:41
    Track
    31
    Title
    IV. Allegro spiritoso
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian, Lorenzo Feder
  32. 32 I. Allegro 03:05
    Track
    32
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  33. 33 II. Adagio 02:04
    Track
    33
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    02:04
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  34. 34 III. Allegro e vivace 01:53
    Track
    34
    Title
    III. Allegro e vivace
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  35. 35 IV. Allegro 02:56
    Track
    35
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    02:56
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  36. 36 44 Lezioni: Lezione No. 23 01:21
    Track
    36
    Title
    44 Lezioni: Lezione No. 23
    Duration
    01:21
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  37. 37 I. Allegro assai 02:45
    Track
    37
    Title
    I. Allegro assai
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian, Lorenzo Feder
  38. 38 II. Largo 01:31
    Track
    38
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian, Lorenzo Feder
  39. 39 III. Allegro e spiritoso 04:32
    Track
    39
    Title
    III. Allegro e spiritoso
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian, Lorenzo Feder
  40. 40 I. Andante 02:19
    Track
    40
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  41. 41 II. Allegro e spiritoso 03:29
    Track
    41
    Title
    II. Allegro e spiritoso
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  42. 42 III. Larghetto 03:20
    Track
    42
    Title
    III. Larghetto
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  43. 43 IV. Stil di Minuet: Allegro assai 02:55
    Track
    43
    Title
    IV. Stil di Minuet: Allegro assai
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  44. 44 44 Lezioni: Lezione No. 1 01:49
    Track
    44
    Title
    44 Lezioni: Lezione No. 1
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  45. 45 I. Allegro 02:46
    Track
    45
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian, Lorenzo Feder
  46. 46 II. Allegro 03:02
    Track
    46
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian, Lorenzo Feder
  47. 47 III. Largo 02:01
    Track
    47
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian, Lorenzo Feder
  48. 48 IV. Allegro 01:30
    Track
    48
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    01:30
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian, Lorenzo Feder
  49. 49 I. Presto 01:45
    Track
    49
    Title
    I. Presto
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  50. 50 II. Largo 02:20
    Track
    50
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  51. 51 III. Allegro 01:41
    Track
    51
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  52. 52 IV. Allegro stil di minuet 02:14
    Track
    52
    Title
    IV. Allegro stil di minuet
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  53. 53 I. Largo 02:42
    Track
    53
    Title
    I. Largo
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  54. 54 II. Allegro 02:38
    Track
    54
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  55. 55 III. Aria larghetto 03:03
    Track
    55
    Title
    III. Aria larghetto
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  56. 56 IV. Allegro e spiritoso 02:31
    Track
    56
    Title
    IV. Allegro e spiritoso
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  57. 57 I. Largo 02:47
    Track
    57
    Title
    I. Largo
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  58. 58 II. Allegro 02:40
    Track
    58
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  59. 59 III. Aria non molto allegro 01:38
    Track
    59
    Title
    III. Aria non molto allegro
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  60. 60 IV. Allegro 02:38
    Track
    60
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    02:38
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  61. 61 I. Adagio 02:20
    Track
    61
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  62. 62 II. Allegro 02:30
    Track
    62
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  63. 63 III. Largo 01:50
    Track
    63
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  64. 64 IV. Allegro 01:34
    Track
    64
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    01:34
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
  65. 65 I. Adagio 02:27
    Track
    65
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Paolo Zuccheri, Roberto Loreggian
  66. 66 II. Allegro 01:19
    Track
    66
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Paolo Zuccheri, Roberto Loreggian
  67. 67 III. Grave 01:15
    Track
    67
    Title
    III. Grave
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Paolo Zuccheri, Roberto Loreggian
  68. 68 IV. Presto 00:45
    Track
    68
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Paolo Zuccheri, Roberto Loreggian
  69. 69 I. Allegro 02:47
    Track
    69
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
    Ensemble
    L'Arte dell'Arco
  70. 70 II. Larghetto 02:27
    Track
    70
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    02:27
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
    Ensemble
    L'Arte dell'Arco
  71. 71 III. Allegro assai 03:18
    Track
    71
    Title
    III. Allegro assai
    Duration
    03:18
    Composer
    Antonio Caldara
    Performer
    Francesco Galligioni, Roberto Loreggian
    Ensemble
    L'Arte dell'Arco