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Corelli: 12 Sonatas, Op. 5 / Trio Corelli
Bridge Records

Corelli: 12 Sonatas, Op. 5 / Trio Corelli

$18.99

Details

Composer
CORELLI, ARCANGELO
Artist
TRIO CORELLI
Format
CD
Label
Bridge Records
Released
Feb 14, 2012
Catalog #
BCD9371A/B
UPC
090404937125

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CORELLI 12 Violin Sonatas, op. 5 • Corelli Trio • BRIDGE 9371 (2 CDs: 125:34)

Here is an absolutely dazzling album that I reviewed, more or less, on a whim. Arcangelo Corelli, a fine composer who certainly introduced some innovations (those marvelous and unexpected string slides that take your breath away), wasn’t exactly a Buxtehude or a Bach, yet as this two-CD set amply proves, his music can certainly hold its own in interest and especially in charm with anyone from the Baroque era, even his fellow Italians Scarlatti and Vivaldi.

Of course, as in the case of virtually all music, the aural impact is highly dependent on the performer, and on this recording we have a truly inspired violinist in Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider. In the booklet she is quoted as saying that Corelli’s sonatas “are an invitation to explore the most sunny and expressive voices of the violin as well as having the fun of the dancing and wild abandon of ‘La Folia’ that closes the whole set of 12 sonatas.” Further on, she makes a distinction between the church sonatas on disc 1, which she feels explore “more profound and spiritual feelings” than the chamber sonatas on disc 2, but even in those first six sonatas Schneider’s playing is sunny, singing, and full of vitality. I think that she just can’t help herself from feeling good while playing this music; I certainly couldn’t help smiling or feeling good all through the sonatas on the first disc. Schneider’s playing has that same rare combination of sweetness, elegance, charm, and sheer sunniness that one heard in the playing of Yehudi Menuhin. Also, different from most historically informed violinists, she is not averse to playing a few notes with a light vibrato, which adds piquancy and charm to her interpretations.

Moving from disc 1 to disc 2, the secular sonatas, one notices very little difference in general layout, tempos, or indeed inflection. I find Schneider’s playing no lighter, more buoyant, or infectious than on CD 1, but then again, there’s no drop-off in quality, either. She’s just plain good.

An interesting observation: All of the church sonatas are in major keys, but half of the secular sonatas are in minor, including, of course, “La Folia.” In the latter, Schneider pulls out all the stops—literally, including double-stops!—and her performance is indeed lively.

Like so many trio sonatas of this era, the accompanying instruments are just that—background to the soloist. As a result, despite the fact that they are well-trained musicians who play well, there’s really not a lot one can say about Viggo Mangor on archlute and theorbo or Ulrik Spang-Hanssen on continuo organ except that they are there, they give good support, and they keep the rhythm light.

In the booklet, it says that Corelli was a quiet man who “never devoted much time to self-promotion” and “didn’t nurse his reputation publicly in his later years.” Apparently, much the same can be said of the Corelli Trio, for although there are bios of all three musicians, there’s not a single word as to how or why they formed or call themselves “Corelli Trio”! But you certainly won’t keep their presence much of a secret once you hear this album.

FANFARE: Lynn René Bayley

Tracklist 55 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Grave - Allegro - Adagio 03:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Grave - Allegro - Adagio
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  3. 2 II. Allegro 02:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  4. 3 III. Allegro 00:59
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  5. 4 IV. Adagio 02:33
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Adagio
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  6. 5 V. Allegro 01:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Allegro
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  7. 6 I. Grave 02:55
    Track
    6
    Title
    I. Grave
    Duration
    02:55
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  8. 7 II. Allegro 02:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  9. 8 III. Vivace 01:20
    Track
    8
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  10. 9 IV. Adagio 02:39
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Adagio
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  11. 10 V. Vivace 01:13
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Vivace
    Duration
    01:13
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  12. 11 I. Adagio 03:14
    Track
    11
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    03:14
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  13. 12 II. Allegro 01:54
    Track
    12
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  14. 13 III. Adagio 03:13
    Track
    13
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  15. 14 IV. Allegro 01:03
    Track
    14
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  16. 15 V. Giga: Allegro 02:23
    Track
    15
    Title
    V. Giga: Allegro
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  17. 16 I. Adagio 02:19
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  18. 17 II. Allegro 02:22
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  19. 18 III. Vivace 01:14
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Vivace
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  20. 19 IV. Adagio 02:29
    Track
    19
    Title
    IV. Adagio
    Duration
    02:29
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  21. 20 V. Allegro 02:23
    Track
    20
    Title
    V. Allegro
    Duration
    02:23
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  22. 21 I. Adagio 03:21
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  23. 22 II. Vivace 01:51
    Track
    22
    Title
    II. Vivace
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  24. 23 III. Adagio 02:21
    Track
    23
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  25. 24 IV. Vivace 01:27
    Track
    24
    Title
    IV. Vivace
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  26. 25 V. Giga: Allegro 01:38
    Track
    25
    Title
    V. Giga: Allegro
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  27. 26 I. Grave 03:23
    Track
    26
    Title
    I. Grave
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  28. 27 II. Allegro 02:13
    Track
    27
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  29. 28 III. Allegro 01:01
    Track
    28
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  30. 29 IV. Adagio 02:11
    Track
    29
    Title
    IV. Adagio
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  31. 30 V. Allegro 02:21
    Track
    30
    Title
    V. Allegro
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Ensemble
    Trio Corelli
  32. Disc 2
  33. 1 I. Preludio: Vivace 02:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Preludio: Vivace
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  34. 2 II. Corrente: Allegro 02:26
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Corrente: Allegro
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  35. 3 III. Sarabanda: Largo 01:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Sarabanda: Largo
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  36. 4 IV. Giga: Allegro 02:16
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Giga: Allegro
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  37. 5 I. Preludio: Largo 03:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Preludio: Largo
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  38. 6 II. Allemanda: Allegro 01:51
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allemanda: Allegro
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  39. 7 III. Sarabanda: Largo 02:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Sarabanda: Largo
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  40. 8 IV. Giga: Allegro 01:52
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Giga: Allegro
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  41. 9 I. Preludio: Largo 04:03
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Preludio: Largo
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  42. 10 II. Giga: Allegro 02:57
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Giga: Allegro
    Duration
    02:57
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  43. 11 III. Adagio 00:38
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  44. 12 IV. Tempo di Gavotta: Allegro 02:22
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Tempo di Gavotta: Allegro
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  45. 13 I. Preludio: Adagio 02:24
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Preludio: Adagio
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  46. 14 II. Allemanda: Allegro 02:19
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allemanda: Allegro
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  47. 15 III. Sarabanda: Largo 02:32
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Sarabanda: Largo
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  48. 16 IV. Gavotta: Allegro 00:35
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Gavotta: Allegro
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  49. 17 V. Giga: Allegro 02:16
    Track
    17
    Title
    V. Giga: Allegro
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  50. 18 I. Preludio: Adagio 02:21
    Track
    18
    Title
    I. Preludio: Adagio
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  51. 19 II. Allegro 02:51
    Track
    19
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  52. 20 III. Adagio 00:47
    Track
    20
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  53. 21 IV. Vivace 02:00
    Track
    21
    Title
    IV. Vivace
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  54. 22 V. Gavotta: Allegro 00:40
    Track
    22
    Title
    V. Gavotta: Allegro
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  55. 23 Part 1 03:26
    Track
    23
    Title
    Part 1
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  56. 24 Part 2 02:43
    Track
    24
    Title
    Part 2
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen
  57. 25 Part 3 05:07
    Track
    25
    Title
    Part 3
    Duration
    05:07
    Composer
    Arcangelo Corelli
    Performer
    Elisabeth Zeuthen Schneider, Ulrik Spang-Hanssen