Jean-Marie Leclair's violin sonatas embody a stylistic fusion known as les goÃ»ts rÃ©unis in which the lyricism and the virtuosity of the Italian school are integrated with the dance idioms of French Baroque music. In this volume, the music reaches new heights of technical complexity in it's filigree ornamentation and continuous multiple stopping while still incorporating much wistful beauty. In the Sonata in D major, however, Leclair's ambition expands yet further, as he combines innate lyricism and rustic drones in a prototype concerto form.

Tracklist:

Violin Sonata In B Minor, Op. 5 No. 5: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Violin Sonata In B Minor, Op. 5 No. 5: II. Largo
Violin Sonata In B Minor, Op. 5 No. 5: III. Allegro - Prestissimo
Violin Sonata In C Minor, Op. 5 No. 6 "Tombeau": I. Grave
Violin Sonata In C Minor, Op. 5 No. 6 "Tombeau": II. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Violin Sonata In C Minor, Op. 5 No. 6 "Tombeau": III. Gavotta
Violin Sonata In C Minor, Op. 5 No. 6 "Tombeau": IV. Allegro
Violin Sonata In A Minor, Op. 5 No. 7: I. Largo
Violin Sonata In A Minor, Op. 5 No. 7: II. Allegro
Violin Sonata In A Minor, Op. 5 No. 7: III. Adagio
Violin Sonata In A Minor, Op. 5 No. 7: IV. Tempo Gavotta
Violin Sonata In D Major, Op. 5 No. 8: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Violin Sonata In D Major, Op. 5 No. 8: II. Aria
Violin Sonata In D Major, Op. 5 No. 8: III. Andante
Violin Sonata In D Major, Op. 5 No. 8: IV. Allegro

UPC: 747313435173
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 4.22.22
Format: CD

Leclair / Butterfield / Wollston - Violin Sonatas (CD)