Thursday, December 22, 2011

Adalbert Gyrowetz - Three Sonatas for Violin (or Flute), Cello, Harpsichord (or Piano) – Harpsichord (or Piano) Part, Op.17a

Mozart - Piano and Violin Sonata in Bb KV 15 - Andante maestoso mov. 1/2

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Sonata for Keyboard, Violin (or flute) and (optional) cello in Bb major, KV 15 1. Andante maestoso Harpsichord: Gérard Poulet Violin: Blandine Verlet This sonata is part of the set of sonatas K.10 - K.15, all of them composed in London and The Hague (Nederlands) during the Mozart's family Grand Tour of Europe. Published by Leopold as Mozart's Opus 3. They are all composed for Harpsichord or Pianoforte, Violin or Flute, and optional cello. This last instrument, however, doesn't have its own melodic line, it just copies the basso continuo line of the Harpsichord left hand. Dedicated to Sophie Charlotte, Queen of England. Abert wrote: "A very different aspect is revealed by the sonatas written in London and The Hague, K10 - 15 and K26 - 31. It is not, however, as though Mozart had broken completely free from his former models. Indeed, Schobert's spirit continued to leave its mark on his style right up to the end of his life, simply because the two men were kinded spirits. But the older impressions were now joined by new ones whose principal mediator was Johann Cristian Bach. It was not, however, a change that took place overnight: the sonatas K10, K11 and K13 are still in three movements, while K13 and K14 additionally include complete recapirulations as found in works of the earlier period. Parisan taste is discernible in points of detail, too. In other respects, however, we find greater freedom here in terms of both the number and ...


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JS Bach - Trio Sonata for Flutes and Continuo in G Major BWV 1039 - 3. Adagio e piano (3/4)

Rearranged by Bach to become Sonata for Viola da Gamba and Harpsichord, BWV 1027 (see: youtube.com ) Frans Brüggen & Leopold Stasny, Transverse Flute Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Cello Herbert Tachezi, Harpsichord Flute Chamber Music playlist: youtube.com