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Vivaldi: Manchester Sonatas

Vivaldi: Manchester Sonatas
From Harmonia Mundi Fr.

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Disc 1:

  1. Sonata for violin & continuo in C major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 1), RV 3: 1. Preludio: Largo
  2. Sonata for violin & continuo in C major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 1), RV 3: 2. Corrente: Allegro
  3. Sonata for violin & continuo in C major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 1), RV 3: 3. Largo
  4. Sonata for violin & continuo in C major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 1), RV 3: 4. Allemanda: Allegro non molto
  5. Sonata for violin & continuo in D minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 2), RV 12: 1. Preludio: Largo
  6. Sonata for violin & continuo in D minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 2), RV 12: 2. Corrente: Allegro
  7. Sonata for violin & continuo in D minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 2), RV 12: 3. Giga: Allegro
  8. Sonata for violin & continuo in D minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 2), RV 12: 4. Gavotta: Presto
  9. Sonata for violin & continuo in G minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 3), RV 757: 1. Preludio: Largo
  10. Sonata for violin & continuo in G minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 3), RV 757: 2. Allemanda: Allegro
  11. Sonata for violin & continuo in G minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 3), RV 757: 3. Sarabanda: Grave
  12. Sonata for violin & continuo in G minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 3), RV 757: 4. Corrente: Allegro
  13. Sonata for violin & continuo in D major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 4), RV 755: 1. Preludio: Andante
  14. Sonata for violin & continuo in D major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 4), RV 755: 2. Corrente: Allegro
  15. Sonata for violin & continuo in D major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 4), RV 755: 3. Andante
  16. Sonata for violin & continuo in D major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 4), RV 755: 4. Corrente: Allegro
  17. Sonata for violin & continuo in B flat major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 5), RV 759: 1. Preludio: Largo
  18. Sonata for violin & continuo in B flat major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 5), RV 759: 2. Allemanda: Allegro
  19. Sonata for violin & continuo in B flat major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 5), RV 759: 3. Sarabanda: Largo
  20. Sonata for violin & continuo in B flat major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 5), RV 759: 4. Corrente: Allegro
  21. Sonata for violin & continuo in A major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 6), RV 758: 1. Preludio: Largo
  22. Sonata for violin & continuo in A major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 6), RV 758: 2. Corrente: Allegro
  23. Sonata for violin & continuo in A major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 6), RV 758: 3. Andante
  24. Sonata for violin & continuo in A major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 6), RV 758: 4. Corrente: Presto

Disc 2:

  1. Sonata for violin & continuo in C minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 7, 'a Pisendel' No. 2), RV 6: 1. Preludio: Andante
  2. Sonata for violin & continuo in C minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 7, 'a Pisendel' No. 2), RV 6: 2. Corrente: Allegro
  3. Sonata for violin & continuo in C minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 7, 'a Pisendel' No. 2), RV 6: 3. Grave
  4. Sonata for violin & continuo in C minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 7, 'a Pisendel' No. 2), RV 6: 4. Allemanda: Allegro
  5. Sonata for violin & continuo in G major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 8), RV 22: 1. Preludio: Andante
  6. Sonata for violin & continuo in G major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 8), RV 22: 2. Allemanda: Allegro
  7. Sonata for violin & continuo in G major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 8), RV 22: 3. Andante
  8. Sonata for violin & continuo in G major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 8), RV 22: 4. Corrente: Allegro
  9. Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 9), RV 17a: 1. Preludio: Largo
  10. Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 9), RV 17a: 2. Corrente: Allegro
  11. Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 9), RV 17a: 3. Sarabanda: Largo
  12. Sonata for violin & continuo in E minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 9), RV 17a: 4. Allemanda: Allegro
  13. Sonata for violin & continuo in B minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 10), RV 760: 1. Preludio: Andante
  14. Sonata for violin & continuo in B minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 10), RV 760: 2. Corrente: Allegro
  15. Sonata for violin & continuo in B minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 10), RV 760: 3. Largo
  16. Sonata for violin & continuo in B minor ('Manchester Sonata' No. 10), RV 760: 4. Giga: Allegro
  17. Sonata for violin & continuo in E flat major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 11), RV 756: 1. Preludio: Largo
  18. Sonata for violin & continuo in E flat major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 11), RV 756: 2. Allemanda: Allegro
  19. Sonata for violin & continuo in E flat major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 11), RV 756: 3. Sarabanda: Andante
  20. Sonata for violin & continuo in E flat major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 11), RV 756: 4. Giga: Allegro
  21. Sonata for violin & continuo in C major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 12), RV 754: 1. Preludio: Largo
  22. Sonata for violin & continuo in C major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 12), RV 754: 2. Allemanda: Allegro
  23. Sonata for violin & continuo in C major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 12), RV 754: 3. Sarabanda: Largo
  24. Sonata for violin & continuo in C major ('Manchester Sonata' No. 12), RV 754: 4. Corrente: Allegro

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #103572 in Music
  • Released on: 2002-09-10
  • Number of discs: 2
  • Format: Import
  • Dimensions: .25 pounds

Customer Reviews

Intoxicating5
For the record, the image Amazon has on display (at least as I write this) of this 2-CD set is not of the Harmonia Mundi "1+1" set that Amazon is selling. Sonatas 1-6 and 6-12 were initially released on separate CDs by Harmonia Mundi in the early 90's, and the "1+1" release brings all 12 sonatas together in a single set. (An image of the cover of the set Amazon is selling can be found in Andrew Manze's discography at the Harmonia Mundi website.)

I love Manze whether he's playing Vivaldi, Handel, Bach, Biber, Corelli, etc. I find his playing intoxicating, delicious and moving, and his performance of Vivaldi's Manchester Sonatas is no exception.