La Folia - Variations on a Theme / Woolley, Purcell Quartet

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Album Summary

Performers

• Elizabeth Wallfisch (Violin)
• Robert Wooley (Harpsichord)
• Richard Boothby (Cello)
• William Hunt (Viola da gamba)

Ensembles

• Purcell Band
• Purcell Quartet

Composers

• Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (1714 - 1788)
• Alessandro Scarlatti (1660 - 1725)
• Francesco Geminiani (1687 - 1762)
• Arcangelo Corelli (1653 - 1713)
• Antonio Vivaldi (1678 - 1741)
• Marin Marais (1656 - 1728)

Notes & Reviews:

'Add to the remarkable program Hyperion's marvelous sound, plus excellent performances by the musicians, and you have a very attractive release indeed' (American Record Guide)

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Works Details

Corelli, Arcangelo : Sonatas (12) for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 5

• Performers: Elizabeth Wallfisch (Violin); Robert Wooley (Harpsichord); Richard Boothby (Cello)
• Ensemble: Purcell Quartet
• Running Time: 10 min. 4 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Marais, Marin : Pièces de viole, Book 2

• Performer: William Hunt (Viola da gamba)
• Ensemble: Purcell Quartet
• Running Time: 16 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Scarlatti, Alessandro : Toccata d'intavolatura for keyboard in D minor ("d'ottava stesa" or "Primo Tono") :: Folia

• Performer: Robert Wooley (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 13 min. 11 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque

Vivaldi, Antonio : Trio Sonata for 2 Violins and Basso Continuo in D minor, Op. 1 no 12/RV 63 "La Follia"

• Ensemble: Purcell Quartet
• Running Time: 9 min. 33 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1705

Bach, Carl Philipp Emanuel : Variations (12) for Harpsichord in D minor, Wq 118 no 9/H 263 "Folie d'Espagne"

• Performer: Robert Wooley (Harpsichord)
• Running Time: 8 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1778

Geminiani, Francesco : Concerti Grossi (12), for 2 violins, strings & continuo (after Op. 5 Sonatas of Corelli) :: Concert Gr

• Ensemble: Purcell Band
• Running Time: 10 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Baroque
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1726-1729