Geminiani, Francesco > Hyperion

Geminiani: La Folia, etc / Purcell Quartet, Purcell Band

1 CD / Hyperion / 2007-08-14

Works: Francesco Geminiani: Trio Sonata for violin, violone (or 2 violins) & continuo no 9 (aka "No. 3") in F major, Op. 1/9; Concerto Grosso, for 2 violins, strings & continuo no 12 in D minor ("La Follia"...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Purcell Band; Purcell Quartet

"A lovely disc when it was first released in 1987 as part of Hyperion's series of recording built around works based on the famous, sinuous...continue...

Corelli: Violin Sonatas / Wallfisch, Tunnicliffe, Nicholson

2 CD / Hyperion / 2004-01-01

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Sonatas (12) for violin & continuo, Op. 5; Francesco Geminiani: Concerto Grosso, for 2 violins, viola, cello, strings & continuo no 9 in A major (after Corelli Op.
Conductors:
Ensemble: Convivium (Trio)

'Nothing short of a revelation. I can honestly say that I have never heard these sonatas so imaginatively performed, nor so stunningly executed as on...continue...

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

1 CD / Hyperion / 1998-03-01

Works: Arcangelo Corelli: Sonatas (12) for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 5; Marin Marais: Pièces de viole, Book 2; Alessandro Scarlatti: Toccata d'intavolatura for keyboard in D minor ("d'ottava ste...
Performers: Boothby, Richard [Viola da Gamba]; Hunt, William; Wallfisch, Elizabeth; Wooley, Robert
Conductors:
Ensemble: Purcell Band; Purcell Quartet

'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)...continue...