An old-world interpretation of Baroque sonatas and concert pieces which shine and shimmer in Grumiaux’s telling interpretations.
GIUSEPPE TARTINI
Sonata in G minor, Op. 1 No. 4 ‘The Devil’s Trill’ (arr. Kreisler)
ARCANGELO CORELLI
Sonata in D minor, Op. 5 No. 12 ‘La Folia’ (arr. Castagnone)
attr. TOMASO ANTONIO VITALI
Ciaccona (arr. Arthur Grumiaux)
FRANCESCO MARIA VERACINI
Sonata in A major, Op. 1 No. 7 (arr. Castagnone)
Sonata in B minor, Op. 1 No. 3* +
JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR
Sonata in D major, Op. 9 No. 3* +
ANTONIO VIVALDI: Sonata in A major, Op. 2 No. 2 (RV 31)* +
PIETRO NARDINI: Sonata in D major* +
* First International Release on CD
Arthur Grumiaux, violin
Riccardo Castagnone, piano
István Hajdu, piano+
Recording producer: Us van der Meulen (CD 1)
Recording locations: Bachzaal, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, July 1956 (CD 1), June 1974 (CD 2)
‘Corelli’s La Follia and Veracini’s Op. 1 No. 7 are both turned with style, brilliance and considerable sensitivity.’ Gramophone