Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston - Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord - Johann Sebastian Bach (2023)
BAND/ARTIST: Adrian Butterfield, Silas Wollston
- Title: Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord - Johann Sebastian Bach
- Year Of Release: 2023
- Label: SOMM Recordings
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 02:03:22
- Total Size: 730 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
CD1
01. Sonata in B Minor Bwv 1014: I. Adagio
02. Sonata in B Minor Bwv 1014: Ii. Allegro
03. Sonata in B Minor Bwv 1014: Iii. Andante
04. Sonata in B Minor Bwv 1014: Iv. Allegro
05. Sonata in a Bwv 1015: I. Dolce
06. Sonata in a Bwv 1015: Ii. Allegro assai
07. Sonata in a Bwv 1015: Iii. Andante un poco
08. Sonata in a Bwv 1015: Iv. Presto
09. Sonata in e Bwv 1016: I. Adagio
10. Sonata in e Bwv 1016: Ii. Allegro
11. Sonata in e Bwv 1016: Iii. Adagio ma non tanto
12. Sonata in e Bwv 1016: Iv. Allegro
13. Sonata in E Minor Bwv 1023: I. (Preludio)
14. Sonata in E Minor Bwv 1023: Ii. Adagio ma non tanto
15. Sonata in E Minor Bwv 1023: Iii. Allemanda
16. Sonata in E Minor Bwv 1023: Iv. Gigue
17. Sonata in G Bwv 1021: I. Adagio
18. Sonata in G Bwv 1021: Ii. Vivace
19. Sonata in G Bwv 1021: Iii. Largo
20. Sonata in G Bwv 1021: Iv. Presto
CD2
01. Sonata in C Minor Bwv 1017: I. Largo
02. Sonata in C Minor Bwv 1017: Ii. Allegro
03. Sonata in C Minor Bwv 1017: Iii. Adagio
04. Sonata in C Minor Bwv 1017: Iv. Allegro
05. Sonata in F Minor Bwv 1018: I. (Lamento)
06. Sonata in F Minor Bwv 1018: Ii. Allegro
07. Sonata in F Minor Bwv 1018: Iii. Adagio
08. Sonata in F Minor Bwv 1018: Iv. Vivace
09. Sonata in G Bwv 1019: I. Vivace
10. Sonata in G Bwv 1020: Ii. Largo
11. Sonata in G Bwv 1021: Iii. Allegro
12. Sonata in G Bwv 1022: Iv. Adagio
13. Sonata in G Bwv 1023: V. Allegro
14. Bwv 1019 Alternative Movements - Cantabile, Ma Un Poco Adagio
15. Bwv 1019 Alternative Movements - Adagio
16. Bwv 1019 (Tempo Di Gavotta)
SOMM Recordings announces a double-disc set of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord brilliantly performed by two virtuosos of their instruments, Adrian Butterfield (violin) and Silas Wollston (harpsichord).
The selection of eight sonatas includes six works for violin and obbligato harpsichord (BWV 1014-1019), likely composed between 1720 and 1723 during Bach’s final years in Cöthen, and the later Violin Sonatas in G major (BWV 1021) from 1732, and early (though belatedly catalogued) E minor (BWV 1023) from around 1709.
Bonus tracks include three alternative movements composed for the BWV 1019 Sonata in G major that illustrate the development of Bach’s thinking in relation to sonata form and intimate musical expression.
These intricately designed sonatas also serve to reveal Bach’s innovative way of employing the harpsichord’s singing voice as an equal to the violin and are surely precursors to the rich sonata tradition that emerged in the 19th century.
Butterfield and Wollston’s erudite booklet notes place the sonatas within the context of Bach’s own musical inheritance and influences while arguing for their abiding appeal: “More than 300 years after their composition, they still sound excellent, give much joy and continue to tug at the listener’s heartstrings”.
Making his SOMM debut, Silas Wollston is partnered by Adrian Butterfield, whose previous releases for the label feature him alongside London Handel Players colleagues in Handel’s Complete Sonatas & Works for Violin and Continuo with Katherine Sharman (cello) and Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), described by Early Music Review as “required listening” (SOMMCD 068); the Seven Trio Sonatas, Op.5, judged “assured and surprisingly lyrical” by Gramophone (SOMMCD 044); and Geminiani’s Complete Sonatas, Op.1 (SOMMCD 248-2), featuring performances that International Record Review declared “want for nothing in terms of technical brilliance and musical integrity”.
CD1
01. Sonata in B Minor Bwv 1014: I. Adagio
02. Sonata in B Minor Bwv 1014: Ii. Allegro
03. Sonata in B Minor Bwv 1014: Iii. Andante
04. Sonata in B Minor Bwv 1014: Iv. Allegro
05. Sonata in a Bwv 1015: I. Dolce
06. Sonata in a Bwv 1015: Ii. Allegro assai
07. Sonata in a Bwv 1015: Iii. Andante un poco
08. Sonata in a Bwv 1015: Iv. Presto
09. Sonata in e Bwv 1016: I. Adagio
10. Sonata in e Bwv 1016: Ii. Allegro
11. Sonata in e Bwv 1016: Iii. Adagio ma non tanto
12. Sonata in e Bwv 1016: Iv. Allegro
13. Sonata in E Minor Bwv 1023: I. (Preludio)
14. Sonata in E Minor Bwv 1023: Ii. Adagio ma non tanto
15. Sonata in E Minor Bwv 1023: Iii. Allemanda
16. Sonata in E Minor Bwv 1023: Iv. Gigue
17. Sonata in G Bwv 1021: I. Adagio
18. Sonata in G Bwv 1021: Ii. Vivace
19. Sonata in G Bwv 1021: Iii. Largo
20. Sonata in G Bwv 1021: Iv. Presto
CD2
01. Sonata in C Minor Bwv 1017: I. Largo
02. Sonata in C Minor Bwv 1017: Ii. Allegro
03. Sonata in C Minor Bwv 1017: Iii. Adagio
04. Sonata in C Minor Bwv 1017: Iv. Allegro
05. Sonata in F Minor Bwv 1018: I. (Lamento)
06. Sonata in F Minor Bwv 1018: Ii. Allegro
07. Sonata in F Minor Bwv 1018: Iii. Adagio
08. Sonata in F Minor Bwv 1018: Iv. Vivace
09. Sonata in G Bwv 1019: I. Vivace
10. Sonata in G Bwv 1020: Ii. Largo
11. Sonata in G Bwv 1021: Iii. Allegro
12. Sonata in G Bwv 1022: Iv. Adagio
13. Sonata in G Bwv 1023: V. Allegro
14. Bwv 1019 Alternative Movements - Cantabile, Ma Un Poco Adagio
15. Bwv 1019 Alternative Movements - Adagio
16. Bwv 1019 (Tempo Di Gavotta)
SOMM Recordings announces a double-disc set of Johann Sebastian Bach’s Sonatas for Violin and Harpsichord brilliantly performed by two virtuosos of their instruments, Adrian Butterfield (violin) and Silas Wollston (harpsichord).
The selection of eight sonatas includes six works for violin and obbligato harpsichord (BWV 1014-1019), likely composed between 1720 and 1723 during Bach’s final years in Cöthen, and the later Violin Sonatas in G major (BWV 1021) from 1732, and early (though belatedly catalogued) E minor (BWV 1023) from around 1709.
Bonus tracks include three alternative movements composed for the BWV 1019 Sonata in G major that illustrate the development of Bach’s thinking in relation to sonata form and intimate musical expression.
These intricately designed sonatas also serve to reveal Bach’s innovative way of employing the harpsichord’s singing voice as an equal to the violin and are surely precursors to the rich sonata tradition that emerged in the 19th century.
Butterfield and Wollston’s erudite booklet notes place the sonatas within the context of Bach’s own musical inheritance and influences while arguing for their abiding appeal: “More than 300 years after their composition, they still sound excellent, give much joy and continue to tug at the listener’s heartstrings”.
Making his SOMM debut, Silas Wollston is partnered by Adrian Butterfield, whose previous releases for the label feature him alongside London Handel Players colleagues in Handel’s Complete Sonatas & Works for Violin and Continuo with Katherine Sharman (cello) and Laurence Cummings (harpsichord), described by Early Music Review as “required listening” (SOMMCD 068); the Seven Trio Sonatas, Op.5, judged “assured and surprisingly lyrical” by Gramophone (SOMMCD 044); and Geminiani’s Complete Sonatas, Op.1 (SOMMCD 248-2), featuring performances that International Record Review declared “want for nothing in terms of technical brilliance and musical integrity”.
Year 2023 | Classical | FLAC / APE
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