Sonata No 1 in D major (Muffat) - from CDH55191 - Hyperion Records

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Sonata No 1 in D major

composer

Georg Muffat (1653-1704)

Armonico Tributo, Salzburg, 1682

The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman (conductor), Roy Goodman (conductor)

Recording details: April 1981
St Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Martin Compton
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: August 1989
Total duration: 11 minutes 50 seconds

Sonata I opens with a two-section Sonata in the Italian style – a passage of majestic harmony leads to a richly wrought fugue. It is followed by three French-style dances interspersed with short Grave passages of a type common in Corelli.

La Sonate I s’ouvre sur une Sonata à deux sections, dans le style italien – un passage à l’harmonie majestueuse aboutit à une fugue richement ouvragée. Elle est suivie de trois danses de style français entrecoupées de courts passages Grave, à la Corelli.

Die Sonate I setzt mit einer zweiteiligen Sonata im italienischen Stil ein – eine Passage erhabener Harmonik geht in eine üppig ausgearbeitete Fuge über. Es folgen drei Tänze im französischen Stil, unterbrochen durch kurze Grave-Passagen, wie sie bei Corelli häufig vorkommen.

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Sonata No 1 in D major

The Parley of Instruments, Peter Holman (conductor), Roy Goodman (conductor)

Introduction