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  BOISMORTIER Six Sonates opus 51 Grégoire Jeay, baroque flute Olivier Brault, violin ACD2 2212 |
Indeed, if the better portion of Boismortier's output can be likened to an ingot, then his Opus 51 stands out as an enviable nugget. These six sonatas, written specifically for a transverse flute and a violin mostly playing chords, are quite unique in the general repertory and fine enough within Boismortier's abundant and erratic body of work to be worth more than a moment's notice. But first, who was this musician about whom more ill than good has been said in the past?
The son of a confectioner, Joseph Bodin de Boismortier was born in 1689 in Thionville. in the Lorraine region of France. …
Jacques-André Houle
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Six Sonates Pour une Flûte traversière, et un violon par accords, Sans Basse Œuvre 51E (Paris 1734) | |
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SONATA PRIMA 11:55 1. Andante 4:00 2. Presto 1:31 3. Sicigliana 3:53 4. Allegro 2:31 SONATA SECONDA 10:06 5. Vivace 2:15 6. Allegro 2:48 7. Aria, Affettuoso 2:48 8. Gigha 2:15 SONATA TERZA 11:57 9. Largo 2:54 10. Allegro, ma non presto 3:57 11. Adagio 1:39 12. Allegro 3:27 |
SONATA QUARTA 12:37 13. Adagio 3:46 14. Allegro 2:55 15. Aria, Affettuoso 2:46 16. Gavotta 3:10 SONATA QUINTA 9:13 17. Larghetto 3:41 18. Presto 1:51 19. Sarabanda 1:50 20. Allegro 1:51 SONATA SEXTA 14:57 21. Andante 4:48 22. Allemanda, Allegro 2:40 23. Aria, Larghetto 3:50 24. Minoetto I°, II°, III° 3:39 |
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