These works for violin and basso continuo, most of them recorded for the first time, shed light on a little-known side of Giuseppe Torelli’s work. Scattered throughout Europe, these sonatas evoke their author’s travels and reveal a breathtaking musical variety.
Einzelheiten:
Year: 2023
Label: Indésens Calliope
Works by: Giuseppe Torelli
Artists: Sue-Ying Koang, Vincent Bernhardt, Diana Vinagre, Parsival Castro
Duration: 49 min – 28 Tracks
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Nominated for the ICMA Awards 2024
“The ensemble delivers high-spirited performances, and the violin playing by Sue-Ying Koang is most impressive, technically and stylistically. This is a disc no lover of the (baroque) violin should miss.”
Johan van Veen, Musica Dei Donum, 2024
“Torelli’s sonatas are concise, lasting between four and a half and nine and a half minutes. This requires the musicians to get right to the point. The musical realization by violinist Sue-Ying Koang and harpsichordist/organist Vincent Bernhardt is flawless, very dynamic, even in the slow parts.“
Alain Steffen, Pizzicato, 2023/10/07
“Vincent Bernhardt’s group has tackled the violin sonatas, most of which are unpublished and recorded here for the first time. […] From the astonishing, brilliant Adagio that opens this CD, [the architecture of these sonatas] offers some surprises and maintains interest.”
Christophe Steyne, Crescendo Magazine, 2024/03/07
“A CD to be discovered without moderation.”
Marc Laborde, Utmisol, 2023/10/24
“This quartet works wonderfully and, to be honest, one wants more of it.”
Joël Chevassus, Audiophile Magazine, 2024/01/13
Grand Frisson 2024