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Vivaldi, Leclair, Locatelli Violin Concertos
HMM 902649 (harmonia mundi, CD)
FIRST RELEASE (18 February 2022)
Tracks: 17
Booklet pages: 20
℗ 2022 harmonia mundi musique sas
© 2022 harmonia mundi musique sas
Main country of recording: France
Reviewer: Gerald Fenech
Review of Vivaldi, Leclair, Locatelli Violin Concertos published on 10 March 2022
Théotime Langlois de Swarte, violin (Jacob Stainer 1665, archet Pierre Tourte)
Les Ombres
Margaux Blanchard, conductor
Sylvain Sartre, conductor
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741):
1 Prelude in A minor (based on the Violin Concerto in A minor, RV 355)
Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764):
Violin Concerto in A minor, Op 7 No 5
2 Vivace
3 Largo - Adagio
4 Allegro assai
Antonio Vivaldi:
Violin Concerto in B minor, RV 384
5 Allegro
6 Largo
7 Allegro
Pietro Locatelli (1695-1764):
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op 3 No 8
8 Andante - Capriccio
9 Largo
10 Allegro - Capriccio
Jean-Marie Leclair:
Violin Concerto in D, Op 10 No 3
11 Allegro moderato
12 Andante
13 Allegro ma non troppo
Antonio Vivaldi:
14 Prelude in C, based on Trio Sonata, RV 60
Violin Concerto in C, RV 179a 'Per Anna Maria'
15 Allegro ma poco
16 Largo
17 Allegro
Recorded in April and May 2021 at the Grande salle de l'Arsenal de Metz, France