Luigi Boccherini (1743-1805)
Six Sonatas for Flute & Harpsichord,
Op. 5
"The entire recording is a joy and a delight." - Recorder
News
"This world premiere recording of these sonatas shows a rather unusual
side of Boccherini. Stokes performs excellently, and Karp's playing
yields nothing to complain about, either."
- Kite
Luigi Boccherini was the leading Italian composer of chamber music during
the last decades of the eighteenth century, The Six Sonatas, Op.5 were
composed in Paris in 1768 when Boccherini was twenty-five, and are dedicated
to Mme. Brillon de Jouiy, who was reputedly an outstanding harpsichordist.
Featuring
Sheridon Stokes, flute and Bess Karp,harpsichord
Catalog: MAR 3103
Track Listing
Sonata No. 1 in B Flat Major
1. Allegro con moto
2. Adagio
3. Presto assai
Sonata No. 2 in C Major
4. Allegro con spirito (Listen)
5. Largo
6. Tempo di Minuetto
Sonata No. 3 in B Flat Major
7. Moderato
8. Allegro
Sonata No. 4 in D Major
9. Andante - Allegro assai
10. Rondo: Tempo di Minuetto
Sonata No. 5 in G Minor
11. Allegro molto
12. Cantabile ma con un poco di moto
13. Presto assai
Sonata No. 6 in E Flat Major
14. Maestroso assai - Rondo: Allegretto ma con moto
