thu 13 nov 2025 20:00 hrs
The Baroque spirit in all its musical forms. The sonata is a musical form that originated in the seventeenth century. There were two types: the sonata da chiesa, which consisted of three or four movements, alternating between fast and slow. Later, this evolved into the classical three-movement sonata. There was also the sonata da camera, made up of several movements based on dance forms. In time, this type of sonata became known as the suite. Today, we’ll hear seventeenth-century sonatas whose form was not yet completely clear.
Playlist
- William Young (deceased 1662) – 3 Sonatas
– Sonata No. 1 in D minor
– Sonata No. 2 in C major – I. –, II. Canzon
– Sonata No. 3 in D major
Hamburger Ratsmusik conducted by Simone Eckert
(CD: William Young – An Englishman Abroad: Works for Viola Da Gamba Consort. CPO 777 569-2, 2012) - Giovanni Buonaventura Viviani (1638 – 1693) – Capricci armonici da chiesa e da camera, Op. 4
– Sonata Prima
– Sonata Seconda
– Symphonia Prima
Sonoko Asabuki, baroque violin / Marie Nishiyama, harpsichord, harp / Takashi Kaketa, baroque cello
(CD: G.B. Viviani – Capricci Armonici, Da chiesa, E Da Camera, Op. 4. OMF KCD2075, 2020) - Giovanni Antonio Pandolfi Mealli (1624 – ca. 1687)
– Sonata Prima ‘La Stella’ – I. Adagio, II. Allegro, III. -, IV. Adagio
– Sonata Quinta ‘La Clemente’ – I. Adagio, II. Allegro, III. -, IV. Allegro, V. Adagissimo, VI. Largo
Gunar Letzbor, viool / Ars Antiqua Austria
(CD: Pandolfi: Sonate a Violino Solo: Opera Terza. Arcana A 369, 2013) - Johann Heinrich Schmelzer (ca. 1620 – 1680)
– Sonata in A minor – I. Preludio, II. Aria, III. Variatio prima, IV. Variatio seconda, V. GigueAddition:
– Sonata Quarta in D major – I. Ciaccona, II. Variatio
Hélène Schmitt, violin / Ján Krigovský, cello / Stephan Rath, theorbo / Jörg-Andreas Bötticher, organ
(CD: Johann Heinrich Schmelzer – Sonatae a violino solo. Alpha Classics ALPHA 109, 2007)Image: Johann Heinrich Schmelzer
