The baroque spirit in all his musical shapes.
Concerti by Giuseppe Sammartini, the ‘London’ Sammartini, is performed by Capriccio Baroque Orchestra.
Giuseppe Sammartini, also called the London Sammartini, was the less famous, younger brother to Giovanni Battista Sammartini.
The Concerti grossi and his later concerti by Giuseppe Sammartini are inventive and breathe a certain certainty.
Giuseppe Sammartini (1695-1750)
1. Concerto grosso, Op. 5, no. 5 in C-flat
– Andante sostenuto
– Allegro
– Andantino sostenuto
– Andante grazioso
2. Concerto grosso, Op. 5, no. 4 in A-flat
– Allegro
– Andantino e cantabile: Andante sostenuto
– Allegro moderato
– Minuet: Grazioso
3. Concerto grosso, Op. 5, no. 6 in G minor
– Spiritoso
– Allegro
– Spiritoso
– Rondo: Allegro moderato e grazioso
– Pastorale: Andante sostenuto
4. Concerto for Oboe, Strings and Basso Continuo E-flat major
– Adagio
– Allegro
– Grave andante
– Allegro
5. Concerto A Cinque for Recorder, Strings and Basso Continuo F major
– Adagio
– Allegro
– Adagio
– Allegro
Addition:
6. from Concerto grosso, Op. 5, no. 1 in E-flat:
– Allegro
– Tempo di Menuet: Allegretto
Dominik Melicharek, oboe. Andreas Böhlen, recorder. Capriccio Baroque Orchestra conducted by Dominik Kiefer
(CD Sammartini: Concerto Grazioso, Tudor 7186, 2017)
