6 Cello Sonatas

Album by Antonio Vivaldi & Pieter Wispelwey & Florilegium

Six Cello Sonatas is a collection of six sonatas for cello and basso continuo by Antonio Vivaldi, published c. 1720. The works exemplify Italian Baroque chamber idioms, with expressive melodic lines against continuo accompaniment, and occupy a place in Vivaldi's output that contributed to the early development of the solo cello repertoire.
First released: 1994

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata no. 6 in B-flat major: I. Preludio
    2:34
  2. 2.
    Sonata no. 6 in B-flat major: II. Allemanda
    2:16
  3. 3.
    Sonata no. 6 in B-flat major: III. Largo
    2:29
  4. 4.
    Sonata no. 6 in B-flat major: IV. Corrente
    2:30
  5. 5.
    Sonata no. 7 in G minor: I. Preludio
    3:29
  6. 6.
    Sonata no. 7 in G minor: II. Allemanda
    3:48
  7. 7.
    Sonata no. 7 in G minor: III. Sarabanda
    3:07
  8. 8.
    Sonata no. 7 in G minor: IV. Gigue
    2:48
  9. 9.
    Sonata no. 9 in E-flat major: I. Larghetto
    3:11
  10. 10.
    Sonata no. 9 in E-flat major: II. Allegro
    2:30
  11. 11.
    Sonata no. 9 in E-flat major: III. Andante
    2:20
  12. 12.
    Sonata no. 9 in E-flat major: IV. Allegro
    2:31
  13. 13.
    Sonata no. 8 in A minor: I. Largo
    2:15
  14. 14.
    Sonata no. 8 in A minor: II. Allegro poco
    2:17
  15. 15.
    Sonata no. 8 in A minor: III. Largo
    2:57
  16. 16.
    Sonata no. 8 in A minor: IV. Allegro
    1:44
  17. 17.
    Sonata no. 5 in E minor: I. Largo
    3:16
  18. 18.
    Sonata no. 5 in E minor: II. Allegro
    2:34
  19. 19.
    Sonata no. 5 in E minor: III. Largo
    2:54
  20. 20.
    Sonata no. 5 in E minor: IV. Allegro
    1:56
  21. 21.
    Sonata no. 4 in B-flat major: I. Largo
    3:47
  22. 22.
    Sonata no. 4 in B-flat major: II. Allegro
    2:39
  23. 23.
    Sonata no. 4 in B-flat major: III. Largo
    3:32
  24. 24.
    Sonata no. 4 in B-flat major: IV. Allegro
    2:09

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