12 Concerti Grossi, op. 6

Album by Arcangelo Corelli & Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner

12 Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 is a collection of twelve concerti grossi by the Italian composer Arcangelo Corelli, published in 1714. Rooted in the late Baroque style, the works contrast a small concertino group with a larger ripieno ensemble through clear harmonic structures, imitative textures and idiomatic violin writing, and they were influential in codifying the concerto grosso form within the composer's career and the wider European instrumental tradition.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Concerto no. 1 in D major: I. Largo - Allegro
    2:28
  2. 2.
    Concerto no. 1 in D major: II. Largo - Allegro
    2:21
  3. 3.
    Concerto no. 1 in D major: III. Largo - Allegro
    5:06
  4. 4.
    Concerto no. 1 in D major: IV. Allegro
    2:09
  5. 5.
    Concerto no. 2 in F major: I. Vivace - Largo - Allegro - Vivace - Allegro - Largo andante
    4:18
  6. 6.
    Concerto no. 2 in F major: II. Allegro
    1:42
  7. 7.
    Concerto no. 2 in F major: III. Grave - Andante largo - Allegro
    4:01
  8. 8.
    Concerto no. 3 in C minor: I. Largo - Allegro
    3:56
  9. 9.
    Concerto no. 3 in C minor: II. Grave - Vivace
    3:06
  10. 10.
    Concerto no. 3 in C minor: III. Allegro
    2:42
  11. 11.
    Concerto no. 4 in D major: I. Adagio - Allegro
    4:00
  12. 12.
    Concerto no. 4 in D major: II. Adagio - Vivace
    3:10
  13. 13.
    Concerto no. 4 in D major: III. Allegro - Allegro
    3:32
  14. 14.
    Concerto no. 5 in B-flat major: I. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
    4:48
  15. 15.
    Concerto no. 5 in B-flat major: II. Allegro
    2:03
  16. 16.
    Concerto no. 5 in B-flat major: III. Largo - Allegro
    2:42
  17. 17.
    Concerto no. 6 in F major: I. Adagio - Allegro
    3:29
  18. 18.
    Concerto no. 6 in F major: II. Largo - Vivace
    5:47
  19. 19.
    Concerto no. 6 in F major: III. Allegro
    2:07

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Concerto no. 7 in D major: I. Vivace - Allegro - Adagio
    2:27
  2. 3.
    Concerto no. 7 in D major: II. Allegro
    2:04
  3. 4.
    Concerto no. 7 in D major: III. Andante largo - Allegro
    3:36
  4. 5.
    Concerto no. 7 in D major: IV. Vivace
    1:29
  5. 6.
    Concerto no. 8 in G minor: I. Vivace - Grave - Allegro
    3:37
  6. 7.
    Concerto no. 8 in G minor: II. Adagio - Allegro - Adagio
    3:26
  7. 8.
    Concerto no. 8 in G minor: III. Vivace
    1:19
  8. 9.
    Concerto no. 8 in G minor: IV. Allegro
    2:26
  9. 10.
    Concerto no. 8 in G minor: V. Largo (Pastorale ad libitum)
    2:30
  10. 11.
    Concerto no. 9 in F major: I. Preludio: Largo
    0:59
  11. 12.
    Concerto no. 9 in F major: II. Allemanda: Allegro
    2:38
  12. 13.
    Concerto no. 9 in F major: III. Corrente: Vivace
    1:25
  13. 14.
    Concerto no. 9 in F major: IV. Gavotta: Allegro
    0:49
  14. 15.
    Concerto no. 9 in F major: V. Adagio - Minuetto: Vivace
    2:18
  15. 16.
    Concerto no. 10 in C major: I. Preludio: Largo
    1:57
  16. 17.
    Concerto no. 10 in C major: II. Allemanda: Allegro
    2:27
  17. 18.
    Concerto no. 10 in C major: III. Adagio - Corrente: Vivace
    3:25
  18. 19.
    Concerto no. 10 in C major: IV. Allegro
    2:24
  19. 20.
    Concerto no. 10 in C major: V. Minuetto: Vivace
    2:00
  20. 21.
    Concerto no. 11 in B-flat major: I. Preludio: Andante largo
    1:55
  21. 22.
    Concerto no. 11 in B-flat major: II. Allemanda: Allegro
    2:31
  22. 23.
    Concerto no. 11 in B-flat major: III. Adagio - Andante largo - Sarabanda: Largo
    3:01
  23. 24.
    Concerto no. 11 in B-flat major: IV. Giga: Vivace
    1:21
  24. 25.
    Concerto no. 12 in F major: I. Preludio: Adagio
    2:33
  25. 26.
    Concerto no. 12 in F major: II. Allegro
    2:18
  26. 27.
    Concerto no. 12 in F major: III. Adagio - Sarabanda: Vivace
    2:42
  27. 28.
    Concerto no. 12 in F major: IV. Giga: Vivace
    3:15

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