Twelve Sonatas of Three Parts

Album by Henry Purcell & London Baroque

Twelve Sonatas of Three Parts is a collection of chamber sonatas by English composer Henry Purcell, published in 1683. The set adapts the Italian trio-sonata model for an English context, featuring contrapuntal writing for three parts with continuo and exemplifying Purcell's blend of expressive harmony and learned counterpoint in late 17th-century English chamber music.

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  1. 1.
    Trio Sonata in 3 parts No. 1 in G minor, Z. 790
    6:10
  2. 2.
    Trio Sonata in 3 parts No. 2 in B-flat major, Z. 791
    5:48
  3. 3.
    Trio Sonata in 3 parts No. 3 in D minor, Z. 792
    5:25
  4. 4.
    Trio Sonata in 3 parts No. 4 in F major, Z. 793
    5:34
  5. 5.
    Trio Sonata in 3 parts No. 5 in A minor, Z. 794
    5:26
  6. 6.
    Trio Sonata in 3 parts No. 6 in C major, Z. 795
    6:36
  7. 7.
    Trio Sonata in 3 parts No. 7 in E minor, Z. 796
    7:07
  8. 8.
    Trio Sonata in 3 parts No. 8 in G major, Z. 797
    5:21
  9. 9.
    Trio Sonata in 3 parts No. 9 in C minor, Z. 798
    7:23
  10. 10.
    Trio Sonata in 3 parts No. 10 in A major, Z. 799
    4:47
  11. 11.
    Trio Sonata in 3 parts No. 11 in F minor, Z. 800
    5:37
  12. 12.
    Trio Sonata in 3 parts No. 12 in D major, Z. 801
    5:11

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