Three Sonatas for Solo Violin

Track Listings

1. Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV 1001: Adagio

2. Sonata No. 1: Fuga: Allegro

3. Sonata No. 1: Siciliana

4. Sonata No. 1: Presto

5. Sonata No. 2 in A minor BWV 1003: Grave

6. Sonata No. 2: Fuga

7. Sonata No. 2: Andante

8. Sonata No. 2: Allegro

9. Sonata No. 3 in C Major BWV 1005: Adagio

10. Sonata No. 3: Fuga

11. Sonata No. 3: Largo

12. Sonata No. 3: Allegro assai

Editorial Reviews
American Record Guide
"[Greening-Valenzuela has] more courage and imagination than the average (and above-average) modern-day virtuoso..."

Roy Brewer - MusicWeb
"Greening-Valenzuela plays expressively throughout, and his technical resources are impressive... ...we are clearly in for a thrilling time..."

Album Description
James Greening-Valenzuela and Con Brio Recordings proudly present this pair of CDs of the ultimate challenge for the virtuoso violinist. Mr. Greening-Valenzuela uses a combination of the old style and modern schools of interpretation. His immaculate technique belies the difficulty of these works and clearly separates him from the ordinary. Each sonata contains a treacherous fugue and the Partita No. 2 features the famous fifteen minute Chaconne. Enjoy!

Three Sonatas for Solo Violin

Tracks:

Adagio For Organ And Strings
'San Marco' Trumpet Concerto: I: Grave
'San Marco' Trumpet Concerto: II: Allegro
'San Marco' Trumpet Concerto: III: Andante
'San Marco' Trumpet Concerto: IV: Allegro
Concerto For 2 Trumpets In C (Concerto a cinque), Op. 9 No. 9: I: Allegro Non Presto
Concerto For 2 Trumpets In C (Concerto a cinque), Op. 9 No. 9: II: Adagio
Concerto For 2 Trumpets In C (Concerto a cinque), Op. 9 No. 9: III: Allegro
Oboe Concerto, Op. 7 No. 3 In B Flat: I: Allegro
Oboe Concerto, Op. 7 No. 3 In B Flat: II: Adagio
Oboe Concerto, Op. 7 No. 3 In B Flat: III: Allegro
Concerto grosso, Op. 5 No. 5 In A Minor: I: Allegro
Concerto grosso, Op. 5 No. 5 In A Minor: I:Adagio
Concerto grosso, Op. 5 No. 5 In A Minor: III: Allegro
Sonata a cincue, Op. 2 No. 3 In A Major: I: Grave
Sonata a cincue, Op. 2 No. 3 In A Major: II: Allegro
Sonata a cincue, Op. 2 No. 3 In A Major: III: Andante
Sonata a cincue, Op. 2 No. 3 In A Major: IV: Allegro
Sonata a cinque, Op.2 No. 3 In G Minor: I: Adagio
Sonata a cinque, Op.2 No. 3 In G Minor: II: Allegro
Sonata a cinque, Op.2 No. 3 In G Minor: III: Grave
Sonata a cinque, Op.2 No. 3 In G Minor: IV: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

A Good Albinoni Disc (one of the few remaining) . . ........2002-02-14

This ADD disc provides a nice overview of Tomaso Albinoni's musical output. It certainly isn't all-inclusive, but it's a nice place to start. Albinoni's most recognizable piece, his 'Adagio in G Minor,' is of course included, as are selections from some of his lesser-known works (e.g., Opus 2, Op. 5, Op. 7, etc.).

The performances on this disc are fine. Since it's a compilation, it features a variety of performers (Maurice Andre, Xavier Darasse, Pierre Pierlot) and conductors (Jacques Rousell, Raymond Leppard, etc.). Although the majority of these recordings were made in the late 1960's and early 1970's, the sound quality is good. True, there are plenty of DDD discs out there offering Albinoni's 'Adagio,' and the sound quality on these discs is superior. But with the exception of the Philips (Op. 9) and Erato (Opus 9, 10) labels, this is the only disc avaiable (that I'm aware of) that offers the listener more than a mere taste of Albinoni's work.

So if you're a fan of Baroque music, I recommend that you give this disc a try. It's nicely priced, and worth the investment.

Buy it just for "Saint Marc".......2000-06-13

This collection contains an exceptional performance of Albinoni's Concerto "Saint-Marc" in transcription for the piccolo trumpet. The work appears here in the valve-friendly key of B-flat, in comparison to the original key of A for the violin. The work has almost no significance in that instrument's repertoire. The trumpet community has adopted it as its own, and although it is quite a blow on the brass instrument, the work is frequently performed. Jean Thilde did the editing and Maurice Andre has done the beautiful embellishments. He is one of the master's of the instrument afterall, and a great contributor of transcriptions to the trumpeters' library of works. I find the rest of the disc forgettable - but at this price, buy it for Andre's performance.

Very Enjoyable.......2000-04-01

I agree that the Adagio is not that inspiring. The rest of the CD however is great. The highlights for me are the trumpet concerto and the concerto for 2 trumpets. They are precise, relaxed, and fun. I have several hundred classical CD's and I've listened to this one more than about 90% of the rest.

Maurice Andre is another reason to buy this one.......2000-01-20

In follow-up to my prior review, the San Marco Trumpet Concerto has really grown on me. It's a nice combination of lush harmonies and Maurice Andre's technical brilliance.

The ECO is the reason to buy this one.......1999-10-24

Our friend from Ottawa is correct. This version of Albinoni's Adagio is rather weak. Better is the 1974 version by the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields (available on "Classical Favorites", Seraphim Classics label). The main reason I bought this CD is the Sonata a cinque in A, performed by the English Chamber Orchestra under Raymond Leppard. The last movement, especially, is just plain straight-ahead happy, and the ECO plays it with joyful intensity.

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Schumann: Violin Sonatas/Three Romances

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Tippett: Piano Sonatas 1-3; String Quartets 1-3; Fantasia Concertante; etc.

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Great performances of some mostly great music

Tippett: Piano Sonatas 1-3; String Quartets 1-3; Fantasia Concertante; etc.

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Great performances of some mostly great music.......2006-01-01

The late Michael Tippett (1905-1998) had one of the most instantly recognisable musical voices of the twentieth century. Although his stylistic concerns may have shifted radically from the radiant, tonally-inflected lyricism of the Concerto for Double String Orchestra to the thorny and ascetic Concerto for Orchestra (and the opera King Priam), the intense and passionate vein of ecstatic musical lines never left his music. This box set collects most of his major orchestral works (with the unfortunate exception of The Rose Lake), and the first three of his piano sonatas and string quartets. Firstly, the performances are universally excellent (all the artists being long associated with Tippett's music). Mention must be made of Sir Marriner's passionate and wonderfully- nuanced reading of the always enjoyable Fantasia Concertante, and Colin Davis' energetic and joyous interpretations of the first three symphonies. He makes the diffuse and poorly- constructed Third Symphony seem more logical than the only rival recording- Hickox on Chandos. Heather Harper, whilst no Blues singer, gives a valiant effort to articulate Tippett's frankly vulgar Blues songs, interpolated between quotes from Beethoven's 9th. Solti's recording of the 4th symphony is everything you'd expect from CSO in the late seventies: power, virtuosity and that famous sheen that obviously inspired Tippett to write the work for them. Unfortunately, the "breathing effect" is a disastrous failure, sounding like a dying bronchitis patient, rather than the "gently breathing" sounds presumably intended by the composer. The first three Piano Sonatas are played beautifully by Paul Crossley, making the most elegant case possible for the average first and second sonatas. The third, truly a great work, is given an electric reading. The string quartets, played by the Lindsay Quartet are also given dynamic, thoughtful performances, the second and third quartets containing some of Tippett's most inspired counterpoint.
All in all, a set well worth investigating, if you do not have any orchestral/instrumental Tippett in your collection, though not every work on here is of the highest compositional quality.

Bach: Three Sonatas & Three Partitas For Violin Solo

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For C. Toma
If You Can Find It, Buy It
Unsurpassed, still

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Customer Reviews:

For C. Toma.......2006-05-02

Dear Sir/Madam: Your review mentions Gidon Kremer, but the performance being advertised is by Jaap Schroder. Has your review been misplaced?

If You Can Find It, Buy It.......2005-06-21

These performances are the best since Heifitz recorded them, and maybe even better. What ever the price, if you can find this buy it. You will not be sorry, unless you decide to buy a different set with somebody else at the violin.

Unsurpassed, still.......2005-03-29

That Kremer is the greatest violinist of our time is no question. These 1980 recordings demonstrate an understanding of Bach's aesthetic reaching far beyond that of most of his virtuoso colleagues (Milstein, Shumsky, Perlman, Martzy & Szeryng included). Kremer hits exactly at the intersection between skill, passion, intellect and soul--the essence of Bach. His interpretation of the ubiquitous Ciaccona in particular is a miracle of music-making; I cannot tire of its overwhelming incandescence.

In short, this is the set to get. I hear Mr. Kremer has recently recorded these pieces anew, and they are still pending release, but until then, this one's damn well near definitive.

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Baroque Fiddling with Flair
Not Your Usual "Canon"

Pachelbel: Canon / Other 17th-Century Music for 3 Violins
Giovanni Battista Buonamente , Louis Constantin , Giovanni Battista Fontana , Giovanni Gabrieli , Carolus Hacquart , Biagio Marini , Johann Pachelbel , Henry Purcell , Carl Rosier , Johann Heinrich Schmelzer , Marco Uccellini , John Toll , Nigel North , Mary Springfiels , Andrew Manze , John Holloway , and Stanley Ritchie
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Tracks:

Three Parts Upon A Ground
Book 6: Sonata a tre violini
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Opus 9: Sinfonia Non a tre violini
Sonata No. 16 a tre violini
't Uitnemend Kabinet: Pavan
Sonata a tre violini
Carolus Hacquart: Sonata Decima; I. Adagio, II. Affetuoso, III. Grave, IV. Aria
Antwerpsche Vrede-Vreught: Suite fur drei Violinien; Intrada, Allemande, Courante, Sarabande, Aria, Ballet, Gigue
Canon 'a 3 Violinis con suo Basso'
Gigue 'a 3 Violinis con suo Basso'

Customer Reviews:

Baroque Fiddling with Flair.......2002-09-26

This is simply a wonderful recording of violin music. Holloway, Ritchie and Manze are among the best Baroque players in the world and so getting to hear them all together is quite a treat. Most of the composers are fairly obscure but the music is of high quality and the performances are full of life and color. As was the style then, ornaments and flourishes are often added by the performers.
My favorite pieces include the beautiful "Three Parts Upon a Ground" by Purcell with it's luxurious sonorities and flights of fancy, as well as the Marini Echo Sonata and the very appealing Sonata for three violins by Schmelzer. You also get to hear the famous (or infamous) Pachelbel Cannon in a wonderfully fresh performance, stripped of the laborious, pompous pedantry with which modern performers often approach it. Rather than a slow, "wedding procession" we get a gracious, dance-like and, yes, even virtuoso performance which also includes the energetic Gigue which is supposed to immediatly follow the Canon.

Not Your Usual "Canon".......2001-01-21

Andrew Manze has made a name for himself by making exquisite performances, predominently on period instruments, of both greater and lesser known Baroque music. His recordings are not for everyone, but they certainly have introduced classical listeners to countless composers that history had long since forgotten. This CD featuring an original version of Pachelbel's "Canon" is no different. Baroque Violinists Manze, John Holloway and Stanley Ritchie and harpsichordist/organist John Toll, along with Nigel North on theorbo, and Mary Springfels on viola da gamba, tackle obscure pieces by (equally obscure composers) Marini, Uccellini, Hacquart, Buonamente and Rosier. The albums best performances are the original version of "Canon" and Pachelbel's "Gigue," and Purcell's "Three Parts Upon A Ground," which sounds more like the modern versions of "Canon" than this original version does. While this is a wonderful session, many will want a more modern rendition and might I suggest Karajan's or the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra's recording for that. However, if you are looking for a fine collection of lesser-known Baroque masterpieces, and a different take on some better known Baroque favorites, then you have come to the right place.

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Refreshing Bach

Three Sonatas for Solo Violin

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Release Date: 2003-05-01

Tracks:

Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV 1001: Adagio
Sonata No. 1: Fuga: Allegro
Sonata No. 1: Siciliana
Sonata No. 1: Presto
Sonata No. 2 in A minor BWV 1003: Grave
Sonata No. 2: Fuga
Sonata No. 2: Andante
Sonata No. 2: Allegro
Sonata No. 3 in C Major BWV 1005: Adagio
Sonata No. 3: Fuga
Sonata No. 3: Largo
Sonata No. 3: Allegro assai

Album Description

James Greening-Valenzuela and Con Brio Recordings proudly present this pair of CDs of the ultimate challenge for the virtuoso violinist. Mr. Greening-Valenzuela uses a combination of the old style and modern schools of interpretation. His immaculate technique belies the difficulty of these works and clearly separates him from the ordinary. Each sonata contains a treacherous fugue and the Partita No. 2 features the famous fifteen minute Chaconne. Enjoy!

Customer Reviews:

Refreshing Bach.......2003-06-02

Finally, a violinist who "bridges the gap" between early music players and Milstein. The ornaments are great. Fantastic.

Schumann: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Three Romances for Oboe & Piano

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Schumann: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1 & 2; Three Romances for Oboe & Piano

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Sonata for Violin and Piano Nr. 1 a-Moll Op. 105: Lebhaft
Sonata for Violin and Piano Nr. 2 d-Moll Op. 121: Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft
Sonata for Violin and Piano Nr. 2 d-Moll Op. 121: Sehr lebhaft
Sonata for Violin and Piano Nr. 2 d-Moll Op. 121: Leise - einfach
Sonata for Violin and Piano Nr. 2 d-Moll Op. 121: Bewegt
Three Romances for Oboe and Piano Op. 94: Nicht schnell
Three Romances for Oboe and Piano Op. 94: Einfach - innig
Three Romances for Oboe and Piano Op. 94: Nicht schnell

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1. Sonata No. 1 in G minor BWV 1001: Adagio
2. Sonata No. 1: Fuga: Allegro
3. Sonata No. 1: Siciliana
4. Sonata No. 1: Presto
5. Sonata No. 2 in A minor BWV 1003: Grave
6. Sonata No. 2: Fuga
7. Sonata No. 2: Andante
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9. Sonata No. 3 in C Major BWV 1005: Adagio
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