Music from the 17th and 18th century. In this programme, we hear music of the three major violin virtuosos of France between 1730 and 1750: Jean-Marie Leclair, Jean-Pierre Guignon and Louis-Gabriel Guillemain.
Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764)
1. Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in G major, Op. 5,12
Leila Schayegh, violin. Jörg Halubek, harpsichord
(CD: “Leclair & his Rivals” – Pan Classics PC 10278, 2012)
Jean Pierre Guignon (1741 A. D.), Roy des Violons
Jean-Pierre Guignon (1702-1774)
From Pièces à deux violons Op. 8:
2. Les Sauvages
3. La Fustemberg
Johannes Pramsohler and Roldán Bernabé, violin
(CD: “Sonatas for two violins without bass” – Audax ADX13714, 2019)
Louis-Gabriel Guillemain (1705-1770)
4. Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in C minor, Op. 1,8
Alana Youssefian, violin. Le Bien-Aimé
(CD: Louis-Gabriel Guillemain, “Brillance Indéniable – The Virtuoso Violin in the Court of Louis XV” – Avie AV2412, 2020)
5. Sonata for Harpsichord and Violin in G minor, Op. 13,6
Philippe Grisvard, harpsichord. Johannes Pramsohler, violin
(CD: “French Sonatas for Harpsichord and Violin” – Audax ADX13710, 2018)
Supplement:
Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764)
6. From Sonata for 2 Violins in B-flat major, Op. 12,6: allegro moderato
Johannes Pramsohler en Roldán Bernabé, violin
(CD: see 2-3)
Picture at the top: Jean-Marie Leclair
