Antonio Caldara: Complete Cello Sonatas

Antonio Caldara (1670-1736), an Italian Baroque composer, was born in Venice, where he was a chorister in the famous San Marco, with Legrenzi as his teacher. He soon spread his wings across Europe and held several impor- tant posts in Mantua, the Spanish court in Barcelona, Rome and eventual ly the post of Kapellmeister at the Imperial Court in Vienna. Caldara left a substantial oeuvre, consisting of instrumental music in the tradition of Corelli, sacred music and operas. Caldara’s sonatas for cello and basso continuo exemplify the transition from the late Baroque style toward the emerging galant aesthetic. These works are clearly written by a master of the instrument, as Caldara evidently was. The sonatas typically follow a four-movement structure, alternating slow and fast tempos, in the tradition of the sonata da chiesa. They blend lyrical, cantabile lines with virtuosic passages, showing the cello’s agility and warm tone. Played by one of Italy’s foremost “Early Music” cellists, Francesco Galligioni, playing with fellow members of the ensemble L’Arte dell’Arco. He successfully recorded the complete cello concertos by Vivaldi, works by Dall’Abaco, sonatas by Lanzetti and others.

Disc 1
1: I. Andante
2: II. Allegro
3: III. Larghetto
4: IV. Allegro
5: I. Allegro
6: II. Largo
7: III. Allegro
8: I. Largo
9: II. Allegro
10: III. Aria Andante
11: IV. Allegro Assai
12: I. Allegro
13: II. Largo
14: III. Allegro Assai
15: I. Adagio
16: II. Allegro
17: III. Aria Largo
18: IV. Allegro Stil Di Minuet
19: I. Allegro
20: II. Largo
21: III. Allegro Assai
22: IV. Aria Allegro

Disc 2
1: I. Largo
2: II. Allegro
3: III. Adagio
4: IV. Allegro
5: Lezione 43
6: I. Largo
7: II. Allegro
8: III. Adagio
9: IV. Allegro E Spiritoso
10: I. Allegro
11: II. Adagio
12: III. Allegro E Vivace
13: IV. Allegro
14: Lezione 23
15: I. Allegro Assai
16: II. Largo
17: III. Allegro E Spiritoso
18: I. Andante
19: II. Allegro E Spiritoso
20: III. Larghetto
21: IV. Allegro Assai
22: Lezione 1
23: I. Allegro
24: II. Allegro
25: III. Largo
26: IV. Allegro

Disc 3
1: I. Presto
2: II. Largo
3: III. Allegro
4: IV. Allegretto Stil Di Minuet
5: I. Largo
6: II. Allegro
7: III. Aria Larghetto
8: IV. Allegro E Spiritoso
9: I. Largo
10: II. Allegro
11: III. Aria Non Molto Allegro
12: IV. Allegro
13: I. Adagio
14: II. Allegro
15: III. Largo
16: IV. Allegro
17: I. Adagio
18: II. Allegro
19: III. Grave
20: IV. Presto
21: I. Allegro
22: II. Larghetto
23: III. Allegro Assai

Composer: Antonio Caldara

Number of Discs: 3

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