His brother, Giovanni Battista, was one of the fathers of the modern symphony; like him and like their father Alexis de Saint-Martin, Giuseppe Sammartini was a virtuoso oboist. But he chose to make his career at the court of the Prince of Wales, in London. Surrounded by a group of exceptional musicians, Maurice Steger gives us a chance to discover seven of his sonatas for recorder and continuo which, though composed in England, clearly proclaim their Italian origins! A treat for the ears, and a dazzling display of virtuosity.
GIUSEPPE SAMMARTINI [1695-1750] Sonate op.2 n°3 en mi mineur / E minor / e-moll · I. Allegro (3'43) · II. Andante (3'32) · III. Minuet (3'09) Sonate n°21 (Sibley Mus. Lib.) en Si bémol majeur / B flat major /B-dur · I. [Allegro] (2'33) · II. Adagio (2'26) · III. Allegro (2'55) Sonate op.2 n°4 en Sol majeur / G major / G-dur · I. Andante (3'17) · II. Allegro (2'50) · III. Affettuoso (2'22) · IV. Allegro assai (2'25) Sonate n°23 (Sibley Mus. Lib.) en Fa majeur / F major / F-dur · I. Andante (5'15) · II. Allegro - Adagio - Allegro - Adagio - Allegro (4'09) · III. Adagio (2'08) · IV. Andante (3'32) Sonate op.13 n°5 en sol mineur / G minor / g-moll · I. Andante (3'48) · II. Presto (1'30) · III. Minuetto 1 - Minuetto 2 (2'39) Sonate op.13 n°1 en Sol majeur / G major / G-dur · I. Andante (2'41) · II. Allegro assai (3'40) · III. Adagio (0'45) · IV. Allegro assai (2'02) Sonate op.13 n°4 en Sol majeur / G major / G-dur · I. Andante (5'05) · II. Allegro (3'15) · III. Adagio (1'22) · IV. Minuet (2'20)
