Purcell: Twelve Sonatas of Three Parts

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Tracks

Track	Composer	Title	Duration
1-2	Purcell	Sonata 1 in G minor, Z790	6'45
3-4	Purcell	Sonata 2 in B flat major, Z791	5'56
5-6	Purcell	Sonata 3 in D minor, Z792	6'22
7-8	Purcell	Sonata 4 in F major, Z793	5'35
9-10	Purcell	Sonata 5 in A minor, Z794	6'45
11-12	Purcell	Sonata 6 in C major, Z795	7'45
13-14	Purcell	Sonata 7 in E minor, Z796	7'59
15-16	Purcell	Sonata 8 in G major, Z797	5'12
17-18	Purcell	Sonata 9 in C minor, Z798	7'45
19-20	Purcell	Sonata 10 in A major, Z799	4'35
21-22	Purcell	Sonata 11 in F minor, Z800	6'19
23-24	Purcell	Sonata 12 in D major, Z801	5'48
		Total	77'

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VIVAT 110
Purcell: Twelve Sonatas of Three Parts

The King's Consort
Cecilia Bernardini violin
Huw Daniel violin
Reiko Ichise bass viol
Lynda Sayce theorbo
Robert King organ & harpsichord

Sonata 1 in G minor, Z790
Sonata 2 in B flat major, Z791
Sonata 3 in D minor, Z792
Sonata 4 in F major, Z793
Sonata 5 in A minor, Z794
Sonata 6 in C major, Z795
Sonata 7 in E minor, Z796
Sonata 8 in G major, Z797
Sonata 9 in C minor, Z798
Sonata 10 in A major, Z799
Sonata 11 in F minor, Z800
Sonata 12 in D major, Z801

Proudly published by the young Henry Purcell in 1683, Purcell’s highly individual, wonderfully inventive Twelve Sonatas of Three Parts combine French elegance, Italian vigour and delicious English melancholy with harmonic daring, extraordinary contrapuntal technique, ravishing dissonances and unique melodic ingenuity.

The King’s Consort have championed the music of Purcell for three decades, creating 25 recordings, including three major recording series, which have won numerous international awards and played a central role in restoring this great composer’s music to prominence. TKC’s performer line-up for this disc includes Italian-Dutch violinist Cecilia Bernardini, Japanese viol player Reiko Ichise, Welsh violinist Huw Daniel, and English organist/harpsichordist Robert King and theorbo player Lynda Sayce, recorded in the well-nigh perfect acoustic of St John’s Church, Loughton. The presentation includes a 44 page booklet with an authoritative liner note by Purcell expert and biographer Robert King, photographs from the sessions and reproductions from the 1683 first edition.