Arcangelo Corelli’s Christmas Concerto (Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 8) often turns up on classical Christmas music albums. And I admit I never quite understood why. To my ears, there wasn’t anything especially Christmassy about it. That’s what makes this release so welcome. The liner notes explain the aesthetic behind these Italian […]
Arcangelo Corelli
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#ClassicsaDay #Opus1 Annotated List Week 4
I’m a regular contributor to the #ClassicsaDay Twitter feed. For January 2018, I decided to mark the first month of the new year with firsts. Each post features the first published work of a different composer. Emphasis on the word “published,” In some cases, the Opus 1 is the first mature work of the […]
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Fresh Corelli – the Assisi Sonatas
Arcangelo Corelli is a well-known composer, but only for a fraction of his output. Like many Baroque composers, the bulk of his music was never published. In Corelli’s case, only the 72 sonatas made it to publication, and his reputation rests on those 72 works. This new collection brings an additional 12 works to light, […]