Immerse yourself in the rich, baroque world of Francesco Geminiani with his masterful reinterpretation of Arcangelo Corelli's Violin Sonatas, Op.5. Released in 1993 under the Decca Music Group Ltd. label, "12 Concerti Grossi, after Corelli Violin Sonatas, Op.5" is a testament to Geminiani's virtuosity and his significant contributions to the evolution of baroque music.
This album is a collection of 12 concerti grossi, each meticulously arranged from Corelli's sonatas by the renowned Franz Giegling. Spanning a duration of nearly two hours, the album offers a comprehensive journey through the intricate and expressive compositions of Geminiani. The pieces are performed with precision and passion, showcasing the dynamic range and emotional depth of baroque music.
From the lively and energetic "Allegro" movements to the serene and contemplative "Adagio" sections, each track is a masterclass in baroque composition and performance. The album culminates in the iconic "La Follia" in D minor, a piece that exemplifies the complexity and beauty of Geminiani's arrangements.
Francesco Geminiani, an Italian violinist, composer, and music theorist, was a prominent figure in the baroque music scene. His innovative approach to composition and performance left a lasting impact on the musical landscape of the 18th century. This album is a celebration of his genius and a tribute to his enduring legacy.
Whether you are a seasoned enthusiast of baroque music or a newcomer looking to explore the genre, this album is a must-listen. It offers a captivating blend of historical significance and timeless beauty, making it a valuable addition to any music collection.
Concerto grosso No. 1 in D - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 (rev. Franz Giegling): 1. Grave - Allegro - AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 1 in D - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 (rev. Franz Giegling): 2. AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 1 in D - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 (rev. Franz Giegling): 3. LargoFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 1 in D - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 (rev. Franz Giegling): 4. AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 2 in B flat - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 2 (rev. Franz Giegling): 1. AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 2 in B flat - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 2 (rev. Franz Giegling): 2. AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 2 in B flat - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 2 (rev. Franz Giegling): 3. VivaceFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 2 in B flat - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 2 (rev. Franz Giegling): 4. AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 2 in B flat - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 2 (rev. Franz Giegling): 5. VivaceFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 3 in C - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 3 (rev. Franz Giegling): 1. AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 3 in C - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 3 (rev. Franz Giegling): 2. AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 3 in C - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 3 (rev. Franz Giegling): 3. AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 3 in C - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 3 (rev. Franz Giegling): 4. AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 4 in F - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 4 (rev. Franz Giegling): 1. AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 4 in F - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 4 (rev. Franz Giegling): 2. AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 4 in F - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 4 (rev. Franz Giegling): 3. VivaceFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 4 in F - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 4 (rev. Franz Giegling): 4. AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 4 in F - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 4 (rev. Franz Giegling): 5. AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 5 in G minor - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 (rev. Franz Giegling): 1. AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 5 in G minor - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 (rev. Franz Giegling): 2. VivaceFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 5 in G minor - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 (rev. Franz Giegling): 3. AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 5 in G minor - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 (rev. Franz Giegling): 4. AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 6 in A - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 6 (rev. Franz Giegling): 1. AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 6 in A - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 6 (rev. Franz Giegling): 2. AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 6 in A - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 6 (rev. Franz Giegling): 3. AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 6 in A - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 6 (rev. Franz Giegling): 4. AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 7 in D minor - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 7 (rev. Franz Giegling): 1. Preludio: VivaceFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 7 in D minor - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 7 (rev. Franz Giegling): 2. Corrente: AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 7 in D minor - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 7 (rev. Franz Giegling): 3. Sarabanda: LargoFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 7 in D minor - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 7 (rev. Franz Giegling): 4. Giga: AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 8 in E minor - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 8 (rev. Franz Giegling): 1. Preludio: LargoFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 8 in E minor - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 8 (rev. Franz Giegling): 2. Allemanda: AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 8 in E minor - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 8 (rev. Franz Giegling): 3. Sarabanda: LargoFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 8 in E minor - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 8 (rev. Franz Giegling): 4. Giga: AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 9 in A - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 9 (rev. Franz Giegling): 1. Preludio: LargoFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 9 in A - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 9 (rev. Franz Giegling): 2. Giga: AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 9 in A - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 9 (rev. Franz Giegling): 3. AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 9 in A - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 9 (rev. Franz Giegling): 4. Tempo di Gavotta: AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 10 in F - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 10 (rev. Franz Giegling): 1. Preludio: AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 10 in F - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 10 (rev. Franz Giegling): 2. Allemanda: AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 10 in F - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 10 (rev. Franz Giegling): 3. Sarabanda: LargoFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 10 in F - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 10 (rev. Franz Giegling): 4. Gavotta: AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 10 in F - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 10 (rev. Franz Giegling): 5. Giga: AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 11 in D - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 11 (rev. Franz Giegling): 1. Preludio: AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 11 in D - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 11 (rev. Franz Giegling): 2. AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 11 in D - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 11 (rev. Franz Giegling): 3. AdagioFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 11 in D - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 11 (rev. Franz Giegling): 4. VivaceFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 11 in D - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 11 (rev. Franz Giegling): 5. Gavotta: AllegroFrancesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
Concerto grosso No. 12 in D minor "La Follia" - Arr. from Corelli's Sonata Op. 5 No. 12 (rev. Franz Giegling)Francesco Geminiani, Roberto Michelucci, Walter Gallozzi, Aldo Bennici, Mario Centurione, I Musici, Maria Teresa Garatti
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