Jean-Guihen Queyras, Lee Santana, Michael Behringer – Vivaldi: Sonatas for Cello & Basso Continuo (2018) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Jean-Guihen Queyras, Lee Santana, Michael Behringer – Vivaldi: Sonatas for Cello & Basso Continuo (2018)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:11:09 minutes | 1,25 GB | Genre: Classical
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Antonio Vivaldi’s six sonatas for cello and continuo were written between 1720 and 1730 and published in Paris in 1740 by Leclerc and Boivin. Although a staple of the cello repertoire, these works are not often played in public recitals. When they were composed, the cello was just emerging as a solo instrument, and Vivaldi took full advantage of the instrument’s expressive capabilities. These performances feature soloist Jean-Guihen Queyras, accompanied by a continuo team of harpsichordist Michael Behringer, lutenist Lee Santana and cellist Christoph Dangel.

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