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The music of William Boyce has always retained a special place in the English repertory, it being written of him that, 'there is an original and sterling merit in his productions, founded as much on the study of our own old masters, as on the best models of other countries' (Burney).
This recording is of the Twelve Sonatas for Two Violins with a Bass for the Violoncello or Harpsicord, published in 1747, and three unpublished Trio Sonatas newly edited from a manuscript in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. These particularly attractive works boast a wide range of stylistic features and forms and for many years held centre-stage in England as masterpieces in the genre. The performances are divided between a solo quartet and the full Parley of Instruments, so ensuring over two hours of varied and inspiring listening.
Boyce: Trio Sonata #1 In A Minor - 1: Largo
Boyce: Trio Sonata #1 In A Minor - 2: Fuga: Allegro
Boyce: Trio Sonata #1 In A Minor - 3: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Boyce: Trio Sonata #2 In F - 1: Andante Vivace
Boyce: Trio Sonata #2 In F - 2: Adagio
Boyce: Trio Sonata #2 In F - 3: Allegro
Boyce: Trio Sonata #2 In F - 4: Allegro Ma Non Troppo: Giga
Boyce: Trio Sonata #3 In A - 1: Largo
Boyce: Trio Sonata #3 In A - 2: Fuga: Allegro Assai
Boyce: Trio Sonata #3 In A - 3: Adagio
Boyce: Trio Sonata #3 In A - 4: Tempo Di Minuetto
Boyce: Trio Sonata #4 In G Minor - 1: Gratioso
Boyce: Trio Sonata #4 In G Minor - 2: March: Grave
Boyce: Trio Sonata #4 In G Minor - 3: Tempo Di Gavotta
Boyce: Trio Sonata #5 In D - 1: Allegro
Boyce: Trio Sonata #5 In D - 2: Largo
Boyce: Trio Sonata #5 In D - 3: Fuga: Allegro Assai
Boyce: Trio Sonata #6 In B Flat - 1: Adagio
Boyce: Trio Sonata #6 In B Flat - 2: Vivace: Allemanda
Boyce: Trio Sonata #6 In B Flat - 3: Adagio
Boyce: Trio Sonata #6 In B Flat - 4: Affettuoso
Boyce: Trio Sonata #7 In D Minor - 1: Andante
Boyce: Trio Sonata #7 In D Minor - 2: Figa: Allegro
Boyce: Trio Sonata #7 In D Minor - 3: Adagio
Boyce: Trio Sonata #7 In D Minor - 4: Allegro: Giga
Boyce: Trio Sonata #8 In E Flat - 1: Largo
Boyce: Trio Sonata #8 In E Flat - 2: Allegro: Allemanda
Boyce: Trio Sonata #8 In E Flat - 3: Siciliana
Boyce: Trio Sonata #8 In E Flat - 4: Tempo Di Minuetto: Allegro
Boyce: Trio Sonata #9 In C - 1: Adagio Ad Libitum
Boyce: Trio Sonata #9 In C - 2: Fuga: Allegro
Boyce: Trio Sonata #9 In C - 3: Canone: Grave
Boyce: Trio Sonata #9 In C - 4: Spirituoso
Boyce: Trio Sonata #10 In E Minor - 1: Adagio
Boyce: Trio Sonata #10 In E Minor - 2: Allegro
Boyce: Trio Sonata #10 In E Minor - 3: Largo
Boyce: Trio Sonata #10 In E Minor - 4: Tempo Di Minuetto: Largo
Boyce: Trio Sonata #11 In C Minor - 1: Adagio
Boyce: Trio Sonata #11 In C Minor - 2: Fuga: Allegro
Boyce: Trio Sonata #11 In C Minor - 3: Affettuoso: Hornpipe
Boyce: Trio Sonata #11 In C Minor - 4: Allegro: Giga
Boyce: Trio Sonata #12 In G - 1: Moderato
Boyce: Trio Sonata #12 In G - 2: Tempo Di Gavotta
Boyce: Trio Sonata #12 In G - 3: Dolce: Minuetto, Tempo Di Gavotta
Boyce: Trio Sonata #13 In A Minor - 1: Adagio: Preludio
Boyce: Trio Sonata #13 In A Minor - 2: Vivace: Fuga
Boyce: Trio Sonata #13 In A Minor - 3: Largo
Boyce: Trio Sonata #13 In A Minor - 4: Giga: Allegro
Boyce: Trio Sonata #13 In A Minor - 5: Minuetto: Allegro
Boyce: Trio Sonata #14 In F - 1: Largo
Boyce: Trio Sonata #14 In F - 2: Vivace
Boyce: Trio Sonata #14 In F - 3: Grave
Boyce: Trio Sonata #14 In F - 4: Gavotta: Allegro
Boyce: Trio Sonata #15 In D - 1: Largo Andante: Allemanda
Boyce: Trio Sonata #15 In D - 2: Vivace: Corrente
Boyce: Trio Sonata #15 In D - 3: Adagio: Sarabanda
Boyce: Trio Sonata #15 In D - 4: Gavotta: Allegro
Boyce: Trio Sonata #15 In D - 5: Minuetto
“The works, large and small, have an air of sweet reasonableness. The fugues are warmly greeted but never aggressively attacked; the string tone in the slow movements is very appealing, sweet and well blended. The two solo violins carry
on an urbane and charming dialogue, their voices twining in and out of each other like those of a long-married couple who can anticipate what the other will say. In the final Gigues everyone lets their hair down for an end-of-concerto
romp. Attractive music performed with skill”
“Yet another treasurable document of England’s musical heritage”
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Boyce: Trio Sonata #1 In A Minor - 1: Largo
