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Among the 48 sonatas Leclair wrote, there are nine which he declared to be suitable for flute. “They sound so comfortable on the instrument that was such a favourite in eighteenth-century France that they have become an invaluable part of the baroque flautist’s repertoire.” Gramophone on a previous release of Leclair’s Flute Sonatas.
Jean-Marie Leclair: Flute Sonata in C major, Op. 1, No. 2
I. Adagio
II. Corrente: Allegro
III. Gavotta: Grazioso
IV. Giga: Allegro
Jean-Marie Leclair: Flute Sonata in E minor, Op. 9, No. 2
I. Dolce andante
II. Allemanda: Allegro ma non troppo
III. Sarabanda: Adagio
Jean-Marie Leclair: Recorder Sonata in E minor, Op. 9, No. 1
IV. Minuetto: Allegro non troppo
Jean-Marie Leclair: Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 9, No. 7
I. Dolce andante
II. Allegro ma non troppo
III. Aria: Affettuoso
IV. Giga: Allegro moderato
Jean-Marie Leclair: Flute Sonata in E minor, Op. 1, No. 6
I. Adagio
II. Vivace
III. Aria: Affettuoso
IV. Allegro
Jean-Marie Leclair: Flute Sonata in D major, Op. 2, No. 8
I. Adagio
II. Allegro
III. Sarabanda: Largo
IV. Allegro assai
Jean-Marie Leclair: Flute Sonata in G major, Op. 2, No. 5
I. Andante
II. Allegro ma poco
III. Gavotta: Grazioso
IV. Allegro assai
Jean-Marie Leclair: Flute Sonata in C major, Op. 2, No. 3
I. Adagio
II. Allegro
III. Largo
IV. Giga: Allegro ma poco
Jean-Marie Leclair: Flute Sonata in B minor, Op. 2, No. 11
I. Adagio
II. Allegro
III. Aria grazioso: Allegro ma non troppo
Jean-Marie Leclair: Flute Sonata in E minor, Op. 2, No. 1
I. Adagio
II. Allegro ma poco
III. Sarabanda: Largo
IV. Allegro
Jean-Marie Leclair: Deuxieme recreation de musique d'une execution facile, Op. 8
I. Ouverture: Gravement - Legerement - Lentement
II. Forlane: Point trop vite
III. Sarabande: Lentement
IV. Menuet - Autre menuet
V. Badinage
VI. Chaconne
VII. Tambourin: Vite
February 2008
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“Modern pitch and Fenwick's tone suggest a modern flute, but he's no less stylish for all that. Eight solo sonatas and two trios from the founder of the French violin school creating distinctive, often ingenious, flute music.”
“[Leclair’s] sonatas have a sparkle which sets them apart from his contemporaries… there is a definite and pervasive sense of personality throughout…. The music, as played here, is fresh and imaginative, with the pre-requisite grandeur as necessary, contrasting the frivolous and technical fast movements and expressive adagios.”
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I. Adagio
