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London Baroque presents a disc charting the Trio Sonata in 18th-century France - a musical environment undergoing rapid changes following the death of Louis XIV in 1715.
In 1725 François Couperin published his Apothéose de Lulli, advocating a fusion of Italian and French styles, and the following year saw the collection Les Nations, which included L’Impériale recorded here.
Jean-Marie Leclair and his colleague (and great rival) Jean-Pierre Guignon took the idea one step further. Both were fêted violinists as well as composers, and wrote music mainly for their own instrument in an often virtuosic style.
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier was not known as a performer, and composed a large number of small-scale works aimed at wealthy amateurs.
Francois Couperin: Les Nations, 3rd Ordre, "L'Imperiale"
I. Sonade: Gravement - Vivement et marque - Gravement et marque - Tres lentement - Legerement - Rondement - Vivement
II. Allemande: Sans lenteur
III. Courante
IV. Courante II: Plus marquee
V. Sarabande: Tendrement
VI. Bouree: Gayement
VII. Gigue: D'une legerete moderee
VIII. Rondeau
IX. Chaconne
X. Menuet
Charles Dolle: Trio Sonata in G minor, Op. 1, No. 6
I. Adagio
II. Aria gratioso
III. Sarabanda
IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Jean-Marie Leclair: Sonata for 2 Violins in G minor, Op. 13, No. 3
I. Adagio
II. Allegro ma non troppo
III. Aria: Gratioso - Altro - Gratioso
IV. Allegro
Joseph Bodin de Boismortier: Sonata in E minor, Op. 37, No. 2
I. Allegro
II. Adagio
III. Allegro
Jean-Pierre Guignon: Sonata for 2 Violins in D major, Op. 4, No. 2
I. Staccato
II. Allegro
III. Andante
IV. Allegro
Click on any of the works listed above for alternative recordings.
I. Sonade: Gravement - Vivement et marque - Gravement et marque - Tres lentement - Legerement - Rondement - Vivement