Italian Baroque Violin Sonatas Volume 1

NICOLA MATTEIS
(born Naples c.1640 died London?, c.1714)

Suites & Sonatas from Ayres for the Violin

Suite in A major (Book IV, Nos. 111), EB, KK

17:18 1. Preludio Presto 1:15 / 2. Andamento con divisione 2:14 / 3. Aria facile Presto 1:02 / 4. Serio Adagio 1:45 / 5. Aria in Passaggio Prestissimo 1:52 / 6. Corrente Allegro 1:56 / 7. Jigg Allegro 1:07 / 8. Preludio a due corde 1:09 / 9. Fuga Allegro 0:51 / 10. Andamento Affetuoso 2:16 / 11. Minuetto con sua divisione 1:51

Suite in D minor (Book IV, Nos. 3336), KK, EB 7:37 12. Preludio in D la sol r Prestissimo 0:44 / 13. Fuga in Fantasia Presto 1:32 / 14. Grave Adagio 2:08 / 15. Ground in D la sol re Allegro (Bizzarrie sopra un Basso per fare un poco di mano) 3:12 Suite in G minor (Book II, Nos. 1018), EB
12:53 16. Preludio in ostinatione 1:02 / 17. Passaggio rotto 0:17 / 18. Andamento malinconico 2:33 / 19. Ricercata 1:31 / 20. Corrente da orecchie 1:35 / 21. Corrente da piedi 0:45 / 22. Sarabanda 2:22 / 23. Giga 1:21 / 24. Fuga 1:27 16:12 25. Preludio semplice Adagio 1:30 / 26. Motivo Presto 0:48 / 27. Fuga a due corde 1:24 / 28. Aria Presto 1:14 / 29. Passaggio a solo 2:07 / 30. Allegro Prestissimo 0:56 / 31. Ground (Bizzarrie sopra un basso Malinconico) 3:42 / 32. Aria Amorosa Adagio 4:31

Suite in E minor (Book IV, Nos. 2129), EB, KK

Sonata in C minor (Book I, Nos. 4649), KK, NMG organ 5:43 33. Preludio 1:58 / 34. Aria 2:14 / 35. Aria Allegro 0:46 / 36. Gavotta 0:44 Sonata in C major (Book IV, Nos. 1220), KK, EB
10:58 37. Sonata Adagio 1:46 / 38. Fuga 1:25 / 39. Vivace 2:30 / 40. Fuga Presto 1:43 / 41. Alemanda, per far la mano 1:11 / 42. Aria 1:02 / 43. Aria Allegro 1:21
TOTAL TIME

70:49

The Arcadian Academy: Nicholas McGegan director, harpsichord, organ (tracks 3336) Elizabeth Blumenstock violin Katherine Kyme violin David Bowles cello David Tayler archlute, guitar