Corelli, A.: Sonatas, Op. 5, Nos. 7-12

Featuring

Stefan Temmingh
Olga Watts
Arcangelo Corelli

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Performer Biography

Stefan Temmingh, the recorder player, was born in Cape Town in 1978 and is committed to expanding the boundaries of the recorder repertoire, including commissioning new works.

Composition History

Corelli's Opus 5 sonatas, first published in 1700, were considered revolutionary for their time and were widely republished and recorded.

Compositional Technique

The essence of Italian ornamentation from the 16th to mid-18th century involved 'playing around' with a composer's melody, breaking longer notes into shorter, faster ones.

Performer Biography

Olga Watts, the harpsichordist, won first prize as young musician of the year in Bavaria in 1997 for historically informed performance and is a renowned specialist in continuo and chamber music.

Historical Context

The title 'Corelli à la mode' refers to the fact that the ornamented versions of Corelli's sonatas on this album follow the changing musical fashions of the 18th century.

Recording & Production

This album features world premiere recordings of 18th-century ornamented versions of Arcangelo Corelli's Opus 5 sonatas.

Interpretation

The recording reawakens a significant part of Corelli's reception history and 18th-century musical practices by presenting historically informed, ornamented versions of his sonatas.