The sonatas feature both simple movements, which are unitary, and composite movements, which can be subdivided into multiple sections of different tempo, metre, and structure.
Interpretation
The recording features a harpsichord built in 1995 by U. Casiglia, which is a copy of a 1697 instrument by C. Grimaldi.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Legrenzi's dedication to Giovanni Carlo Savorgnan, a high-ranking personality, emphasized the importance of printing instrumental music to encourage more conscious and reasoned engagement from listeners.
Compositional Technique
Each sonata in this collection is given a title, often evoking places and names of famous patrician families from various Italian cities.
Composition History
Legrenzi's Sonate a due e tre Op. 2 was likely published to help him secure a better job, as was common for composers of his era.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in the Church of S. Lorenzo in Panisperna in Rome, between October 16 and 18, 2017.
Composer Biography
Giovanni Legrenzi, the composer of these sonatas, published his first instrumental collection while serving as organist at Santa Maria Maggiore Church in Bergamo.
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