{"product_id":"2365625","title":"Gaetano Nasillo - Francesco Geminiani: Cello Sonatas Op. 5 [CD]","description":"Brand New From Reputable UK Company With 30 Years Experience In Retail, Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll items shipped within 3 working days of payment.\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that all our DVDs are Region 2.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlease note that not all audio CDs are shrink-wrapped fom the factory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe principal works of Francesco Geminiani (c 1680-1762) are solo sonatas and concerti grossi. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis model was Corelli, but he composed with originality, writing for a wider range of solo instruments and using a more sonorous and chromatic idiom; his music is more expressive and dramatic than Corelli's (though still contrapuntal). The 'Corellian' style characterizing his earlier works had been gradually abandoned beginning with the op. 4. His cello sonatas op. 5 took a further step forward; the melody became more tortuous and unpredictable, resulting in an atmosphere of spontaneity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe continuous crossing of the solo line with the bass, the irregularity of the melody, the ornamentation and the expressiveness of his musical phrases make Geminianiis Op. 5 to one of the most important collection of cello sonatas of its time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeminiani: Cello Sonatas op. 5 (1746) Sonata I\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata I - Allegro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata I - Andante\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata I - Allegro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata II - Andante, Adagio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata II - Presto\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata II - Adagio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata II - Allegro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata III - Andante\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata III - Allegro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata III - Affettuoso\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata III - Allegro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata IV - Andante\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata IV - Allegro moderato\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata IV - Grave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata IV - Allegro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata V - Adagio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata V - Allegro moderato\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata V - Adagio\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata V - Allegro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata VI - Allegro\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata VI - Allegro assai\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata VI - Grave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSonata VI - Allegro\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chalkys.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54420545044865,"sku":"2365625","price":12.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0056\/8043\/1219\/files\/8424562800373.jpg?v=1750593551","url":"https:\/\/chalkys.com\/products\/2365625","provider":"Chalkys.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}