Mancini / Cavasanti / Tripla Concordia Complete Recorder Sonatas CD

Francesco Mancini (1672-1737) was born in Naples, and worked initially as an organist at the Cappella Reale, an institution he would direct some years later until he was replaced by Alessandro Scarlatti in 1708. Mancini composed many concertos and sonatas, and the works on these CDs were first published in London in 1724. The music contained in these sonatas displays Mancini's gift for great expressivity and lyricism. The material is developed skillfully in ways that often lead to considerable tension and drama. The spirit of the dance is never far away from the finales and often contrast with the tense and dramatic opening movements and the long slow movements.

1. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 9 in F minor: 1. (...) 2. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 9 in F minor: 2. Allegro 3. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 9 in F minor: 3. Largo 4. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 9 in F minor: 4. Allegro 5. Sonata for Recorder, 2 Violins ; Continio No. 7 in C Major: 1. Spiritoso - Largo 6. Sonata for Recorder, 2 Violins ; Continio No. 7 in C Major: 2. Allegro 7. Sonata for Recorder, 2 Violins ; Continio No. 7 in C Major: 3. Largo 8. Sonata for Recorder, 2 Violins ; Continio No. 7 in C Major: 4. Allegro 9. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 2 in E minor: 1. Andante 10. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 2 in E minor: 2. Allegro 11. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 2 in E minor: 3. Largo 12. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 2 in E minor: 4. Allegro 13. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 5 in D Major: 1. Allegro - Largo 14. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 5 in D Major: 2. Allegro 15. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 5 in D Major: 3. Largo 16. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 5 in D Major: 4. Allegro 17. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 4 in a Minor: 1. Spiritoso - Largo 18. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 4 in a Minor: 2. Allegro 19. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 4 in a Minor: 3. Largo 20. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 4 in a Minor: 4. Allegro Spiccato 21. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 3 in C minor: 1. Largo Affettuoso 22. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 3 in C minor: 2. Allegro 23. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 3 in C minor: 3. Largo 24. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 3 in C minor: 4. Allegro 25. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 11 in G minor: 1. Un Poco Andante 26. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 11 in G minor: 2. Allegro 27. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 11 in G minor: 3. Largo 28. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 11 in G minor: 4. Allegro 29. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 12 in G Major: 1. Allegro - Largo 30. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 12 in G Major: 2. Allegro 31. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 12 in G Major: 3. Andante 32. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 12 in G Major: 4. Allegro 33. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 10 in B minor: 1. Largo 34. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 10 in B minor: 2. Allegro 35. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 10 in B minor: 3. Largo 36. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 10 in B minor: 4. Allegro 37. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 1 in D minor: 1. Amoroso 38. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 1 in D minor: 2. Allegro 39. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 1 in D minor: 3. Largo 40. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 1 in D minor: 4. Allegro 41. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 6 in B Flat Major: 1. Largo 42. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 6 in B Flat Major: 2. Allegro 43. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 6 in B Flat Major: 3. Largo 44. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 6 in B Flat Major: 4. Allegro 45. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 8 in G minor: 1. Largo 46. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 8 in G minor: 2. Allegro 47. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 8 in G minor: 3. (...) 48. Sonata for Recorder ; Continuo No. 8 in G minor: 4. Allegro