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| Arcangelo Corelli |
-Compiled by Brian Mendonca
Work: Sonata in E minor, Opus 5, number 8, for violin and continuo
Year: 1700
Form: Sonata
Period: Baroque
Duration: 11.17 mins.
Listen
Violin: Aaron Berofsky
Harpsichord: Edward Parmentier
Year of recording: 2012
Movements Duration Counter
I. Largo (4.17) (0.00)
II. Allegro (2.03) (4.17)
III. Largo (2.45) (6.21)
IV. Allegro (2.10) (9.07)
Context
Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713)was an Italian composer, violinist and teacher. He lived and worked in Rome. His contemporaries were Tomaso Albinoni and Antonio Vivaldi. He was prolific in his compositions for violin. On account of this he was much respected in his time by the echelons of society.
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Pic source: Piano street; reference: baroquemusic(dot)org, earsense(dot)org. Updated 28 July 2020.
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