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Anna Paradiso - Roman: The 12 Keyboard Sonatas Nos. 1-7 (2014)

Anna Paradiso - Roman: The 12 Keyboard Sonatas Nos. 1-7 (2014)

BAND/ARTIST: Anna Paradiso

  • Title: Roman: The 12 Keyboard Sonatas Nos. 1-7
  • Year Of Release: 2014
  • Label: BIS
  • Genre: Classical Harpsichord
  • Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
  • Total Time: 01:11:43
  • Total Size: 408 mb
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Tracklist

01. Harpsichord Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BeRI 225: I. Allegro
02. Harpsichord Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BeRI 225: II. Adagio
03. Harpsichord Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BeRI 225: III. Non tanto
04. Harpsichord Sonata No. 1 in E-Flat Major, BeRI 225: IV. Vivace
05. Harpsichord Sonata No. 2 in D Major, BeRI 226: I. Allegro
06. Harpsichord Sonata No. 2 in D Major, BeRI 226: II. Lento non troppo
07. Harpsichord Sonata No. 2 in D Major, BeRI 226: III. Allegro moderato
08. Harpsichord Sonata No. 2 in D Major, BeRI 226: IV. Non troppo allegro
09. Harpsichord Sonata No. 2 in D Major, BeRI 226: V. Presto
10. Harpsichord Sonata No. 3 in G Major, BeRI 227: I. Largo
11. Harpsichord Sonata No. 3 in G Major, BeRI 227: II. Allegro moderato
12. Harpsichord Sonata No. 3 in G Major, BeRI 227: III. Allegretto
13. Harpsichord Sonata No. 3 in G Major, BeRI 227: IV. Allegro assai
14. Harpsichord Sonata No. 3 in G Major, BeRI 227: V. Menuet
15. Harpsichord Sonata No. 4 in D Major, BeRI 228: I. Lento
16. Harpsichord Sonata No. 4 in D Major, BeRI 228: II. Carillon. Allegro
17. Harpsichord Sonata No. 4 in D Major, BeRI 228: III. Non troppo adagio
18. Harpsichord Sonata No. 4 in D Major, BeRI 228: IV. Allegro moderato
19. Harpsichord Sonata No. 4 in D Major, BeRI 228: V. Allegretto
20. Harpsichord Sonata No. 4 in D Major, BeRI 228: VI. Presto
21. Harpsichord Sonata No. 4 in D Major, BeRI 228: VII. Villanella
22. Harpsichord Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, BeRI 229: I. Con spirito
23. Harpsichord Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, BeRI 229: II. Allegro moderato
24. Harpsichord Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, BeRI 229: III. Lento
25. Harpsichord Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, BeRI 229: IV. Vivace - Lento
26. Harpsichord Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, BeRI 229: V. Andante ad libitum
27. Harpsichord Sonata No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BeRI 230: I. Allegro
28. Harpsichord Sonata No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BeRI 230: II. Andante
29. Harpsichord Sonata No. 6 in B-Flat Major, BeRI 230: III. Vivace
30. Harpsichord Sonata No. 7 in F Major, BeRI 231: I. Moderato
31. Harpsichord Sonata No. 7 in F Major, BeRI 231: II. Vivace
32. Harpsichord Sonata No. 7 in F Major, BeRI 231: III. Allegro

Baroque composer Johan Helmich Roman is one of the most significant figures in Swedish music, even regarded by some as the father of Swedish music, though his works are rarely performed or recorded in his homeland. Yet his music is being revived almost single-handedly by harpsichordist Anna Paradiso, if this exceptional SACD from BIS is any evidence of her efforts on his behalf. Roman's keyboard sonatas, sometimes called suites, are similar in some aspects to the keyboard sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti and Antonio Soler, though they are cast in multi-section forms that anticipate the Classical sonata. However, in terms of the music, the content is unpredictable and the style is dramatically arresting, influenced as it was by Neapolitan music, and Roman's sudden changes in melodic shapes and harmonies are wholly Baroque in their quirkiness. Paradiso uses a fair amount of rubato to bring out these unusual features, and she invests a great deal of personality into these pieces, particularly in her free use of embellishment and improvisation. This album presents seven of the twelve keyboard sonatas, which Paradiso plays on two harpsichords and one clavichord, to bring out their varied characteristics and moods. With the success of this recording, one hopes the remaining sonatas will be released in short order by Paradiso and BIS.

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