Leclair, J-M: Second livre des Sonates à deux violons, Op. 12

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definitely one of my discs of the month. — Early Music Review, February 2015 More…

Release Date: 12th Jan 2015
Catalogue No: ACC24298
Label: Accent
Length: 79 minutes

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Leclair, J-M: Violin Sonata in B minor, Op. 1, No. 12

Work length11:01

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Florian Deuter (violin), Mónica Waisman (violin)
Recorded: 10, 16-18 January 2014
Recording Venue: Hessischer Rundfunk, Sendesaal, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

I. Allegro ma poco

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II. Andante: Amoroso - Altro

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III. Allegro assai

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Leclair, J-M: Sonata, Op. 12, No. 2

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Florian Deuter (violin), Mónica Waisman (violin)
Recorded: 10, 16-18 January 2014
Recording Venue: Hessischer Rundfunk, Sendesaal, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

I. Allegro ma poco

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II. Largo

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III. Minuetto: Non tropo allegro - Altro

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IV. Allegro

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Leclair, J-M: Sonata for 2 Violins in D Major, Op. 12, No. 3

Work length11:07

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Florian Deuter (violin), Mónica Waisman (violin)
Recorded: 10, 16-18 January 2014
Recording Venue: Hessischer Rundfunk, Sendesaal, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

I. Un poco andante

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II. Un poco andante

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III. Sarabanda: Largo

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IV. Giga: Prestissimo

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Leclair, J-M: Sonata for 2 Violins in A Major, Op. 12, No. 4

Work length15:01

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Florian Deuter (violin), Mónica Waisman (violin)
Recorded: 10, 16-18 January 2014
Recording Venue: Hessischer Rundfunk, Sendesaal, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

I. Andante

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II. Allegro moderato

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III. Largo

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IV. Vivace

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Leclair, J-M: Sonata for two violins in G minor, Op. 12 No. 5

Work length11:33

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Florian Deuter (violin), Mónica Waisman (violin)
Recorded: 10, 16-18 January 2014
Recording Venue: Hessischer Rundfunk, Sendesaal, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

I. Allegro

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II. Aria Grtioso: Andante - Un poco piu allegro - Piu andante

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III. Allegro assai

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Leclair, J-M: Sonata for 2 Violins in B-Flat Major, Op. 12, No. 6

Work length14:41

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Florian Deuter (violin), Mónica Waisman (violin)
Recorded: 10, 16-18 January 2014
Recording Venue: Hessischer Rundfunk, Sendesaal, Frankfurt/Main, Germany

I. Allegro

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II. Allego moderato

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III. Andante: Dolce

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IV. Allegro non presto

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Anyone familiar only with the beginning and end of Jean-Marie Leclair - born 1697 in Lyon as the son of a basket maker and murdered in October 1764 in his flat in a gloomy Parisian suburb - would never have thought that he was one of the greatest violinists of the 18th century. Leclair, who was appointed ordinaire de la musique du roi in the court orchestra of Louis XV after having begun his career as a dancer and ballet master, was considered the "Corelli of France" by his contemporaries - and not without reason.

The two volumes of duos for two violins without basso continuo stand out in his oeuvre, not least because of their unusual instrumentation. In them, Leclair introduces a new art of violin-playing "à deux", combining the impetuosity of Italian virtuosity with the elegance of French dance culture. The sonatas, in which the role of melody and accompaniment constantly alternates between the two violins, require supreme technical sovereignty on the part of the instrumentalists. Successions of double-stops and chords occasionally pile up to become veritable mountains; at times, entire series of notes in staccato are to be played within a single stroke of the bow. Two proven baroque specialists, Florian Deuter and Mónica Waisman, have accepted the challenges posed by this highly virtuosic and variegated music. In their view, Opus 12 makes the first collection Opus 3 appear almost simple – but in their playing, one never notices the breakneck technical requirements at any time.

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Early Music Review February 2015

definitely one of my discs of the month.

June 2015

[This] is a remarkable, refined collaboration, which makes the frequent interchange of roles within the music nearly impossible to discern…the oneness of their tone (note the lovely soft-edged cadences), phrasing and timing are as one might expect from a hypothetical solo virtuoso…this newest version is a musical delight.

Early Music Today June/August 2015

they sound absolutely at ease with Leclair’s music, dancing nimbly through the quicker movements, teasing out the slower with a a beguiling tenderness … [they] convey a real sense of enjoyment, making light of the formidable technical challenges as the explore the many pleasures to be found in Leclair’s lovely, endlessly inventive music.

Leclair, J-M: Second livre des Sonates à deux violons, Op. 12

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