Jean-Marie Leclair: Violin Sonatas, Book 3 (op. 5, Nos. 9-12)
Adrian Butterfield (violin), Sarah McMahon (cello), Silas Wollston (harpsichord), Clare Salaman (hurdy-gurdy)
As with the other volumes, the performance by violinist Adrian Butterfield is both technically secure and finely nuanced. He brings out Leclair’s style with a good sense of phrasing, and one...
Jean-Marie Leclair: Violin Sonatas, Book 3 (op. 5, Nos. 9-12)
Adrian Butterfield (violin), Sarah McMahon (cello), Silas Wollston (harpsichord), Clare Salaman (hurdy-gurdy)
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As with the other volumes, the performance by violinist Adrian Butterfield is both technically secure and finely nuanced. He brings out Leclair’s style with a good sense of phrasing, and one...
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Jean-Marie Leclair was a master of fusing Italian and French idioms, conjoining the lyricism of the former with the dance momentum of the latter. Nowhere is this better exemplified than in his third book of violin sonatas. The sonatas in this album embody rich melodic beauty, drone and rustic elements most vividly in the Tambourin of the C major sonata in which a hurdy-gurdy is employed and demand tour de force virtuosity such as in the joyous Ciaccona of the G major sonata. Described by Gramophone as technically and musically a marvel (Naxos 8.572866), Adrian Butterfield completes his acclaimed traversal of Leclairs Violin Sonatas Books Nos. 13.
Contents and tracklist
- Adrian Butterfield (violin), Sarah McMahon (cello), Silas Wollston (harpsichord)
- Adrian Butterfield (violin), Sarah McMahon (cello), Clare Salaman (hurdy-gurdy), Silas Wollston (harpsichord)
- Adrian Butterfield (violin), Sarah McMahon (cello), Silas Wollston (harpsichord)
- Adrian Butterfield (violin), Sarah McMahon (cello), Silas Wollston (harpsichord)
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Awards and reviews
Jan/Feb 2023
As with the other volumes, the performance by violinist Adrian Butterfield is both technically secure and finely nuanced. He brings out Leclair’s style with a good sense of phrasing, and one finds the intonation, particularly with the tortuous chordal passages, excellent. In short, this is an absolutely excellent conclusion to the set.
