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Roman – The 12 Flute Sonatas: Nos 6 - 12

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Catalogue numberBIS-2155 SACD
Release date2016-05-10
Discs1
Orig. sample rate96000Hz
Total time82:12

In Johan Helmich Roman's lifetime, the recorder was the most common wind instrument in Stockholm, used across the social spectrum – including the Royal music establishment for which the composer was responsible. The transverse flute, on the other hand, was generally the preserve of the upper classes: the nobility and bourgeoisie. Possibly this higher status influenced Roman's choice of instrument for the set of XII Sonate a flauto traverso, violone e cembalo – but that hasn't stopped the celebrated recorder player Dan Laurin from taking up his countryman’s sonatas on his own instrument. In his liner notes, Laurin explains his fascination with Roman's music: 'complex emotional contexts are contrasted with folk music forms such as the villanella or piva – the music is asymmetrical, irregular and full of unexpected twists, sudden pauses and cadences.' In it, he hears the influence of the Italian musicians that Roman met in London during his stay there 1715-1721, and with his fellow musicians in Paradiso Musicale, Laurin opts for an Italianate slant in his performances: continuo settings ranging from harpsichord alone to the full complement including baroque guitar provide great variety in realizations characterized by striking harmonizations. With its ample playing time, the present disc completes Laurin's survey of the sonatas, begun on BIS-2105 with Sonatas 1-5, a disc which received a recommendation on the web site Klassik-Heute.de and acclaim in Gramophone: 'Dan Laurin brings all his customary verve and eloquence in pieces whose emotional content is as unpredictable as the sequence of movements.' Together with the companion discs of Roman's 12 keyboard sonatas recorded by Anna Paradiso, the set highlights the inquisitive mind and wide-ranging sensibilities of a composer who, although active in the far north of Europe showed a keen interest in what was happening on the continent.
 
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Extra material for download
 
 
  Composer: Roman, Johan Helmich
  Sonata VI in B minor, BeRI 206 12:24
01 I. Larghetto 05:19 $ 1.28 USD
02 II. Allegro 02:25 $ 0.58 USD
03 III. Non troppo allegro 02:05 $ 0.50 USD
04 IV. Grave 01:44 $ 0.42 USD
05 V. Allegro 00:51 $ 0.20 USD
 
  Sonata VII in G major, BeRI 207 12:48
06 I. Largo 03:26 $ 0.82 USD
07 II. Larghetto 06:11 $ 1.48 USD
08 III. Lento 01:53 $ 0.45 USD
09 IV. Allegro assai 01:18 $ 0.31 USD
 
  Sonata VIII in A major, BeRI 208 11:47
10 I. Largo 03:18 $ 0.79 USD
11 II. Allegro 02:09 $ 0.52 USD
12 III. Andante 02:18 $ 0.55 USD
13 IV. Adagio – Allegro 02:51 $ 0.68 USD
14 V. [no tempo marking] 01:11 $ 0.28 USD
 
  Sonata IX in C major, BeRI 209 14:30
15 I. Cantabile 03:49 $ 0.92 USD
16 II. Vivace 04:21 $ 1.04 USD
17 III. Andante 02:37 $ 0.63 USD
18 IV. Allegro 02:20 $ 0.56 USD
19 V. Minuetto 01:23 $ 0.33 USD
 
  Sonata X in E minor, BeRI 210 11:15
20 I. Larghetto 02:50 $ 0.68 USD
21 II. Andante 02:16 $ 0.54 USD
22 III. Piva 02:49 $ 0.68 USD
23 IV. Non presto 02:17 $ 0.55 USD
24 V. Villanella 01:03 $ 0.25 USD
 
  Sonata XI in G minor, BeRI 211 09:05
25 I. Largo 03:20 $ 0.80 USD
26 II. Allegro 02:54 $ 0.70 USD
27 III. Larghetto 01:37 $ 0.39 USD
28 IV. Allegro 01:14 $ 0.30 USD
 
  Sonata XII in D major, BeRI 212 08:31
29 I. Con spirito 01:28 $ 0.35 USD
30 II. Allegro 02:10 $ 0.52 USD
31 III. Con affetto 03:03 $ 0.73 USD
32 IV. Allegro 01:50 $ 0.44 USD
 
  Album total 82:12
ComposerRoman, Johan Helmich
EnsembleParadiso Musicale
RecorderLaurin, Dan
HarpsichordParadiso, Anna
CelloOlofsson, Mats
Baroque guitar / theorboNordberg, Jonas

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