Brook Street Band – Joseph Gibbs: 8 Sons For Violin & Basso Continuo [CD]

Description

Joseph Gibbs is one of the 18th century’s best-kept secrets; his music is characterful and individual, fusing the best of Italianate virtuosity with English and quirky Gibbs-ian humour. Despite the obvious brilliance of his compositions, the 8 Solos for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1 of c. 1746 are one of only two published sets of music, and there are scant references to Gibbs in the years after his death. However, the re-emergence of his portrait (painted by Thomas Gainsborough) in the early years of the 20th century sparked a curiosity and interest in Gibbs’s music, which has been described as amongst ‘the finest English violin sonatas of the century’.

Tracklist:

1. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 1 in D minor. I. Adagio
2. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 1 in D minor. II. Allmanda
3. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 1 in D minor. III. Largo
4. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 1 in D minor. IV. Aria Andante
5. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 2 in a Major. I. Adagio
6. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 2 in a Major. II. Allegro Assai
7. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 2 in a Major. III. Grave E Piano
8. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 2 in a Major. IV. Minuet
9. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 3 in G Major. I. Largo
10. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 3 in G Major. II. Allegro
11. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 3 in G Major. III. Grave
12. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 3 in G Major. IV. Minuetto
13. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 4 in B Flat Major. I. Largo
14. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 4 in B Flat Major. II. Allegro
15. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 4 in B Flat Major. III. Affettuoso
16. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 4 in B Flat Major. IV. Minuet
17. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 5 in E Major. I. Adagio
18. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 5 in E Major. II. Vivace
19. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 5 in E Major. III. Saraband
20. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 5 in E Major. IV. Giga Allegro
21. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 6 in F Major. I. Vivace
22. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 6 in F Major. II. Allegro – Adagio
23. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 6 in F Major. III. Largo E Piano
24. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 6 in F Major. IV. Gavotta Allegro
25. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 7 in a Minor. I. Andante
26. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 7 in a Minor. II. Allegro
27. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 7 in a Minor. III. Affettuoso
28. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 8 in E Flat Major. I. Grave
29. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 8 in E Flat Major. II. Siciliana
30. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 8 in E Flat Major. III. Fuga
31. 8 Sonatas for Violin and Basso Continuo, Op. 1-Sonata No. 8 in E Flat Major. IV. Corno

UPC: 5060216344188
Label: First Hand
Release Date: 11.21.25
Format: CD