Arcangelo Corelli, the violin virtuoso of his time, published his “Sonatas for Violin and Basso continuo opus V” in Rome in 1700. These sonatas are a compendium of violin playing of his time and laid the groundwork for future violin compositions.
Over the years the sonatas have been published in nearly 100 editions, all based on Corelli’s first edition which contains only the solo violin line above an unrealised bass line. Today, the sonatas are well known in numerous modern continuo realisations. However a realisation from Corelli’s time by Antonio Tonelli also exists and is presented here for the first time in a modern performing edition. This realisation is surprising in that it contains full chords, sometimes played by both hands.
In addition, Bärenreiter’s new scholarly-critical edition includes many embellishments. For the most part they have been found in handwritten documents by Tartini, Geminiani, McGibbon, Dubourg and Roger (from a re-print of the sonatas from c. 1710). These embellishments are presented in a separate booklet which players can place alongside Corelli’s original on the music stand.
Complementing this Urtext edition are an historical introduction, a critical commentary and an appendix containing preludes to the sonatas for keyboard by Tonelli as well as a selection of embellished keyboard movements by Corelli’s contemporaries.
- Score with realisation of the basso continuo by Tonelli as well as Corelli’s unrealized figured bass line
- With a separate Urtext violin part
- With a separate unrealised figured continuo part
- Includes a separate booklet with embellishments
- Appendix with source descriptions, critical commentary (Eng) and preludes for keyboard instrument by Tonelli
- ISMN: 9790006535118 (M006535118)
