Taking its title from a legendary 1728 encounter between violinists Pietro Locatelli and Jean-Marie Leclair, whose contrasting styles were memorably described as angelic and diabolical, Hell’s Angels traces the cross-pollination of French and Italian baroque technique through sonatas by Vivaldi, Leclair, Guillemain, Marcello and Mascitti. At the heart of the programme is Vivaldi’s rarely heard early Sonata RV 820, its final movement completed by Adrian Chandler following the loss of the original manuscript. Two-time Gramophone Award winners La Serenissima bring their characteristic authority to over 80 minutes of music spanning some of the most demanding chamber writing of the period.
Hell’s Angels
La Serenissima
Release date: 14/02/2025
Catalogue number: SIGCD886
Barcode: 635212088623
Sonata for Violin, Cello & Continuo in G Major, RV 820 – Antonio Vivaldi
[1] I. Allegro
[2] II. Adagio
[3] III. Allegro – Adagio
[4] IV. Allegro
[5] V. Adagio
[6] VI. Allegro
[7] VII. Allegro
Sonata for 2 Violins in F Major, RV 68 – Antonio Vivaldi
[8] I. Allegro
[9] II. Andante
[10] III. Allegro
Sonata V for 2 Cellos & Continuo in B-Flat Major, Op. 2 – Benedetto Marcello
[11] I. Adagio
[12] II. Allegro
[13] III. Largo
[14] IV. Presto
Sonata V for 2 Violins in G Minor, Op. 12 – Jean-Marie Leclair
[15] I. Allegro
[16] II. Aria: Gratioso – Un poco più allegro – Più andante
[17] III. Allegro assai
Sonata I for Harpsichord & Violin in G Major, Op. 13 – Louis-Gabriel Guillemain
[18] I. Allegro
[19] II. Aria: un poco allegro – Altro – Reprise
[20] III. Presto
Sonata XV for Violin, Cello & Continuo in G Minor, Op. 6 – Michele Mascitti
[21] I. Preludio. Largo Andante
[22] II. Allegro
[23] III. Largo
[24] IV. Allemanda. Andante
[25] V. Giga. Allegro