Harpsichord Sonatas

Anna-Maaria Oramo · Antonio Soler

2009 · ABCD 328

Credits

Performers: Anna-Maaria Oramo — Harpsichord
Composers: Antonio Soler

About this release

Antonio Soler (1729-1783)
Harpsichord sonatas
Anna-Maaria Oramo, harpsichord
The harpsichord sonatas of the monk mystic of El Escorial
Anna-Maaria Oramo's new recording contains a collection of 12 pieces from Antonio Soler's wide and colorful range of keyboard sonatas. Oramo describes the program he chose for the disc:
"The program is a kind of curve of timbres and keys, which starts with a cheerful C major sonata and ends with a melancholy A minor sonata. Of course, I can only say as an outsider, a performer who grew up in Finnish culture, that the Spanish atmosphere is present in a special way in Soler's music. Strong contrasts, ornamentation and the occasional guitar-imitating texture remind me of flamenco. The great things in Soler's life guidelines, devout monkishness and passionate musicianship, give his music a personal look. [...] Soler's amazing range of expressiveness opens up in small details and outside of broad stylistics. The variation of tones, personal decoration and wild virtuosity take the player and the listener into the world of the most diverse emotional states."

Tracks

Sonata No. 61 in C major
1.Rondon – Allegrocomp. Antonio Soler (1729-1783)ISRC FIABA11002422:28
2.Allegrettocomp. Antonio Soler (1729-1783)ISRC FIABA11002433:24
3.Minue di rivolti – Tempo suocomp. Antonio Soler (1729-1783)ISRC FIABA11002442:12
4.Allegrocomp. Antonio Soler (1729-1783)ISRC FIABA11002452:22
Sonaatti nro 107 F-duuri
5.Allegrettocomp. Antonio SolerISRC FIABA11002464:46
Sonaatti nro 69 F-duuri
6.Sonata No. 107 in F major Allegrettocomp. Antonio SolerISRC FIABA11002472:45
Sonaatti nro 18 c-molli
7.Cantabilecomp. Antonio SolerISRC FIABA11002487:43
Sonaatti nro 5 F-duuri
8.Sonata No. 69 in F major Prestocomp. Antonio SolerISRC FIABA11002495:25
Sonaatti nro 6 F-duuri
9.Prestocomp. Antonio SolerISRC FIABA11002503:36
Sonaatti nro 24 d-molli
10.Sonata No. 18 in C minor Cantabilecomp. Antonio SolerISRC FIABA11002517:39
Sonaatti nro 84 D-duuri
11.Allegrocomp. Antonio SolerISRC FIABA11002522:55
12.Sonata No. 5 in F major Allegrocomp. Antonio SolerISRC FIABA11002535:49
Sonaatti nro 34 E-duuri
13.Allegrocomp. Antonio SolerISRC FIABA11002544:52
14.Keyboard Sonata No. 106 in E Minorcomp. Soler, AntonioISRC FIABA11002553:28
15.Keyboard Sonata No. 71 in A Minorcomp. Soler, AntonioISRC FIABA11002565:55

Reviews

I enjoyed Oramo’s playing in fast and slow sonatas alike.
American Record Guide · Benjamin Katz · November 12, 2012
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The disc ends with another quietly forward-moving piece of a more contrapuntal character, with a relatively important role for the left hand, again superbly played by Anna-Maaria Oramo.
musica Dei donum · Johan van Veen · March 1, 2013
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After the exciting (and many) harpsichord sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti, those of Antonio Soler provide a similar and wonderful descended style but also begin to be more into early Classicism, and it is thought many were designed not for the harpsichord but the fortepiano.
Audiophile Audition · John Sunier · October 7, 2014
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Kotomaan cembalistien kärkikaartiin kuuluva Anna-Maaria Oramo on saattanut levylle aimo annoksen Antonio Solerin sonaatteja. Solerin nimi ei ehkä ole niitä tunnetuimpia, mutta kyse on arvostetusta cembalosäveltäjästä, joka 1700-luvun Espanjassa nikkaroi varsin eläväisiä sonaatteja. […] Solerin musiikissa kuuluu selvästi Scarlattin vaikutus. Sonaatit ovat yleensä yksiosaisia ja hilpeän kekseliäitä ja perustuvat niin sanoakseni riffeille eivätkä melodioille. […] Solerin sointivärileikkeihin Oramo…
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