JEAN-MARIE LECLAIR (1697-1764): Violin Sonatas, Book 3, Op. 5, Nos. 9-12.

Description: The 1734 sonatas in this album embody rich melodic beauty, drone and rustic elements – most vividly in the Tambourin of the C major sonata in which a hurdy-gurdy is employed– and demand tour de force virtuosity such as in the joyous Ciaccona of the G major sonata. Adrian Butterfield (violin), Sarah McMahon (cello), Silas Wollston (harpsichord).