Sonata in B-flat major for cello and basso continuo, Op. 1 No. 7

Original title: Sonata settima a violoncello solo. Sonata in B-flat major for solo cello and basso continuo, Op. 1 No. 7.

One of the two cello sonatas concluding Sonate a violino e...Read more

Original title: Sonata settima a violoncello solo. Sonata in B-flat major for solo cello and basso continuo, Op. 1 No. 7.

One of the two cello sonatas concluding Sonate a violino e violoncello, et a violoncello solo per camera (Chamber sonatas for violin and cello, and for solo cello), Op. 1. The other six sonatas in the collection are for violin and cello. The collection is dedicated to Count Giuseppe Montecuccoli. Its undated first edition, engraved in Bologna by Carlo Buffagnotti, is assigned to 1692-95. The sonata’s exact composition date is unknown.

Movements:

1. Grave
2. Prestissimo
3. Adagio
4. Aria. Presto