GIUSEPPE SAMMARTINI (c.1693-1750): Recorder Sonatas in E Minor, Op. 2/3, in G, Op. 2/4, in G Minor, Op. 13/1, in G, Op. 13/4, in G Minor, Op. 13/5, No. 21 in B Flat and No. 23 in F.

Description: The free treatment of dissonance in these sonatas, fondness for chromatic twists and harmonic surprises foreshadow the expressiveness of the galant and Empfindsamkeit styles. Maurice Steger (recorders), Sergio Ciomei (harpsichord, organ), Margret Köll (harp), Mauro Valli (cello), Christian Beuse (bassoon), Eduardo Egüez (theorbo, guitar), Naoki Kitaya (organ).