BENEDETTO MARCELLO (1683-1760): Complete Sonatas for Organ and for Harpsichord - 12 Sonatas, Op. 3, 6 unnumbered sonatas, Ciaccona, Variazioni, 2 Fugues.

Description: The Op. 3 sonatas date from early in Marcello’s career, and are mostly cast in three or four brief movements, with minor-key sonatas generally more dramatic and varied in mood while the magnificent chaconne is a 15-minute tour-de-force of keyboard invention. 3 CDs. Chiara Minali (1812, Sona organ of the parish church of San Pietro in Cattedra, Valeggio sul Mincio), Laura Farabollini (harpsichord).