MICHEL CORRETTE (1707-1795): 6 Sonatas for Cello and Continuo, Op. 20.
Catalogue Number: 03L030
Label: Coviello Classics
Reference: COV 21001
Format: CD
Price: $19.98
Description: These were among the first cello sonatas published in France (1739; Boismortier beat him by more than a decade but few others did) and, although their four-movement format has only the usual Italian tempo indications and dance titles, they seem to be representational - a Bruit de chasse is the only actual such title - but you might guess at what's behind some of the unusual fast movements and the vocal-quality slow ones. Bassorum vox.