P.A.Locatelli: Sonata in G minor for transverse flute and basso continuo, Op.2 No.6

Pietro Antonio Locatelli

1 - Largo
2 - Allegro
3 - Largo
4 - Allegro

Masahiro Arita - transverse flute
[Thomas Stanesby junior, London, ca. 1725]

Chiyoko Arita - harpsichord
[Giovanni Baptista Magnelli, Florence, 1688]

Tetsuya Nakano - viola da gamba
[English, ca. 1690]

Pitch: a'=417

Rec - 1996

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• Op 2 No 6

[stennesrc]

Thumbs up if you were expecting a video...

[RandolphoScorchese]

Troll? Maybe. I've been called worse. Because I voice my opinion truthfully. The "Logic Steps" are illogical. It is true that violinists used vibrato as an ornament sparingly (that is the important point) flute players did not! Read Hotteterre or Quantz. The other consideration is that a flute player in the 18th cent would play like a flute player and not a violinist: no vibrato. The modern flute is thin and reedy compared to a baroque flute so vibrato is needed more for tonal development.

[cber2360]

@RandolphoScorchese Logic steps...

1. Geminiani: 'use vibrato as often as possible' (in ornamental context) on the violin

2. Locatelli, violin composer from same generation and land happens to write flute sonatas

3. Imaginary flute player in 1700s hears good italian playing with vibrato and copies it playing italian music

4. in 20th century Arita plays baroque flute with vibrato

5. RandolphoScorchese is a troll

[kaitarojas]

Wonderful, I don't know what is the problem with people and the vibrato, we are in the 21st century, I believe in vibrato as long as you don't abuse it.

Mr. Arita keep posting your beautiful music.

[RandolphoScorchese]

Hasn't anyone informed Mr. Arita that wind vibrato was not used on the flute in the early 18th century?

[takataka1052]

@anniedch444 Same here.  Beautiful music!!!