Leclair: Complete Violin Concertos

his recording presents Leclair’s complete Violin Concertos. The high technical and musical level earned him the nickname “The Corelli of France”. The solo violin passages are written with a keen eye to violin technique: arpeggios, double and triple stops, bariolages, leaps and virtuoso passages lend colour, breadth and variety.

Composer: Jean Marie Leclair
Artists: Igor Ruhadze (violin) & Ensemble Violini Capricciosi

After their internationally acclaimed recordings of sonatas and concertos by Pietro Locatelli, Ensemble Violini Capricciosi and their founder/director Igor Ruhadze turn their attention to his most talented pupil, Jean-Marie Leclair.

The stylish idiom and sensivity of this period string ensemble’s previous recordings for Brilliant Classics has won wide critical praise. Concerning their 5CD set of Locatelli’s Sonatas Opp. 8 & 12: ‘Brilliant’s collection should prove a most enjoyable, most entertaining, and, at times, moving experience… Strongly recommended, therefore, across the board’ (Fanfare, July 2013). ‘The Ensemble Violini Capricciosi, founded and led by Igor Ruhadze, who have bravely taken up the cause of performing the virtuoso violin repertory on period instruments, emerge from these recordings as fine advocates… The exuberant Op. 8 sonatas are here brilliantly and at times breathtakingly performed’ (Gramophone, December 2012).

Born in Lyon, Leclair (1697-1764) travelled widely as a young man thanks to his prowess as a violinist, dancer and lace-maker. He created a sensation in Turin as well as Rome, and then on a visit to the German town of Kassel he met the foremost Italian violinist of the age, Pietro Locatelli. Leclair’s own music became even more virtuosically refined thanks to the influence of Locatelli, who became the dedicatee of his first set of concertos, Op.7. Having taken up and then left a prestigious post at the French royal court, Leclair encountered Locatelli once more in Amsterdam, but he soon moved on and lived a somewhat restless life, murdered outside his front door, probably by his nephew.

Leclair’s music reflects his cosmopolitan life, but for all his deep familiarity with Italian music, Leclair remained French to the core. His technical prowess never descends into mere virtuosity for its own sake, making his music a telling embodiment of ‘les Goûts réunis’, or the ‘reunited tastes’ of French and Italian styles, which became an aesthetic rallying-cry for the age.

Tracklist:
Violin Concerto, Op. 10 No. 1 in B-Flat Major:
0:00:00 I. Allegro
0:05:49 II. Andante
0:08:31 III. Giga- Allegro ma non troppo

Violin Concerto, Op. 10 No. 2 in A Major:
0:13:57 I. Allegro ma non troppo
0:19:30 II. Adagio
0:25:22 III. Allegro ma non troppo

Violin Concerto, Op. 10 No. 3 in D Major:
0:30:28 I. Allegro moderato
0:36:02 II. Andante
0:41:27 III. Allegro ma non troppo

Violin Concerto, Op. 10 No. 4 in F Major:
0:47:02 I. Allegro ma poco
0:53:51 II. Aria. Grazioso – Andante
1:00:29 III. Allegro

Violin Concerto, Op. 10 No. 5 in E Minor:
1:06:19 I. Allegro ma poco
1:12:45 II. Largo
1:17:58 III. Allegro

Violin Concerto, Op. 10 No. 6 in G Minor:
1:23:38 I. Allegro ma poco
1:31:58 II. Andante. Aria grazioso
1:35:28 III. Allegro

Violin Concerto, Op. 7 No. 1 in D Minor:
1:42:31 I. Allegro
1:46:05 II. Aria. Grazioso
1:50:42 III. Vivace

Violin Concerto, Op. 7 No. 2 in D Major:
1:55:15 I. Adagio – Allegro ma non troppo
2:02:20 II. Adagio
2:06:20 III. Allegro

Violin Concerto, Op. 7 No. 3 in C Major:
2:11:57 I. Allegro
2:16:52 II. Adagio
2:24:16 III. Allegro assai

Violin Concerto, Op. 7 No. 4 in F Major:
2:28:08 I. Allegro moderato
2:33:35 II. Adagio
2:39:07 III. Allegro

Violin Concerto, Op. 7 No. 5 in A Minor:
2:42:55 I. Vivace
2:48:14 II. Largo – Adagio
2:54:01 III. Allegro assai

Violin Concerto, Op. 7 No. 6 in A Major:
2:58:47 I. Allegro ma non presto
3:08:05 II. Aria. Grazioso non troppo adagio
3:13:55 III. Giga. Allegro

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Tracklist:



Jean Marie Leclair: Violin Concerto:


Op. 10 No. 1 in B-Flat Major:
00:00:00 I. Allegro
00:05:49 II. Andante
00:08:31 III. Giga- Allegro ma non troppo


Op. 10 No. 2 in A Major:
00:13:57 I. Allegro ma non troppo
00:19:30 II. Adagio
00:25:22 III. Allegro ma non troppo


Op. 10 No. 3 in D Major:
00:30:28 I. Allegro moderato
00:36:02 II. Andante
00:41:27 III. Allegro ma non troppo


Op. 10 No. 4 in F Major:
00:47:02 I. Allegro ma poco
00:53:51 II. Aria. Grazioso – Andante
01:00:29 III. Allegro


Op. 10 No. 5 in E Minor:
01:06:19 I. Allegro ma poco
01:12:45 II. Largo
01:17:58 III. Allegro


Op. 10 No. 6 in G Minor:
01:23:38 I. Allegro ma poco
01:31:58 II. Andante. Aria grazioso
01:35:28 III. Allegro


Op. 7 No. 1 in D Minor:
01:42:31 I. Allegro
01:46:05 II. Aria. Grazioso
01:50:42 III. Vivace


Op. 7 No. 2 in D Major:
01:55:15 I. Adagio – Allegro ma non troppo
02:02:20 II. Adagio
02:06:20 III. Allegro


Op. 7 No. 3 in C Major:
02:11:57 I. Allegro
02:16:52 II. Adagio
02:24:16 III. Allegro assai

Op. 7 No. 4 in F Major:
02:28:08 I. Allegro moderato
02:33:35 II. Adagio
02:39:07 III. Allegro


Op. 7 No. 5 in A Minor:
02:42:55 I. Vivace
02:48:14 II. Largo – Adagio
02:54:01 III. Allegro assai


Op. 7 No. 6 in A Major:
02:58:47 I. Allegro ma non presto
03:08:05 II. Aria. Grazioso non troppo adagio
03:13:55 III. Giga. Allegro

[justforever]

YouTube and the Internet is really doing great things for the less known composers.

[michaeloliver]

Now in my eighties I have explored and loved music all my life. We all have our favourites but now I add Leclair to the list and confess I should have done so years ago! How stimulating!

[sakuntalabasu]

The more I hear of Baroque period music, the more engrossed I become. Baroque music is intricate, delicate and intriguing- since orchestras are smaller, one must not look for the wide expanse of sound as in Romantic period music. It's like poetry - a poet can say what he wants in a sonnet as well as in an epic, neither form is belittling .
So here's a cheer for Baroque music and Brilliant Classics for posting such wonderful music. Enjoyed this very much, thank you

[FranzKarl]

Wunderbare Musik aus einer Zeit wunderbarer Komponisten. J.M.Leclair ist einer davon. Musik für viele Gelegenheiten. Merci dafür. 😊 👍

[alishalileh]

Utterly engrossing. Charming, structured and captivating from beginning to end. Leclair is a gem!

[arnoldronning]

This music is absolutely fabulous! I grew up in a musical family, studied violin performance from age 5 until 15, and my brother is a professor of music at Pacific Lutheran University. I have learned to recognize and enjoy composers from across multiple genre of classical music. But to my knowledge, this is the first time I have listened to LeClair's music. It is invigorating! It reminds me of Vivaldi, another of my all-time favorite composers. THANK YOU SO MUCH for posting these brilliant recordings!

[fransmeersman]

Thank you for introducing me to all of Leclair's magnificent violin concertos with a great performance. Marvelous !

[mozartrn]

Have never heard this composer before. Absolutely beautiful! Thank you for this 🎶

[alainrobynsds]

un grand bonheur de pouvoir écouter les concertos de Leclair le génie de la musique de France

[excelsior]

@Brilliant Classics. You are performing a true public service by posting classical music gems such as this recording. Thank you.

[shin-i-chikozima]

These performances are captivating and intriguing and exhilarating and beyond description

[raffitorossian]

Now i am listening to an excellent, giant composer whose works are extremely melodic. That's what i for uploading.

[Bruno]

Magnificent!, Leclair's music is is the quintessential musical expression of the age of Enlightenment, a gem of French civilization at its best.

[sithembisomalusimahlaba]

So grateful for such beautiful offering less known, but great artist Leclair.

[hankdusommeil]

Elegance, clarity, and depth - entertaining from a to z. Glad to realize Leclair has a voice all his own and admirably performed. Thank you!

[newtunescape]

Thank you for posting this. I have not heard of this composer until now. His music is beautiful.

[jcb]

1:02:45 - A defining Baroque melody that was used across the board. From Vivaldi and Corelli to Manfredini, Aubert and De Fesch. It’s an absolutely beautiful melodic invention, but I do not know who to credit it to.

[shin-i-chikozima]

This comfortable feeling is unrivaled, and irreplaceble
Comfort and peace surge up within me

[АлександрАлександрович-хц]

Браво. Браво. Мы что-то постоянно теряем . А говорят прогресс. Удивительная музыка.