Johan Helmich Roman

Sonatas & Assaggi

As a student in Handel’s London in the 1710s, the young Johan Helmich Roman came to be known as”The Swedish Virtuoso”. The violin was his preferred instrument, and his Assaggi for unaccompanied solo violin tell us as much. With their combination of virtuosity and introspective contemplation, they are among the most remarkable and independent items of Roman’s abundant instrumental output, with few counterparts in their own age.

This recording also include one of Roman’s less well-known keyboard sonatas, an idiosyncratic imaginative work, and the last of his celebrated 12 “Sonate a flauto traverso…” from 1727. This recording shows that, in keeping with the practice of the time, those sonatas could be played on the violin as well as on the flute. Two of the most prominent musicians of music from the baroque and classical eras perform the pieces, Jaap Schröder on the violin and the Austrian Johann Sonnleitner on harpsichord.
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    • Sonata No. 12 in D Major
      • 1.
        Con Spirito Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
        1'36
      • 2.
        Allegro Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
        3'31
      • 3.
        Con affetto Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
        2'40
      • 4.
        Allegro Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
        2'45
      • Sonata No. 9 in D minor
        • 5.
          Moderato Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
          1'52
        • 6.
          Adagio Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
          1'26
        • 7.
          Allegro Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
          2'03
        • 8.
          Lento Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
          1'51
        • Assaggio in G minor
          • 9.
            Con Spirito Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
            3'10
          • 10.
            Commodo Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
            3'51
          • 11.
            Bourrée Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
            1'18
          • Assaggio in C Minor
            • 12.
              Grave Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
              3'51
            • 13.
              Allegro Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
              3'24
            • 14.
              Lento Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
              2'35
            • 15.
              Non troppo Allegro Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
              3'03
            • Assaggio in A Major
              • 16.
                Andante Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
                2'53
              • 17.
                Allegro Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
                4'06
              • 18.
                Moderato Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
                4'48
              • 19.
                Allegro assai Music: Johan Helmich Roman Text: Johan Helmich Roman
                1'37
            • Total playtime 56'00

            Compact Disc // CAP 21344 // Classical // Releasedate: 17 September, 2008