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@@twain7879 that too ofcourse 😅

Thank you Marija for so generous and joyous a comment! Ive passed this on to Olivier.

I loved it honestly. It gave such nice touch to the performance :)

I love you Olivier. :-)

You play beautifully.

J'adore, on est embarqué et c'est ça le principal, Toujours un grand plaisir d'écouter Olivier, les castagnettes c'est sympa aussi :)

Glad to find you again!

Gosh Im so glad you liked it so much. Ive shared your note with Olivier and Loretta. Thank you.

thank you so much for your kind and encouraging comment!

Schade nur, dass er dem Continuo wenig dem gebührenden Aufmerksamkeit schenkt, die sind nicht nur wunderbares " Continuo" sie spielen so toll und ebenso virtuos

Ditto.

Thank you David for your generous note here.

Thank YOU for writing to us and saying lovely things!

@@andrewsappel thank you. however, do you understand my language?

comme toujours

@@laffreuxjacobin6286 Corelli renaît dans ce merveilleux violoniste!

Dont forget thE french as well... d"Anglebert, Marais, Couperin...etc--and finally, Bernstein whose AMERICA from West Side Story is a take on Folia as well

HI. Thanks for your nice and appreciative note. Ill answer for the ensemble. We know that Corelli was a master elaborator and when his solo violin sonatas were published in Holland and in England they were published with the ornaments that Corelli added to simple and lyrical adagios and andantes. We aren't sure that these ornaments were really his but they are contemporary and give us an idea as to how elaborate Italian ornamentation was for violinists. I think that most good baroque players use these as a good guide post, playing them or inventing their own ornaments that seem in the ball park with them. We also have examples of other great violinists of the time printing their own ornaments to the Corelli sonatas. Each violinist brings his own character and art to the pieces. In this set of variations, Corelli does not add the elaborations he brings to the other sonatas. What you hear as ornaments are Olivier's spontaneous additions...always a delight to the continuo section from performance to performance.

Thank you so much Mr. Reboiras. This makes all of us feel very good.

I have passed this on to Olivier and how lovely it is to read your assessment. Thank you for it.

I agree on both the castanets and the execution. Corelli would have appreciated.

yup.. the bow is proper and Baroque. :-}

Sounds like the strings are period, as well.

@@SerafinDrake Yup, as much as we can, everything is set up to be historically coherent and right. The sensuousness of Baroque music wants gut strings!

This is a facsimile of the original Italian version of Opus 5 sonatas for violin and continuo. They Were also published in Amsterdam and London with added ornamentation but this Italian edition is the first.

@@andrewsappel ah okay I see so does that mean there’s no online copy’s of the sheet music or anywhere online to purchase this version

@@cristophersanchez6287 go to Imslp and you can find it under Corelli. I would not call this a "version." It is exactly as Corelli wanted it to appear, as he published it in 1700.

Folia is a bass line and harmonic progression that was set by countless composers. Corelli's, published in 1700 is a cornerstone of Baroque chamber and violin music. Vivaldi's came a few years later...but there are variations on Folia by Marais, d'Anglebert, Couperin, CPE Bach, Liszt, up to Bernstein's America from West Side Story which is a take on Folia. Cheers ANDREW

It is a theorbo--which is a lute with the added long bass strings that are simply tuned to the low notes you want and never stopped with the fingers as the lute part of the instrument is. However this reminds me of a funny story I heard from a fine viola da gambist. She had played a concert for music lovers who were not particularly savvy about original instruments and after the concert was over a member of the audience came up to her and asked if that was a piano she was playing. She told me that under such questioning, the best policy was to be agreeable and she said yes.

@@andrewsappel Thank you. I was sure I had seen one in David Munrow's book!

yes it is a theorbo.

What version DO you have! This is the Italian version, controlled and published by Corelli on Jan 1, 1700. The somewhat later versions have the addition of ornaments. They were published in London and Amsterdam and boast the elaborations as performed by Mr. Corelli. Best regards! Andrew Appel

Corelli wore carpet slippers!

You are entirely wrong. In fact every evidence shows that all adagios were ornamented Look at each movement from opus 5 and the published elaborations. Look at the school of Corelli and how the real style requires elaboration all the time. Even allegros were freely embellished. Back to the basics with you.

I eliminated your other comment as it was sour and out of place here. It seemed to come from envy rather than collegial exchange. Mr. Brault, whether you like his interpretations or not, is worthy of greater respect.