Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini (1746-1825) was an Italian composer and violinist who was very successful in Paris at the end of the 18th century. Only fragments of his life and biography are known.
Giuseppe Maria Gioacchino Cambini's numerous flute compositions include two collections of six sonatas each for flute and basso continuo.
The first (1er Livre de Sonate) was published by Mussard (Paris) in 1782, the second (2e Livre des Sonates de Flûte) followed around 1787 by Sieber. The Sonata in E flat major presented here concludes the first volume, which the Ecole Nationale de Musique et d'Art Dramatique in Dijon kindly made available to me. The work stands out from the other five sonatas not only because of the progressive melody of the outer movements, but also because in the final movement (Rondo) the bass is left to lead the melody for eight bars from bar 73 and later (from bar 97) for a further sixteen bars, while the flute recedes into the role of the accompanying instrument.
Content:
- Allegro expressivo
- Adagio
- Rondo | Allegretto
