About Pasquale Pericoli
Little is known about the life of Pasquale Pericoli, who lived and worked in the second half of the eighteenth century. He is known to have produced operas in Stockholm for some years, and he himself claimed to be of Neapolitan origin. His Neapolitan roots certainly are betrayed in his 6 Cello Sonatas, in which the formal structure of the Sonata (albeit in embryonic form, not yet fully developed as in the Classical Period) is imbued with melodic charm and cantabile, the cello seeming to sing instead of play.
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Sonate sei a violoncello e baso, Sonata quarta in Fa Minore: I. Allegretto
Sonate sei a violoncello e baso, Sonata quarta in Fa Minore: II. Siciliana
Sonate sei a violoncello e baso, Sonata quarta in Fa Minore: III. Allegro
Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat Major: I. Allegretto
Cello Sonata No. 4 in F Minor: II. Siciliana. Cantabile
Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat Major: III. Spiritoso
Cello Sonata No. 5 in G Minor: I. Allegretto
Cello Sonata No. 2 in C Major: I. Allegro
Cello Sonata No. 1 in B-Flat Major: II. Cantabile
Cello Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major: II. Largo
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