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Portrait of Arcangelo Corelli

Arcangelo Corelli

Baroque · 1653–1713

Arcangelo Corelli was born in 1653 in Fusignano, a small town in northern Italy, and made his career in Rome, where wealthy patrons, including Cardinal Ottoboni, kept him employed as a violinist and director of orchestras. Unusually for his era, he wrote no operas and no church choral music: his entire published output is a handful of collections of instrumental works.

That small catalog traveled everywhere. His violin sonatas became the standard teaching pieces across Europe for generations, and his concerti grossi, works that pass music back and forth between a small group of soloists and the full string orchestra, set the pattern that composers like Handel followed. Few musicians have shaped so much with so little published music.

Start with the Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, known as the Christmas Concerto, his most loved piece and a perfect first taste of the Baroque string sound.

89 works in the catalog, across 3 genres. Log what you listen to with Opus, the classical music journal for iPhone.

Chamber

  • Recorder Sonata in A minor
  • Sarabande, Gigue, and Badinerie, "Suite for Strings"
  • Sonata a 4, for 2 violins, violetta, and bass in G minor, WoO 2
  • Sonata a 4, for trumpet and 2 violins in D major, WoO 4
  • Sonata no. 6 in A major, for violin, cello, and harpsichord
  • Sonata Op.V no. 1 in Fa Maggiore, for flute and harpsichord
  • Sonata Op.V no. 2 in Fa Maggiore, for flute and harpsichord
  • Sonata Op. V no. 3 in Fa Maggiore, for flute and harpsichord
  • Sonata Op. V no. 4 in Si B Maggiore, for flute and harpsichord
  • Sonata Op. V no. 5 in Re Minore, for flute and harpsichord
  • Sonata Op.V no. 6 in Do Maggiore, for flute and harpsichord
  • Trio Sonata in A major, op. 1, no. 3
  • Trio Sonata in A major, op. 3, no. 12
  • Trio Sonata in A major, op. 4, no. 3
  • Trio Sonata in A minor, op. 1, no. 4
  • Trio Sonata in A minor, op. 3, no. 10
  • Trio Sonata in A minor, op. 4, no. 5
  • Trio Sonata in B flat major, op. 1, no. 5
  • Trio Sonata in B flat major, op. 2, no. 5
  • Trio Sonata in B flat major, op. 3, no. 3
  • Trio Sonata in B flat major, op. 4, no. 9
  • Trio Sonata in B minor, op. 1, no. 6
  • Trio Sonata in B minor, op. 2, no. 8
  • Trio Sonata in B minor, op. 3, no. 4
  • Trio Sonata in B minor, op. 4, no. 12
  • Trio Sonata in C major, op. 1, no. 7
  • Trio Sonata in C major, op. 2, no. 3
  • Trio Sonata in C major, op. 3, no. 8
  • Trio Sonata in C major, op. 4, no. 1
  • Trio Sonata in C minor, op. 1, no. 8
  • Trio Sonata in C minor, op. 4, no. 11
  • Trio Sonata in D major, op. 1, no. 12
  • Trio Sonata in D major, op. 2, no. 1
  • Trio Sonata in D major, op. 3, no. 2
  • Trio Sonata in D major, op. 4, no. 4
  • Trio Sonata in D minor, op. 1, no. 11
  • Trio Sonata in D minor, op. 2, no. 2
  • Trio Sonata in D minor, op. 3, no. 5
  • Trio Sonata in D minor, op. 4, no. 8
  • Trio Sonata in E flat major, op. 2, no. 11
  • Trio Sonata in E major, op. 2, no. 10
  • Trio Sonata in E major, op. 4, no. 6
  • Trio Sonata in E minor, op. 1, no. 2
  • Trio Sonata in E minor, op. 2, no. 4
  • Trio Sonata in E minor, op. 3, no. 7
  • Trio Sonata in F major, op. 1, no. 1
  • Trio Sonata in F major, op. 2, no. 7
  • Trio Sonata in F major, op. 2, no. 12
  • Trio Sonata in F major, op. 3, no. 1
  • Trio Sonata in F major, op. 4, no. 7
  • Trio Sonata in F minor, op. 3, no. 9
  • Trio Sonata in F sharp minor, op. 2, no. 9
  • Trio Sonata in G major, op. 1, no. 9
  • Trio Sonata in G major, op. 3, no. 6
  • Trio Sonata in G major, op. 4, no. 10
  • Trio Sonata in G minor, op. 1, no. 10
  • Trio Sonata in G minor, op. 2, no. 6
  • Trio Sonata in G minor, op. 3, no. 11
  • Trio Sonata in G minor, op. 4, no. 2
  • Violin Sonata in A major, op. 5, no. 6
  • Violin Sonata in A major, op. 5, no. 9
  • Violin Sonata in B flat major, op. 5, no. 2
  • Violin Sonata in C major, op. 5, no. 3
  • Violin Sonata in D major, op. 5, no. 1
  • Violin Sonata in D minor, op. 5, no. 7
  • Violin Sonata in D minor, op. 5, no. 12, "La folia"
  • Violin Sonata in E major, op. 5, no. 11
  • Violin Sonata in E minor, op. 5, no. 8
  • Violin Sonata in F major, op. 5, no. 4
  • Violin Sonata in F major, op. 5, no. 10
  • Violin Sonata in G minor, op. 5, no. 5

Orchestral

  • Concerto Grosso in C minor, op. 6, no. 3
  • Concerto Grosso in D major, op. 6, no. 1
  • Concerto Grosso in D major, op. 6, no. 4
  • Concerto Grosso in F major, op. 6, no. 6
  • Concerto Grosso in G minor, op. 6, no. 8, "Christmas Concerto"
  • Concertino for Strings and Continuo
  • Concerto for Oboe and Strings
  • Concerto Grosso in B flat major, op. 6, no. 5
  • Concerto Grosso in B flat major, op. 6, no. 11
  • Concerto Grosso in C major, op. 6, no. 10
  • Concerto Grosso in D major, op. 6, no. 7
  • Concerto Grosso in F major, op. 6, no. 2
  • Concerto Grosso in F major, op. 6, no. 9
  • Concerto Grosso in F major, op. 6, no. 12
  • Concerto in F for Strings and Continuo
  • Concerto in G for 2 Guitars, Strings, and Continuo
  • Oboe Concerto in F

Vocal

  • The Praise of Bacchus, for 2 voices, flute, and continuo

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