Corelli is credited with being the first violin virtuoso. Yet he appears not to have been interested in dazzling display, preferring instead to concentrate on the beauty of the sound. Giuseppe Tartini - no mean player himself- refused to teach his own students anything until they had studied Corelli's violin sonatas.
Ave Verum Corpus Pembrokeshire Youth Choir, Westward Chamber Orchestra, conductor John S Davies
Concerto Grosso in F, Op 6 No 2 Brandenburg Consort, director Roy Goodman
Violin Sonata in G minor, Op 5 No 5 Locatelli Trio
Trio Sonata in E minor, Op 2 No 4 London Baroque
Concerto Grosso in C, Op 6 No 10 Ensemble 415