Jean-Baptiste Quentin (c.1700-c.1750) - Sonata en trio (c.1737)

★ Follow music ►   / reciclassicat   Composer: Jean-Baptiste Quentin (c.1700-c.1750) Work: Sonata en trio des 'Sonates en trio et à quatre parties pour violons, flûtes traversières, viol et basse continue ... œuvre VIII' (c.1737) Performers: Ensemble Quеntin le Jеune Sonata en trio (c.1737) 1. Adagio 0:00 2. Aria grazioso 2:42 3. 2è Aria 5:20 4. Adagio 7:48 5. Vivement 10:02 Painting: French School (18th Century) - Elegant figures with a gentleman playing the hurdy-gurdy HD image: https://flic.kr/p/2s3qPv3 Further info: https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/... Listen free: https://open.spotify.com/album/1JuqNB... --- Jean-Baptiste Quentin [Cantin, Quentin le jeune] (Paris?, c.1700 - c.1750) French violinist and composer. Almosth nothing is known about him. He pursued his career in Paris, where he was a violinist at the Paris Opéra in 1718, and in 1738 he played the viola in the ‘grand choeur’. References to him indicate that he was a violinist of high reputation. As a composer, he was prolific with numerous collections of solo and trio sonatas, and few concertos (1724-1740). His brother, Bertin Quentin (?-1767), was a violinist, cellist and composer.