Mr. Corelli in London [with FREE Harmonia Mundi catalogue]

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Mr. Corelli in London [with FREE Harmonia Mundi catalogue]
Maurice Steger (recorder) / The English Concert, Laurence Cummings

[ Harmonia Mundi / CD/Book ]

Release Date: Thursday 15 January 2015

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Recorder virtuoso Maurice Steger, deftly assisted by The English Concert and Laurence Cummings, performs a sparkling program of concertos fashioned by the English adherents of Arcangelo Corelli from the Italian master's visionary Violin Sonatas, Op.5.

"Steger's skill is astounding" Rick Jones, Classic FM Magazine, July 2010

"There is some super playing from The English Concert and Maurice Steger's recorder playing is truly exceptional. This recording passes my ultimate test as a reviewer: it's prompted me to buy a second copy to give as a present to a friend." Mark Argent, Early Music Today, June/August 2010 *****

"Steger is on stunning form on this endlessly fascinating recital … An astonishingly gifted musician, who produces a range of colours and sonorities from his recorders that few others can match. … Nominating a disc for the IRR Outstanding accolade is a serious business. It should not be done on a whim. So it is embarrassing to admit that by about 30 seconds into the first track of this recording my decision was as good as made." Andrew O'Connor, International Record Review, June 2010

"Steger's playing is unfailingly seductive; the English Concert under Cummings is equally delectable." Stephen Pettitt, Sunday Times, 18 April 2010

"Steger's performance is a thrilling hybrid, dazzlingly embellished yet pure and true of tone. The English Concert match Steger's élan, with glorious solos from the ensemble." Anna Picard, The Independent on Sunday, 11 April 2010

Tracks:

Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 12 in D minor (La folia)
Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 4 in F major
Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 7 in D minor
Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 8 in E minor
Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 10 in F major
The Favorite Gigg in Corelli's 5th Solo in G minor
Ground upon the Sarabanda theme of the 7th Sonata