Twenty Sonatas 'Opus 1'
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HANDEL
Twenty Sonatas 'Opus 1'
Lisa Beznosiuk (flute) Rachel Beckett (recorder) Paul Goodmwin (oboe) Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin) Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
[ Hyperion / 3 CD Box Set ]
Release Date: Thursday 30 October 2014
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The twenty sonatas on this recording show Handel writing for the professional musicians of his London opera orchestra; they demand considerable skill and stamina both from the soloist and the continuo. Prominent bass parts give the sonatas a contrapuntal strength and vitality, and Handel keeps the elements of display and purely musical argument in admirable balance in these works. For this reason, they are among the most attractive Baroque solo sonatas and deserve their lasting popularity.
"This set gives authoritative readings, impeccable in style, dependable in text" (Gramophone)
"The performances in this attractive set are further distinguished by an interpretive sponaneity that invariably brings the music to life" (BBC Music)
Tracks:
Sonata in D major for violin and continuo, HWV371, Op. 1 No. 13
Sonata in G minor for recorder and continuo, HWV360, Op. 1 No. 2
Sonata in B flat major for oboe and continuo, HWV357
Sonata in F major for recorder and continuo, HWV369, Op. 1 No. 11
Sonata in D Minor for violin and continuo, HWV359a, Op. 1 No. 1
Flute Sonatas HWV 374-376 'Halle' Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Sonata in D minor for recorder and continuo, HWV367a, Op. 1 No. 9a 'Fitzwilliam III'
Sonata in G major for violin and continuo, HWV358
Sonata in E minor for flute and continuo, HWV379, Op. 1 No. 1a
Sonata in A minor for recorder and continuo, HWV362, Op. 1 No. 4
Sonata in C minor for oboe and continuo, HWV366, Op. 1 No. 8
Sonata in B flat major for recorder and continuo, HWV377 'Fitzwilliam I'
Sonata in G major for flute and continuo, HWV363b, Op 1 No 5
Sonata in A Major for violin and continuo, HWV361, Op. 1 No. 3
Sonata in E minor for flute and continuo, HWV359b, Op. 1 No. 1b
Sonata in C major for recorder and continuo, HWV365, Op. 1 No. 7
Sonata in G minor for violin or oboe and continuo, HWV364a, Op. 1 No. 6
Flute Sonata in B minor, Op 1 No 9b, HWV367b
