In the early eighteenth century, London become the capital of Italian opera. The 1720s witnessed a feverish demand for music that led many foreign virtuosos to move to the city. Concert-loving Londoners relished the last sonatas in the style of the old master Corelli and the works of the youthful newcomer Handel. On their first recording for harmonia mundi, La Rêveuse invite us to relive this lively scene.
1 Babell: Concerto No. II for Sixth Flute in D Major, Op. 3 - I. Adagio - Allegro
2 Babell: Concerto No. II for Sixth Flute in D Major, Op. 3 - II. Adagio
3 Babell: Concerto No. II for Sixth Flute in D Major, Op. 3 - III. Allegro
4 Geminiani: Sonata No. IV in D Major, Op. 1, H. 4 - I. Adagio
5 Geminiani: Sonata No. IV in D Major, Op. 1, H. 4 - II. Allegro
6 Geminiani: Sonata No. IV in D Major, Op. 1, H. 4 - III. Grave
7 Geminiani: Sonata No. IV in D Major, Op. 1, H. 4 - IV. Allegro
8 Corelli: Sonata No. IV in F Major, Op. 6 - I. Largo
9 Corelli: Sonata No. IV in F Major, Op. 6 - II. Allegro
10 Corelli: Sonata No. IV in F Major, Op. 6 - III. Grave - Andante Largo
11 Corelli: Sonata No. IV in F Major, Op. 6 - IV. Allegro
12 Handel: Concerto a Quattro in D minor - I. Adagio
13 Handel: Concerto a Quattro in D minor - II. Allegro
14 Handel: Concerto a Quattro in D minor - III. Largo
15 Handel: Concerto a Quattro in D minor - IV. Allegro
16 Schickhardt: Concerto No. II, Op. 19 - I. Allegro
17 Schickhardt: Concerto No. II, Op. 19 - II. Adagio
18 Schickhardt: Concerto No. II, Op. 19 - III. Vivace
19 Schickhardt: Concerto No. II, Op. 19 - IV. Allegro
20 Handel: Sonata Per la Viola Da Gamba in G minor, HWV 364B - I. Andante Larghetto
21 Handel: Sonata Per la Viola Da Gamba in G minor, HWV 364B - II. Allegro
22 Handel: Sonata Per la Viola Da Gamba in G minor, HWV 364B - III. Adagio
23 Handel: Sonata Per la Viola Da Gamba in G minor, HWV 364B - IV. Allegro
24 Handel: Admeto, HWV 22 -No. 5B. Aria "Spera Si Mio Caro Bene" (Arr. for Flute and Basso Continuo)
25 Haym: Pyrrhus and Demetrius -Aria " Thus with Thirst My Souls Expiring" (Arr. for Flute and Basso Continuo)
In the early eighteenth century, London become the capital of Italian opera. The 1720s witnessed a feverish demand for music that led many foreign virtuosos to move to the city. Concert-loving Londoners relished the last sonatas in the style of the old master Corelli and the works of the youthful newcomer Handel. On their first recording for harmonia mundi, La Rêveuse invite us to relive this lively scene.
