Marion Verbruggen - Handel - The Complete Sonatas for Recorder (1995)
Artist: Marion Verbruggen
Title: Handel - The Complete Sonatas for Recorder
Year Of Release: 1995
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Genre: Classical
Quality: APE (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 57:37
Total Size: 351 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist: Title: Handel - The Complete Sonatas for Recorder
Year Of Release: 1995
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Genre: Classical
Quality: APE (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 57:37
Total Size: 351 Mb
WebSite: Album Preview
01. (hwv 369) Sonata in F Major, op. 1, no. 11 - 1 Larghetto(2:07)
02. (hwv 369) Sonata in F Major, op. 1, no. 11 - 2 Allegro(2:06)
03. (hwv 369) Sonata in F Major, op. 1, no. 11 - 3 Siciliana(1:11)
04. (hwv 369) Sonata in F Major, op. 1, no. 11 - 4 Allegro(2:03)
05. (hwv 362) Sonata in A Minor, op. 1, no. 4 - 1 Larghetto(2:30)
06. (hwv 362) Sonata in A Minor, op. 1, no. 4 - 2 Allegro(2:27)
07. (hwv 362) Sonata in A Minor, op. 1, no. 4 - 3 Adagio(2:05)
08. (hwv 362) Sonata in A Minor, op. 1, no. 4 - 4 Allegro(3:36)
09. (hwv 360) Sonata in G Minor, op. 1, no. 2 - 1 Larghetto(1:57)
10. (hwv 360) Sonata in G Minor, op. 1, no. 2 - 2 Andante(3:11)
11. (hwv 360) Sonata in G Minor, op. 1, no. 2 - 3 Adagio(0:40)
12. (hwv 360) Sonata in G Minor, op. 1, no. 2 - 4 Presto(1:52)
13. (hwv 365) Sonata in C Major, op. 1, no. 7 - 1 Larghetto(2:30)
14. (hwv 365) Sonata in C Major, op. 1, no. 7 - 2 Allegro(2:03)
15. (hwv 365) Sonata in C Major, op. 1, no. 7 - 3 Larghetto(1:55)
16. (hwv 365) Sonata in C Major, op. 1, no. 7 - 4 Tempo di gavotti(2:23)
17. (hwv 365) Sonata in C Major, op. 1, no. 7 - 5 Allegro(2:19)
18. (hwv 367b) Sonata in B Minor, op. 1, no. 9 - 1 Largo(2:05)
19. (hwv 367b) Sonata in B Minor, op. 1, no. 9 - 2 Vivace(3:17)
20. (hwv 367b) Sonata in B Minor, op. 1, no. 9 - 3 Presto(2:07)
21. (hwv 367b) Sonata in B Minor, op. 1, no. 9 - 4 Adagio(1:04)
22. (hwv 367b) Sonata in B Minor, op. 1, no. 9 - 5 Alla breve(1:35)
23. (hwv 367b) Sonata in B Minor, op. 1, no. 9 - 6 Andante(2:39)
24. (hwv 367b) Sonata in B Minor, op. 1, no. 9 - 7 A tempo di minuet(1:37)
25. (hwv 377) Sonata in B-flat Major, HY 418 - 1 Courante(2:09)
26. (hwv 377) Sonata in B-flat Major, HY 418 - 2 Adagio(1:14)
27. (hwv 377) Sonata in B-flat Major, HY 418 - 3 Allegro(2:42)
Performers:
Marion Verbruggen - recorder
Ton Koopman - harpsichord
Jaap Ter Linden - violoncello
While in person Marion Verbruggen gives off the wild energy of someone whose finger is perpetually stuck in an electrical socket, her recordings invariably show off her consummate taste and musical judgement. This CD is no different. Handel's wind sonatas are not really his most creative work, and it's relatively easy to interpret them in a lifeless, mechanical fashion (witness Michala Petri's recording of these sonatas with musicians from the Academy of St. Martin In The Fields). Verbruggen manages to avoid a mechanically virtuosic interpretation, although she certainly has the chops to compete with such virtuosi as Petri and Piers Adams. Her ornamentations are always skillful and yet carefully considered, adding spice to Handel's original music without damaging the flow of the phrasing or wrecking the ensemble. Speaking of ensemble, the continuo players also deserve kudos for sensitive and flexible support of Verbruggen's lovely playing. All in all, this is a stylish, fresh interpretation of these often over-played sonatas.
