Ensemble Vintage Koln, Ariadne Daskalakis, Rainer Zipperling, Gerald Hambitzer - Handel: Complete Violin Sonatas (2010)

Tracklist

01. Violin Sonata No. 7 in D Major, Op. 1, No. 13, HWV 371: I. Affettuoso
02. Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 1, No. 13, HWV 371: II. Allegro
03. Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 1, No. 13, HWV 371: III. Larghetto
04. Violin Sonata in D Major, Op. 1, No. 13, HWV 371: IV. Allegro
05. Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 1, No. 3, HWV 361: I. Andante
06. Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 1, No. 3, HWV 361: II. Allegro
07. Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 1, No. 3, HWV 361: III. Adagio
08. Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 1, No. 3, HWV 361: IV. Allegro
09. Violin Sonata in D Major, HWV 359a: I. Grave
10. Violin Sonata in D Major, HWV 359a: II. Allegro
11. Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1, No. 1, HWV 359a: III. Adagio
12. Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 1 HWV 359a: IV. Allegro
13. Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 3, HWV 364a: I. Andante larghetto
14. Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6 HWV 364a: II. Allegro
15. Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 3, HWV 364a: III. Adagio
16. Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 3, HWV 364a: IV. Allegro
17. Violin Sonata in G Major, HWV 358: I. Allegro
18. Violin Sonata in G Major, HWV 358: II. Adagio
19. Violin Sonata in G Major, HWV 358: III. Allegro
20. Violin Sonata in G Major, HWV 358: Andante in A Minor, HWV 412
21. Violin Sonata in G Major, HWV 358: Allegro in C Minor, HWV 408
22. Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 1, No. 12, HWV 370: I. Adagio
23. Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 1, No. 12, HWV 370: II. Allegro
24. Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 1, No. 12, HWV 370: III. Largo
25. Violin Sonata in F Major, Op. 1, No. 12, HWV 370: IV. Allegro
26. Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 10, HWV 368: I. Andante
27. Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 10, HWV 368: II. Allegro
28. Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 10, HWV 368: III. Adagio
29. Violin Sonata No. 5 in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 10 HWV 368: IV. Gigue
30. Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 1, No. 14, HWV 372: I. Adagio
31. Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 1, No. 14, HWV 372: II. Allegro
32. Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 1, No. 14, HWV 372: III. Largo
33. Violin Sonata No. 8 in A Major, Op. 1, No. 14, HWV 372: IV. Allegro
34. Violin Sonata in E Major, Op. 1, No. 15, HWV 373: I. Adagio
35. Violin Sonata in E Major, Op. 1, No. 15, HWV 373: II. Allegro
36. Violin Sonata in E Major, Op. 1, No. 15, HWV 373: III. Largo
37. Violin Sonata in E Major, Op. 1, No. 15, HWV 373: IV. Allegro

Handel’s violin sonatas have been staples of the repertoire for generations, but there has been considerable confusion about their authenticity. Early editorial practice saw to it that several authentic works were published for instruments such as flute and oboe, but more recent scholarship has established that originally they were written for the violin. All the sonatas are full of Handel’s dashing bravura and his gift for expressive slow movements, providing a series of beautifully proportioned masterpieces. Ariadne Daskalakis’s recording of the Tartini Violin Concertos (8570222) was welcomed with acclaim for its ‘grace and lyrical poetry’. (MusicWeb International)

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