Enrique Gomez Cabrero Fernandez, Chiara Strabioli, Paolo Pollastri - Babell: 24 Sonatas for Oboe/Violin/Flute and B.C. (2026) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Sonata in G Minor, No. 1: I. Adagio-Allegro
02. Sonata in G Minor, No. 1: II. Allegro
03. Sonata in G Minor, No. 1: III. Adagio
04. Sonata in G Minor, No. 1: IV. Allegro
05. Sonata in G Minor,,No. 1: V. Largo
06. Sonata in G Minor, No. 1: Vi. Presto
07. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 2: I. Adagio
08. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 2: II. Siciliana
09. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 2: III. Adagio
10. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 2: IV. Presto
11. Sonata in G Minor, No. 3: I. (Without Tempo Indication)
12. Sonata in G Minor, No. 3: II. Airq
13. Sonata in G Minor, No. 3: III. Hornpipe
14. Sonata in G Minor, No. 3: IV. Giga
15. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 4: I. Round O
16. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 4: II. Gavott
17. Sonata in G Major, No. 5: I. Adagio
18. Sonata in G Major, No. 5: II. Vivace
19. Sonata in G Major, No. 5: III. Allegro
20. Sonata in C Minor, No. 6: I. Adagio
21. Sonata in C Minor, No. 6: II. Vivace
22. Sonata in C Minor, No. 6: III. Largo
23. Sonata in C Minor, No. 6: IV. Presto
24. Sonata in F Major, No. 7: I. Adagio
25. Sonata in F Major, No. 7: II. Allegro
26. Sonata in F Major, No. 7: III. Adagio
27. Sonata in F Major, No. 7: IV. Allegro
28. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 8: I. Adagio
29. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 8: II. Allegro
30. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 8: III. Adagio
31. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 8: IV. Allegro
32. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 8: V. Adagio
33. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 8: Vi. Presto
34. Sonata in C Minor, No. 9: I. Largo
35. Sonata in C Minor, No. 9: II. Allegro
36. Sonata in C Minor, No. 9: III. Adagio
37. Sonata in C Minor, No. 9: IV. Allegro
38. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 10: I. Adagio
39. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 10: II. Allegro
40. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 10: III. Adagio
41. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 10: IV. Presto
42. Sonata in C Minor, No. 11: I. Adagio
43. Sonata in C Minor, No. 11: II. Spirittuoso
44. Sonata in C Minor, No. 11: III. Adagio
45. Sonata in C Minor, No. 11: IV. Presto
46. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 12: I. Adagio
47. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 12: II. Vivace
48. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 12: III. Adagio
49. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 12: IV. Presto
50. Sonata in B-Flat, No. 1: I. Adagio
51. Sonata in B-Flat, No. 1: II. Vivace
52. Sonata in B-Flat, No. 1: III. Adagio (Attacca)
53. Sonata in B-Flat, No. 1: IV. Allegro
54. Sonata in C Minor, No. 2: I. Adagio
55. Sonata in C Minor, No. 2: II. Allegro
56. Sonata in C Minor, No. 2: III. Poco Largo/Adagio
57. Sonata in C Minor, No. 2: IV. Allegro
58. Sonata in C Minor, No. 3: I. Adagio
59. Sonata in C Minor, No. 3: II. Vivace
60. Sonata in C Minor, No. 3: III. Largo
61. Sonata in C Minor, No. 3: IV. Presto
62. Sonata in G Minor, No. 4: I. Adagio
63. Sonata in G Minor, No. 4: II. Vivace
64. Sonata in G Minor, No. 4: III. Adagio
65. Sonata in G Minor, No. 4: IV. Allegro
66. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 5: I. Adagio
67. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 5: II. Allegro
68. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 5: III. Adagio
69. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 5: IV. Presto
70. Sonata in F Major, No. 6: I. Adagio
71. Sonata in F Major, No. 6: II. Vivace
72. Sonata in F Major, No. 6: III. Adagio
73. Sonata in F Major, No. 6: IV. Allegro
74. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 7: I. Adagio
75. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 7: II. Vivace
76. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 7: III. Adagio
77. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 7: IV. Presto
78. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 8: I. Largo
79. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 8: II. Allegro (2)
80. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 8: III. Adagio (2)
81. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 8: IV. Allegro (2)
82. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 9: I. Largo
83. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 9: II. Presto
84. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 9: III. Adagio
85. Sonata in B-Flat Major, No. 9: IV. Allegro
86. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 10: I. Largo
87. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 10: II. Allegro
88. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 10: III. Largo
89. Sonata in E-Flat Major, No. 10: IV. Allegro
90. Sonata in G Minor, No. 11: I. Adagio
91. Sonata in G Minor, No. 11: II. Vivace
92. Sonata in G Minor, No. 11: III. Allegro
93. Sonata in C Minor, No. 12: I. Adagio
94. Sonata in C Minor, No. 12: II. Vivace

A first-ever complete recording for collections of Baroque chamber music which capture the elegance, formality and lively culture of London in the 1710s.
London in the early 18th century was a city animated by music: Italian opera dominated the newly-built theatres, French-style dances brought refinement to the salons, and the English cathedral tradition had fully adapted to a native style of text setting. It was from within this vibrant soundscape that William Babell (c.1690-1723) emerged - an English musician of remarkable versatility, whose keyboard brilliance and expressive chamber works captured the spirit of his place and time.
Babell’s first teacher was his father, a bassoonist in the orchestra of the Drury Lane Theatre. He rapidly followed in his father’s footsteps, playing in the private band of King George I, and being appointed organist of All Hallows, Bread Street, a position he held until his untimely death. His reputation as a keyboard virtuoso was widespread; Johann Mattheson extolled his organ playing as even superior to Handel’s.
As for his own music, its principal surviving remnants are these two collections of sonatas dating from 1716 and 1720. They were conceived for oboe or violin with continuo; the musicians of Cappella Musicale Enrico Stuart have taken a fairly liberal approach, by sharing the melody part in the different sonatas between violin, flute and oboe, which are supported by a rich continuo group of bassoon, cello and harpsichord or organ. Not the least attractive aspect of this solution is its variety across the sequence of 24 sonatas.
The influence of Arcangelo Corelli – the Roman violinist-composer whose Op. 5 sonatas (published in 1700) shaped much of 18th-century chamber style across Europe – is evident in Babell’s approach. Babell’s sonata structure – especially the slow-fast alternation, proportions of movements, and rhythmic gesture – bear the stamp of this Corellian model, though with English lightness and a flair for ornamentation. This arrangement not only showcases the instrumental diversity at the heart of the two volumes of sonatas, but also evokes the experience of an 18th century London salon, where violin, oboe, and flute might seamlessly succeed one another in an evening of chamber music.

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