Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr director & harpsichord
Pavlo Beznosiuk & Rodolfo Richter violin
Rachel Brown flute & recorder
Joseph Crouch cello
2 CD set (Playing time 2'22'')
£20.00
Richard Egarr and the Academy of Ancient Music conclude their award-winning Handel cycle with this dazzling traversal of the Trio Sonatas of opus two and opus five. These works, less frequently heard than much of Handel's output, are brilliantly crafted, exciting, and (above all) fun pieces of chamber music. The Italianate singing style of the melodic writing is both virtuosic and sonorous. Handel took Corelli's 'sonata da chiesa' model and with consummate ease, created sparklingly diverse and richly colourful works that are clearly stamped with his own unique stylistic signature.
…Baroque chamber-playing of the very highest order: sincerely conversational, emotive and finely nuanced. Gramophone
Included on this set:
Sonata I in B minor, HWV386 op.2 no.1
Sonata II in G minor, HWV387 op.2 no.2
Sonata III in B-flat major, HWV388 op.2 no.3
Sonata IV in F major, HWV389 op.2 no.4
Sonata V in G minor, HWV390 op.2 n0.5
Sonata VI in G minor, HWV391 op.2 no.6
Sonata I in A major, HWV396 op.5 no. 1
Sonata II in D major, HWV397 op.5 no.2
Sonata III in E minor, HWV398 op.5 no.3
Sonata IV in G major, HWV399 op.5 n0.4
Sonata V in G minor, HWV400 0p. 5 no.5
Sonata VI in F major, HWV401 0p.5 no.6
Sonata VII in B-flat major, HWV402 op.5 no.7
Released 19 October 2009