There are the extrovert pleasures of the concertos by Tessarini and Veracini, an Italianate brace that get straight to the point with extrovert flair...Suave lyricism and virtuosic panache are part and parcel of the Handel – the central movement, a Furiso, is brilliantly done to such an extent that you can never imagine it being bettered.

He effortlessly negotiated the stratospheric pitch range for which the Baroque repertoire was notorious. In the virtuoso faster movements, his tone sparkled brilliantly; in the slow movements it was creamy and seductive.