Handel: 20 Sonatas ‘Opus 1’
Rachel Beckett (recorder), Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Paul Goodwin (oboe), Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
The performances in this attractive set are further distinguished by an interpretive sponaneity that invariably brings the music to life
Handel: 20 Sonatas ‘Opus 1’
Rachel Beckett (recorder), Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Paul Goodwin (oboe), Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
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The performances in this attractive set are further distinguished by an interpretive sponaneity that invariably brings the music to life
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The twenty sonatas on this recording show Handel writing for the professional musicians of his London opera orchestra; they demand considerable skill and stamina both from the soloist and the continuo. Prominent bass parts give the sonatas a contrapuntal strength and vitality, and Handel keeps the elements of display and purely musical argument in admirable balance in these works. For this reason, they are among the most attractive Baroque solo sonatas and deserve their lasting popularity.
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- Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Rachel Beckett (recorder), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Paul Goodwin (oboe), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Rachel Beckett (recorder), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Rachel Beckett (recorder), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Rachel Beckett (recorder), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Paul Goodwin (oboe), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Rachel Beckett (recorder), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Rachel Beckett (recorder), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
- Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord)
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The performances in this attractive set are further distinguished by an interpretive sponaneity that invariably brings the music to life
This set gives authoritative readings, impeccable in style, dependable in text
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