Sonatas for Recorder and Continuo

Album by George Frideric Handel & Michala Petri & Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble

Sonatas for Recorder and Continuo is a set of chamber sonatas by George Frideric Handel, composed in the early 18th century (c. 1710–1720). They pair a lyrical recorder part with basso continuo, using Baroque forms and ornamentation across alternating slow and fast movements, and are typical of Handel's chamber writing that blends Italianate melodic style with English tastes.
First released: 1982

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in G minor, op. 1 no. 2, HWV 360: I. Larghetto – Adagio
    1:59
  2. 2.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in G minor, op. 1 no. 2, HWV 360: II. Andante
    3:22
  3. 3.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in G minor, op. 1 no. 2, HWV 360: III. Adagio
    0:45
  4. 4.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in G minor, op. 1 no. 2, HWV 360: IV. Presto
    2:00
  5. 5.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in A minor, op. 1 no. 4, HWV 362: I. Larghetto (Adagio)
    2:33
  6. 6.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in A minor, op. 1 no. 4, HWV 362: II. Allegro
    2:24
  7. 7.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in A minor, op. 1 no. 4, HWV 362: III. Adagio
    2:01
  8. 8.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in A minor, op. 1 no. 4, HWV 362: IV. Allegro
    3:20
  9. 9.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in C major, op. 1 no. 7, HWV 365: I. Larghetto – Adagio
    2:22
  10. 10.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in C major, op. 1 no. 7, HWV 365: II. Allegro
    1:59
  11. 11.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in C major, op. 1 no. 7, HWV 365: III. Larghetto
    1:57
  12. 12.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in C major, op. 1 no. 7, HWV 365: IV. A tempo di gavotta
    2:00
  13. 13.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in C major, op. 1 no. 7, HWV 365: V. Allegro
    1:31
  14. 14.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in F major, op. 1 no. 11, HWV 369: I. Larghetto
    1:59
  15. 15.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in F major, op. 1 no. 11, HWV 369: II. Allegro
    1:45
  16. 16.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in F major, op. 1 no. 11, HWV 369: III. Alla siciliana
    1:06
  17. 17.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in F major, op. 1 no. 11, HWV 369: IV. Allegro
    1:55
  18. 18.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in B flat major, HWV 377: I. (Allegro)
    2:04
  19. 19.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in B flat major, HWV 377: II. Adagio
    1:17
  20. 20.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in B flat major, HWV 377: III. Allegro
    2:33
  21. 21.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in D minor, op. 1 no. 8a, HWV 367a: I. Largo
    2:04
  22. 22.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in D minor, op. 1 no. 8a, HWV 367a: II. Vivace
    2:05
  23. 23.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in D minor, op. 1 no. 8a, HWV 367a: III. Presto
    2:13
  24. 24.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in D minor, op. 1 no. 8a, HWV 367a: IV. Adagio
    1:12
  25. 25.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in D minor, op. 1 no. 8a, HWV 367a: V. Alla breve
    1:40
  26. 26.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in D minor, op. 1 no. 8a, HWV 367a: VI. Andante
    3:29
  27. 27.
    Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in D minor, op. 1 no. 8a, HWV 367a: VII. A tempo di menuet
    2:00

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