Bojan Čičić & Steven Devine — Handel: Complete Violin Sonatas

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Much like J.S. Bach, Handel was a keyboardist first and foremost, but also very handy with the violin. Having a background in strings was clearly enough to help him craft some of the most naturally charming (and often witty) violin sonatas of the Baroque era. There’s a vocal melodic fluency to this music, too, born of his experience as an opera composer. Here, we get to enjoy all of Handel’s violin sonatas plus some miscellaneous single movements. It’s hard to imagine them played with more dedication—you can feel the energy flying between violinist Bojan Čičić and his sparring partner, harpsichordist Steven Devine. For a taste of the straightforward, ebullient Handel, the Sonata in G Major, HWV 358 is a constant delight. The more mature D Major Sonata HWV 371 that begins this album, one of Handel’s last works completed nine years or so before his death, is the most celebrated of them all. Its second and fourth movements are Handel at his rollicking best, while its slow movements are simply ravishing.

Артист

Bojan Čičić & Steven Devine

Треки

  1. Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 13, HWV 371: I. Affettuoso 3:19
  2. Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 13, HWV 371: II. Allegro 2:38
  3. Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 13, HWV 371: III. Larghetto 2:26
  4. Sonata in D Major, Op. 1 No. 13, HWV 371: IV. Allegro 3:42
  5. Allegro in G Major, HWV 407 1:32
  6. Sonata in G Major, HWV 358: I. Allegro 1:57
  7. Sonata in G Major, HWV 358: II. Adagio 0:43
  8. Sonata in G Major, HWV 358: III. Allegro 2:39
  9. Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 1, HWV 359a: I. Grave 2:22
  10. Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 1, HWV 359a: II. Allegro 1:44
  11. Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 1, HWV 359a: III. Adagio 0:55
  12. Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 1, HWV 359a: IV. Allegro 2:34
  13. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6, HWV 364a: I. Larghetto 1:58
  14. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6, HWV 364a: II. Allegro 1:46
  15. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6, HWV 364a: III. Adagio 0:46
  16. Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6, HWV 364a: IV. Allegro 1:41
  17. Allegro in C Minor, HWV 408 3:25
  18. Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 14, HWV 372: I. Adagio 1:32
  19. Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 14, HWV 372: II. Allegro 2:25
  20. Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 14, HWV 372: III. Largo 1:20
  21. Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 14, HWV 372: IV. Allegro 2:53
  22. Sonata in E Major, Op. 1 No. 15, HWV 373: I. Adagio 2:05
  23. Sonata in E Major, Op. 1 No. 15, HWV 373: II. Allegro 2:36
  24. Sonata in E Major, Op. 1 No. 15, HWV 373: III. Largo 1:14
  25. Sonata in E Major, Op. 1 No. 15, HWV 373: IV. Allegro 2:25
  26. Il trionfo del Tempo, HWV 46b: Sonatina 1:13
  27. Andante in A Minor, HWV 412 1:58
  28. Fantasia in A Major 2:13
  29. Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 3, HWV 361: I. Andante 2:27
  30. Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 3, HWV 361: II. Allegro 2:00
  31. Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 3, HWV 361: III. Adagio 0:45
  32. Sonata in A Major, Op. 1 No. 3, HWV 361: IV. Allegro 2:31