London circa 1740: Handel's musicians - La Rêveuse

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For this new instalment of their series devoted to British music of the eighteenth century, the musicians of La Rêveuse take us to London in the 1740s. The leading Italian and German virtuosos Handel invited to play in his orchestra brought a powerful wind of change to English musical life, while the Scot James Oswald achieved the tour de force of making the music of his country fashionable in the drawing rooms of London.

 

1 Weideman: Concerto No.6 for German Flute, Op.2: I. Adagio E Grazioso
2 Weideman: Concerto No.6 for German Flute, Op.2: II. Allegro Assai
3 Weideman: Concerto No.6 for German Flute, Op.2: III. Amoroso

4 Handel: Trio Sonata No.5, Op.2, HWV 390: I. Larghetto
5 Handel: Trio Sonata No.5, Op.2, HWV 390: II. Allegro
6 Handel: Trio Sonata No.5, Op.2, HWV 390: III. Adagio
7 Handel: Trio Sonata No.5, Op.2, HWV 390: IV. Allegro

8 Sammartini: Concerto a Piu Istromenti Per la Fluta, GSM 1711: I. Allegro
9 Sammartini: Concerto a Piu Istromenti Per la Fluta, GSM 1711: II. [Siciliano]
10 Sammartini: Concerto a Piu Istromenti Per la Fluta, GSM 1711: III. Allegro Assai

11 Castrucci: Sonata for Viola Da Gamba: I. Affectuoso
12 Castrucci: Sonata for Viola Da Gamba: II. Allegro
13 Castrucci: Sonata for Viola Da Gamba: III. Giga

14 Oswald: The Caledonian Pocket Companion: Hugar Mu Fean
15 Oswald: The Caledonian Pocket Companion: Sleepy Maggy
16 Oswald: A Sonata of Scots Tunes: I. O Mother What Shall I Do (Largo)
17 Oswald: A Sonata of Scots Tunes: II. Ettrick Banks (Adagio)
18 Oswald: A Sonata of Scots Tunes: III. She Rose and Let Me in (Andante)
19 Oswald: A Sonata of Scots Tunes: IV. Cromlit's Lilt (Largo)
20 Oswald: A Sonata of Scots Tunes: V. Polwart on the Green (Andante)
21 Oswald: The Caledonian Pocket Companion: The Cameronian's Rant
22 Oswald: The Caledonian Pocket Companion: Up in the Morning Early
23 Handel: Hornpipe Compos'd for the Concert at Vauxhall, HWV 356