Avison / Concerto Koln Concertos After Scarlatti CD

For their new release, Concerto K?ln takes us to England and to the composer Charles Avison's milestone arrangements of Domenico Scarlatti's harpsichord sonatas and a marker in British music history. While Avison is hardly mentioned in the Classical canon, the rise of historic period performance practice has drawn attention to his works. Multiply talented, he was known more in his lifetime as an ascerbic critic regularly assailing his popular colleagues of the day including Vivaldi and Handel. Scarlatti was among the composers Avison meted out praise for and his Concertos, inspired by his respect for Scarlatti, are here performed by one of the leading ensembles in the field of historical performance practice. Concerto K?ln's passionate and scholarly approach forms the foundation of a gorgeous realizing of these works.

1. Largo Andante 2. Allegro Spirituoso 3. Vivace 4. Pi? Allegro 5. Largo 6. Con Furia 7. Adagio 8. Vivacemente 9. Andante 10. Allegro 11. Largo 12. Vivace 13. Largo 14. Allegro 15. Andante Moderato 16. Allegro 17. Largo 18. Con Spirito 19. Siciliana 20. Allegro 21. Con Affetto 22. Allegro 23. Andante Moderato 24. Vivacemente