La Reveuse London 1720 CD

In the early eighteenth century, London become the capital of Italian opera. The 1720s witnessed a feverish demand for music that led many foreign virtuosos to move to the city. Concert-loving Londoners relished the last sonatas in the style of the old master Corelli and the works of the youthful newcomer Handel. On their first recording for harmonia mundi, La R?veuse invite us to relive this lively scene.

1. Babell: Concerto No. II for Sixth Flute in D Major, Op. 3 - I. Adagio - Allegro 2. Babell: Concerto No. II for Sixth Flute in D Major, Op. 3 - II. Adagio 3. Babell: Concerto No. II for Sixth Flute in D Major, Op. 3 - III. Allegro 4. Geminiani: Sonata No. IV in D Major, Op. 1, H. 4 - I. Adagio 5. Geminiani: Sonata No. IV in D Major, Op. 1, H. 4 - II. Allegro 6. Geminiani: Sonata No. IV in D Major, Op. 1, H. 4 - III. Grave 7. Geminiani: Sonata No. IV in D Major, Op. 1, H. 4 - IV. Allegro 8. Corelli: Sonata No. IV in F Major, Op. 6 - I. Largo 9. Corelli: Sonata No. IV in F Major, Op. 6 - II. Allegro 10. Corelli: Sonata No. IV in F Major, Op. 6 - III. Grave - Andante Largo 11. Corelli: Sonata No. IV in F Major, Op. 6 - IV. Allegro 12. Handel: Concerto a Quattro in D minor - I. Adagio 13. Handel: Concerto a Quattro in D minor - II. Allegro 14. Handel: Concerto a Quattro in D minor - III. Largo 15. Handel: Concerto a Quattro in D minor - IV. Allegro 16. Schickhardt: Concerto No. II, Op. 19 - I. Allegro 17. Schickhardt: Concerto No. II, Op. 19 - II. Adagio 18. Schickhardt: Concerto No. II, Op. 19 - III. Vivace 19. Schickhardt: Concerto No. II, Op. 19 - IV. Allegro 20. Handel: Sonata Per la Viola Da Gamba in G minor, HWV 364B - I. Andante Larghetto 21. Handel: Sonata Per la Viola Da Gamba in G minor, HWV 364B - II. Allegro 22. Handel: Sonata Per la Viola Da Gamba in G minor, HWV 364B - III. Adagio 23. Handel: Sonata Per la Viola Da Gamba in G minor, HWV 364B - IV. Allegro 24. Handel: Admeto, HWV 22 -No. 5B. Aria "Spera Si Mio Caro Bene" (Arr. for Flute and Basso Continuo) 25. Haym: Pyrrhus and Demetrius -Aria " Thus with Thirst My Souls Expiring" (Arr. for Flute and Basso Continuo)