Handel: The Recorder Sonatas
Erik Bosgraaf is one of the most remarkable recorder players of today. This is the first (2008) of three duo collaborations with harpsichordist Francesco Corti. Handel was truly a man of the stage (some of the recorder sonatas movements are also found in his operas) and these two musicians bring the drama of this music home.
Composer: George Frideric Handel
Artists: Erik Bosgraaf (recorder) & Francesco Corti (harpsichord)
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Handel’s sonatas for recorder were composed in the years 1724-6. What is remarkable is that he found the time to concentrate on such work at a time when his operas were in great demand in London: this is the period of Scipione and Agrippina. The young composer was the toast of the town, and had become a naturalised Englishman having followed his old employer the Elector of Hanover, Georg to London. Georg became King George I, and Georg Frideric Handel became George Frederick Handel. It will come as no surprise that the sonatas contain a lot of ‘operatic’ material, from Handel’s own operas, and those of his contemporaries such as Georg Muffat. Many of the most popular arias from Handel’s operas had been published in transcriptions for recorder and keyboard - the ancestors of the operatic paraphrases by Liszt and Henselt in the 19th century.
Although they can be considered as domestic music, the keyboard parts are quite virtuosic (Handel was an excellent harpsichordist), and the composer’s markings are detailed lending credence to the view that these works were also used as exercises. Handel enthusiasts will find much that is familiar in these works, sprightly fast movements and operatic larghettos, the latter no doubt influenced by the operatic workload Handel faced at the time.
Tracklist:
Sonata in C Major, HWV 365, for Alto Recorder and Basso Continuo:
00:00 I. Larghetto
02:35 II. Allegro
04:26 III. Larghetto
06:32 IV. A tempo di gavotta
08:14 V. Allegro
Sonata in B Minor, HWV 367a for Voice Flute and Basso Continuo:
10:11 I. Largo
12:14 II. Vivace
15:01 III. Furioso
16:46 IV. Adagio
18:10 V. Alla breve
19:42 VI. Andante
22:16 VII. A tempo di menuet
Sonata in G Minor, HWV 360 for Alto Recorder and Basso Continuo:
23:35 I. Larghetto
25:33 II. Andante
28:09 III. Adagio
28:55 IV. Presto
Sonata in B-Flat Major, HWV 377 for Alto Recorder and Basso Continuo:
30:24 I. Allegro
32:15 II. Adagio
33:39 III. Allegro
Sonata in A Minor, HWV 362 for Alto Recorder and Basso Continuo:
35:39 I. Larghetto
38:20 II. Allegro
40:29 III. Adagio
42:20 IV. Allegro
Sonata in D Major, HWV 369 for Voice Flute and Basso Continuo:
45:20 I. Grave
47:52 II. Allegro
49:45 III. Alla siciliana
50:54 IV. Allegro
Sonata in F Major, HWV 358 for Sopranino Recorder and Basso Continuo:
52:32 I. Allegro
54:08 II. Adagio
54:43 III. Allegro
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Thank you for watching! Tracklist: Sonata in C Major, HWV 365, for Alto Recorder and Basso Continuo: 00:00 I. Larghetto 02:35 II. Allegro 04:26 III. Larghetto 06:32 IV. A tempo di gavotta 08:14 V. Allegro Sonata in B Minor, HWV 367a for Voice Flute and Basso Continuo: 10:11 I. Largo 12:14 II. Vivace 15:01 III. Furioso 16:46 IV. Adagio 18:10 V. Alla breve 19:42 VI. Andante 22:16 VII. A tempo di menuet Sonata in G Minor, HWV 360 for Alto Recorder and Basso Continuo: 23:35 I. Larghetto 25:33 II. Andante 28:09 III. Adagio 28:55 IV. Presto Sonata in B-Flat Major, HWV 377 for Alto Recorder and Basso Continuo: 30:24 I. Allegro 32:15 II. Adagio 33:39 III. Allegro Sonata in A Minor, HWV 362 for Alto Recorder and Basso Continuo: 35:39 I. Larghetto 38:20 II. Allegro 40:29 III. Adagio 42:20 IV. Allegro Sonata in D Major, HWV 369 for Voice Flute and Basso Continuo: 45:20 I. Grave 47:52 II. Allegro 49:45 III. Alla siciliana 50:54 IV. Allegro Sonata in F Major, HWV 358 for Sopranino Recorder and Basso Continuo: 52:32 I. Allegro 54:08 II. Adagio 54:43 III. Allegro
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Fantastico.
PLEASE... THERE SHOULDN'T BE ONE AD IN THIS MAGNIFICENT WORK !😮
@thomaskrauspe2884
8 ай бұрын
Very true 😮😮‼️
Mit Eleganz gespielt,sinnliches Erlebnis,vielen Dank😊
I was just wishing for more lively recorder music, and here it is! Thank you!
Very interesting and lively performances. Playing two sonatas on a voice flute was quite inspired: now (in 2020s) it is increasing common to hear the F major sonata played on voice flute (sounding in D major).
So much grateful always for your Brilliant Classics' sharing luscious and sweet sounds with many classical maniacs! I used to appreciate your past upgraded sounds!
Joyous! This touches my heart so deeply. Thank you.
Thanks so much. What a gorgeous music, love it!
Some nice music again. Thank you B.C.
Muito bom!😊
いい曲です❤ リコーダー懐かしくなりますね
The bold and the beautiful :) Hemel en aarde zullen vergaan. Vrolijke musici blijven bestaan. Helaas veel te gehaast uitgevoerd, bij veel muzikanten een hardnekkig misverstand dat Allegro automatisch sneller dan het geluid moet worden uitgevoerd.
Wow! Thank you!
Merveilleux...
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Awesome 😎😎 9
せっかく いい演奏なのに CMが多過ぎる
@ernestbury914
11 ай бұрын
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Bravo ! Wonderful Music Forever !
Starting from 45:20 is Sonata in F Major, actually.
@zerobilon
3 ай бұрын
You are correct! Originally the HWV 369 sonata is written in F Major to be played on a f'-Alto-Recorder. However for this recording Erik Bosgraaf decided to play the sonata on a Voice-Flute (basically a d'-Tenor-Recorder), presumably because he wanted a deeper and richer colour. To account for the different range of the instrument, they transposed the piece down a minor 3rd to D Major. The same actually happened for the HWV 367a sonata. It was composed in d minor to be played on a f'-Alto-Recorder originally but is played on a Voice-Flute and in b minor here. Although in this case a version in b minor written by Händel himself does exist (HWV 367b). This version is composed for the Traverse Flute though (which happens to possess the same range as the Voice-Flute).
it's a miracle that he managed to make (somehow) recognizable notes at the very end -that's a register that the recorder shouldn't really have! Still not particularly pleasant to the ear though 😅 Very nice execution of Handel's recorder sonatas!
56:36 Woooow! Was that a B8?!
Hm I didn't know Handel wrote recorder sonatas. Are these the same people who recorded the Telemann sonatas?
@BrilliantClassics
Жыл бұрын
Hi! Yes they are the same artists 😊
42:20
The man became a British Citizen and at that very point spelled his name George Frederick Handel. No more German spellings or umlauts. You might find better grounds for your gratuitous corrections of non-existent wrongs if you'd simply read one or two authoritative biographies of the great man. If you incline towards punctiliousness, consult the HMV to see which of these Sonatas were composed in Germany, Italy or England. Then apply your half-vast knowledge.
@outdatedchannnel
Жыл бұрын
he did not read your answer probably. You must copy this text and paste it into the conversation, to answer the original poster. You answered him outside his conversation.
It should be Händel or at least Haendel.
@emfox6280
Жыл бұрын
Be grateful it’s not Handle
@1968KWT
Жыл бұрын
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@mariapap8962
Жыл бұрын
@@emfox6280😂
@mariapap8962
Жыл бұрын
Correct!
@michaelackerman8455
Жыл бұрын
@@emfox6280 Did Handel wright his name as Händel or Haendel when in England? I wouldn't be surprised if it got spelt 'Handle' on more than one occasion. As I understand it, spelling was not so strict in the 18th century. As to nowadays, things might be different. I have a remarkably gormless female neighbour who makes a fuss when people spell her christian name incorrectly. It's either 'Lesley' or 'Leslie'. Does one care? However you care to spell his name, this music is rather splendid, isn't it. (I'm an elderly specialist in English Renaissance keyboard music.)