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 Rêveuse invite us to relive this lively scene.

Track List:

Disc: 1

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)