Ophélie Gaillard - A Night in London (CD)

In the 1730s, many composers tried their luck in London. Geminiani revolutionized instrumental writing with his famous treatise on interpretation and presented an amazing version of La Folia; his pupil Avison orchestrated concertos by Scarlatti, and Porpora ventured away from opera to rediscover the vocality of the cello with one of the most beautiful concertos of that period. Ophélie Gaillard and Pulcinella treat us to a frenzied and poetic night in London. They meet Vivaldi, Hasse, Scottish composer James Oswald and virtuoso cellist Giovanni Battista Cirri. Guest artists Sandrine Piau and Lucile Richardot take on magnificent vocal pieces by Geminiani and Handel.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Oswald: She's Sweetest When She's Naked (Solo Version)
2. Avison/Scarlatti: Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D minor (After Domenico Scarlatti): I. Largo
3. Geminiani/Arcangelo: Concerto Grosso No. 12 in D minor, H.143 'La Folia' (After Corelli Violin Sonata, Op. 5 No. 12)
4. Handel: Serse, HWV 40, Act 3: Sinfonia
5. Porpora: Cello Concerto in G Major, Inp 18: I. Adagio
6. Porpora: Cello Concerto in G Major, Inp 18: II. Allegro
7. Porpora: Cello Concerto in G Major, Inp 18: III. Largo
8. Porpora: Cello Concerto in G Major, Inp 18: IV. Allegro - Presto
9. Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act 3: Credete Al Mio Dolore (Alcina)
10. Handel: Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: II. Largo in G minor
11. Hasse: Fuga E Grave in G minor
12. Cirri: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro Spiritoso
13. Cirri: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: II. Largo Assai
14. Cirri: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: III. Rondo: Allegro
15. Oswald: The Murrays March
16. Oswald: My Nanio
17. Oswald: She's Sweetest When She's Naked
18. Geminiani: A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick: The Night Her Silent Sable Wore
19. Oswald: The Bottom of the Punch Bowl