Capella Corelli Plays Handel and Telemann
Capella Corelli has long been one of Australia’s foremost baroque chamber ensembles. Here they present sonatas by Handel and Telemann for baroque violin, recorder, viola da gamba and harpsichord.
Cynthia O'Brien baroque violin
John O'Donnell harpsichord
Ruth Wilkinson recorder, viola da gamba
Four of the five sonatas belong to the da chiesa category: their movements are types other than dances. Telemann’s Sonata in D, by contrast, is a sonata da camera, built from the four standard movements of the late Baroque suite. It is the earliest published work on the disc, the second of six sonatas printed in Frankfurt in 1715 and dedicated to Prince Johann Ernst, Duke of Saxony.
The programme also includes Handel’s Suite in E major for harpsichord, with its celebrated Air and variations known as The Harmonious Blacksmith, and the late Violin Sonata in D major, HWV 371, restored here with bars missing from many earlier editions.
Reviews
The musicians play the pieces totally in keeping with the spirit of the music; it's again a CD I've played time and time again.
Period pioneers maintain the standard.
It is commendable that Move should capture some of the country's leading earlier music players on disc … Capella Corelli displays a great deal of technical security and rhythmic tautness …
Artists
Georg Philipp Telemann
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767) was a German Baroque composer and multi-instrumentalist. Almost completely self-taught, he became a composer against his family's wishes and ranked among the leading German musicians of his age.
George Frideric Handel
George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) was a German-born Baroque composer who settled in London and became a naturalised British subject. He is celebrated for his operas, English oratorios, organ concertos and orchestral works.
Capella Corelli
Capella Corelli, one of Australia's foremost baroque chamber ensembles, was formed 21 years ago. The violin works of the great Italian virtuoso Arcangelo Corelli and of his Italian predecessors were the initial inspiration for the group.
Cynthia O'Brien
The emphasis of baroque violinist Cynthia O'Brien's artistic work today lies in the interpretation of solo and chamber music of the Baroque and Classical periods performed on historical instruments.
John O'Donnell
John O’Donnell, Director of Ensemble Gombert, studied at the New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music in Sydney and at the University of Durham. After performing Bach’s complete organ works in 1974, he built an international reputation as an organist and harpsichordist.
Ruth Wilkinson
Ruth Wilkinson is a recorder and viol player devoted to music from the twelfth to the eighteenth century. Her performances are praised for their musical integrity, imagination and brilliance.
Audio preview
Tracks
- Affettuoso 2:10
- Allegro 3:03
- Larghetto 1:38
- Allegro 4:07
- Prelude 1:54
- Allemande 5:10
- Courante 1:56
- Air (and variations) “The Harmonious Blacksmith” 4:36
- Andante 1:31
- Allegro 1:33
- Largo 1:01
- Allegro 2:48
- Andante 1:47
- Allegro 1:59
- Adagio :32
- Allegro 2:42
- Larghetto 2:14
- Allegro 3:11
- Larghetto :38
- A tempo di Gavotti 2:02
- Allegro 1:38
- Allemanda (Largo) 5:33
- Corrente (Vivace) 3:26
- Sarabanda 1:45
- Gigue 2:59
Sonata in D major for Violin and Basso Continuo, HWV 371 George Frideric Handel
Suite in E major, No. 5, for Harpsichord, HWV 430 George Frideric Handel
Sonata in F for Recorder, Violin and Basso Continuo Georg Philipp Telemann
Sonata in A major for Violin and Basso Continuo, HWV 361 George Frideric Handel
Sonata in C major for Recorder and Basso Continuo, HWV 365 George Frideric Handel
Sonata in D major for Violin and Basso Continuo, TWV 41:D1 Georg Philipp Telemann
Performers
- Capella Corelli
- Ruth Wilkinson · recorder, viola da gamba
- John O'Donnell
- Cynthia O'Brien · baroque violin
Contributors
Harpsichord built and maintained by
William Bright
Where to listen
Capella Corelli Plays Handel and Telemann is available for streaming through Spotify and Apple Music. It can also be purchased through the iTunes Music Store.
Capella Corelli Plays Handel and Telemann is available as a CD. It can be purchased online through Buywell Music or the Australian Music Centre which both offer online ordering.
Product details
- Catalogue number
- MD 3126
- List price
- $25.00 AUD
- Total playing time
- 61 minutes 53 seconds
- Contributor
- John O'Donnell
- Recording Engineer
- Michael Hewes
- Venue
- Chapel of the Annunciation, Canberra Church of England Girls' Grammar School
- Thanks to
- Creative Australia
- Credit
- William Bright
- Release date
- 1993
- Musical work
copyright - © 1993 Move Records
- Sound recording
copyright - ℗ 1993 Move Records
- Categories
- Baroque, Classical
- Genre
- Baroque
- Barcode
- EAN 9314574312621
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