Complete Violin Sonatas (2010/2011)

Ensemble Vintage Koln: Ariadne Daskalakis (baroque violin), Rainer Zipperling (viola de gamba/baroque cello) & Gerald Hambitzer (harpsichord)

Handel’s violin sonatas have been staples of the repertoire for generations, but there has been considerable confusion about their authenticity. Early editorial practice saw to it that several authentic works were published for instruments such as flute and oboe, but more recent scholarship has established that originally they were written for the violin. All the sonatas are full of Handel’s dashing bravura and his gift for expressive slow movements, providing a series of beautifully proportioned masterpieces. Ariadne Daskalakis’s recording of the Tartini Violin Concertos (8570222) was welcomed with acclaim for its ‘grace and lyrical poetry’. (MusicWeb International)

Handel:
 Andante for violin & continuo in A minor, HWV 412
 Sonata in A Major for violin and continuo, HWV361, Op. 1 No. 3
 Sonata in A major for violin and continuo, HWV372, Op. 1 No. 14
 Sonata in D major for violin and continuo, HWV371, Op. 1 No. 13
 Sonata in D Minor for violin and continuo, HWV359a, Op. 1 No. 1
 Sonata in E major for violin and continuo, HWV373, Op. 1 No. 15
 Sonata in F major for violin and continuo, HWV370, Op. 1 No. 12
 Sonata in G major for violin and continuo, HWV358
 Sonata in G minor for violin and continuo, HWV368, Op. 1 No. 10
 Sonata in G minor for violin or oboe and continuo, HWV364a, Op. 1 No. 6
 Violin Movement in A Minor HWV 408