G.F.Handel - Mi Palpita Il Cor
G.F.Handel - Mi Palpita Il Cor [La Voce Umana]
Querstand | 2001 | 1 RAR | 104Mb
MP3 192 Kbps | Lame encoded | Tracks, Covers
Querstand | 2001 | 1 RAR | 104Mb
MP3 192 Kbps | Lame encoded | Tracks, Covers
"A Saxon arrived in town today, an excellent harpsichord player and composer. He demonstrated his talents by playing the organ of the S.Giovanni church in Laterano, and the people were amazed". (Journal of Signore Valesio, Rome, 14 january 1707)
The recorded pieces provided here were most certainly created while Handel lived in Italy. It is yet unclear whether they were composed in Florence or in Rome. It is supposed that Lucrezia was written in Florence.
While today' s listeners consider Vivaldi and Corelli as the leading composers of the Baroque Era in Italy, Francesco Geminiani was seen as at least their equal by the audiences of the time.
Handel also made the acquanitance of Domenico Scarlatti (…) Besides his musical talents he was known to be an affable and jolly person. It was reported that whenever Scarlatti was praised for his playing he would only speak of Handel, crossing himself to demonstrate his admiration for him… (Mainwaring)
contents:
Georg Friedrich Handel - Mi palpita il cor, HWV 132a
Domenico Scarlatti - Sonate A-Dur, K. 208 L. 238, Andante è cantabile
Domenico Scarlatti - Sonate a-moll, K. 149 L. 93, Allegro
Georg Friedrich Handel - Nice, che fa?, HWV 138
Francesco Geminiani - Sonate III C-Dur für Violoncello und Basso Continuo
Georg Friedrich Handel - Dolce pur d'amor l'affanno, HWV 109b
Domenico Scarlatti - Sonate F-Dur, K. 82 L. 30
Georg Friedrich Handel - Lucrezia
La Voce Umana
Gabriele Näther, soprano
Joachim Fiedler, cello
Jürgen Trinkewitz, keyboard
Georg Friedrich Handel - Mi palpita il cor, HWV 132a
Domenico Scarlatti - Sonate A-Dur, K. 208 L. 238, Andante è cantabile
Domenico Scarlatti - Sonate a-moll, K. 149 L. 93, Allegro
Georg Friedrich Handel - Nice, che fa?, HWV 138
Francesco Geminiani - Sonate III C-Dur für Violoncello und Basso Continuo
Georg Friedrich Handel - Dolce pur d'amor l'affanno, HWV 109b
Domenico Scarlatti - Sonate F-Dur, K. 82 L. 30
Georg Friedrich Handel - Lucrezia
La Voce Umana
Gabriele Näther, soprano
Joachim Fiedler, cello
Jürgen Trinkewitz, keyboard