Corelli
Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 in D Major
Handel
Quel fior che all’alba ride, HWV 154
Handel
Prelude from Suite in A major, HWV 426
Handel
Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erden, HWV 210
Geminiani
Cello Sonata Op. 5 No.2 in D Minor
Corelli
Violin Sonata Op. 5 No. 11 in E Major
Alessandro Scarlatti
Dove fuggo? A che penso? H212
Geminiani & Wilson
Medley of Scots tunes and songs
Mhairi Lawson - soprano
Miki Takahashi - violin
Christopher Suckling - baroque cello
Jan Waterfield - harpsichord
Four of Britain’s leading baroque music specialists come together for a delectable programme built around Corelli’s violin sonatas. They were incredibly popular across Europe and dominated Italian instrumental music throughout the 18th century. Since then, violinists have revelled in the sonatas’ decorative possibilities, each discovering their own unique style. In his early years in Rome, the young Handel was deeply influenced by Corelli and Alessandro Scarlatti who led the city’s richly creative musical life. Their music was first absorbed by the younger generation, then brought to a more entrepreneurial London and on to Scotland where the Italian style mingled with the Scots songs it met in Glasgow and Edinburgh.
This concert is dedicated to the memory of Gill and Charles Brooks and generously supported by Claire Knott and Richard Brooks.