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Baroque Recorder Art in England between 1685 and 1740

  • Interpretation: Acanthus Baroque, Magdalena Spielmann
  • Voicing: Solo, Chamber Ensemble
  • Component: Audio CD
  • Details: 32 pages, Hardcover, 140 x 125 x 8.9 mm
  • ISMN: 979-0-2071-0331-4
  • ISBN: 978-3-7113-0554-1
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In the period between 1685 and 1740, in England the recorder enjoyed extraordinary popularity with its outstanding cultural center of London. For the London publisher John Walsh alone, the most productive music company of the baroque period, editions for recorder from the early 1690s onwards account for over a sixth of all published works! While these publications were primarily aimed at amateurs, the multi-piece baroque recorder brought to England by French court musicians in 1673 was also played by outstanding virtuosos in concerts in opera houses and theaters. These were primarily professional musicians from England, France, Italy and Germany. The newly emerging public concert business was particularly attractive to them as it offered them an economic livelihood outside of courtly structures. 
All these basic prerequisites led to a unique musical variety in England in which the Italian and French styles not only existed alongside the British tradition, but in which Italian, French and English elements with different emphases were also profitably mixed together – a fascinating plurality which is reflected in the compilation of works on this CD. 
Founded in 2021, the ensemble Acanthus Baroque is composed of the recorder player Magdalena Spielmann, the violinist Christophe Mourault, the harpsichordist Sobin Jo and the cellist Szczepan Dembiński. As a soloist, too, Magdalena Spielmann performs internationally. Her personal focus is on the interpretation of early music according to historically informed performance practice, whereby she also frequently realizes projects with contemporary music.

  1. William Babell (~1690–1723), Sonata in B-flat Major – Adagio
  2. William Babell (~1690–1723), Sonata in B-flat Major – Vivace
  3. William Babell (~1690–1723), Sonata in B-flat Major – Adagio
  4. William Babell (~1690–1723), Sonata in B-flat Major – Allegro
  5. Nicola Matteis (~1650 – after 1713), Suite in C Major – Sonata
  6. Nicola Matteis (~1650 – after 1713), Suite in C Major – Aria con Divisioni
  7. Nicola Matteis (~1650 – after 1713), Suite in C Major – Aria per Ballare
  8. Nicola Matteis (~1650 – after 1713), Suite in C Major – Corrente
  9. Nicola Matteis (~1650 – after 1713), Suite in C Major – Aria
  10. Nicola Matteis (~1650 – after 1713), Suite in C Major – Jigg
  11. Giovanni Bononcini (1670–1747), Divertimento in C minor – Lento
  12. Giovanni Bononcini (1670–1747), Divertimento in C minor – Con Spirito
  13. Giovanni Bononcini (1670–1747), Divertimento in C minor – Largo
  14. Giovanni Bononcini (1670–1747), Divertimento in C minor – Vivace
  15. Anonymous (London 1686), The Lost Heart
  16. George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), Aria Ah! Mio Cor
  17. Nicola Matteis (~1650 – after 1713), Ground after the Scotch Humour
  18. George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), Sonata in F Major – Larghetto
  19. George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), Sonata in F Major – Allegro
  20. George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), Sonata in F Major – Alla Siciliana
  21. George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), Sonata in F Major – Allegro
  22. Jacques (James) Paisible (~1656–1721), Suite in F Major – Prélude
  23. Jacques (James) Paisible (~1656–1721), Suite in F Major – Entrée
  24. Jacques (James) Paisible (~1656–1721), Suite in F Major – Minuett
  25. Jacques (James) Paisible (~1656–1721), Suite in F Major – Sarabanda
  26. Jacques (James) Paisible (~1656–1721), Suite in F Major – Rigadon
  27. Jacques (James) Paisible (~1656–1721), Suite in F Major – Symphonie
  28. Jacques (James) Paisible (~1656–1721), Suite in F Major – Jigg
  29. Jacques (James) Paisible (~1656–1721), Suite in F Major – [no title]
  30. Jacques (James) Paisible (~1656–1721), Suite in F Major – Hornpipe
  31. Anonymous (London 1706), Paul’s Steeple

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