Six Trio Sonatas for Oboe, Violin and B.C. Ensemble Amalthée

• G.F. Haendel (1685 - 1759): Sonate Nr. 1 B-Dur, HWV 380:
• 1 Adagio 02:18
• 2 Allegro 02:22
• 3 Largo 03:58
• 4 Allegro 03:58
• Sonate Nr. 2 d-Moll, HWV 381:
• 5 Adagio 02:09
• 6 Allegro 1 01:50
• 7 Affettuoso 01:47
• 8 Allegro 04:15
• Sonate Nr. 3 Eb-Dur, HWV 382:
• 9 Adagio 02:34
• 10 Alle breve 02:10
• 11 Andante 02:52
• 12 Allegro 04:04
• Sonate Nr. 4 F-Dur, HWV 383:
• 13 Adagio 02:28
• 14 Allegro 01:52
• 15 Largo 02:09
• 16 Allegro 03:31
• Sonate Nr. 5 G-Dur, HWV 384:
• 17 Adagio 02:02
• 18 Allegro 01:17
• 19 Grave 01:02
• 20 Allegro 02:56
• Sonate Nr. 6 F-Dur, HWV 385:
• 21 Adagio 02:45
• 22 Allegro 02:36
• 23 Affettuoso 01:52
• 24 Vivace 02:18
• Total Runtime 01:01:05

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In all likelihood these sonatas were written by Handel when he was around eleven years old, in 1696. At the time, he readily wrote for the oboe, which was, by his own admission, his favourite instrument; consequently, these sonatas were long considered to be works for two oboes; yet, the use of double strings in the first movement of the third sonata leads us to believe that the handwritten composition was for oboe and violin, two richly contrasting voices with complementary tones.

For the past four years and thanks to the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels’ mediation with his family, Handel had been a pupil of the Halle organist Friedrich Wilhelm Zachow. This enlightened mind had already given him a very European musical culture, teaching him to compose and play the organ according to the different musical styles of the time. The trio sonatas HWV 380-385 are all composed following the model of the sonata da chiesa which had remained hugely fashionable since corelli's works: in four movements, slow-fast-slow-fast; they demonstrate a very strong and rigorous knowledge of counterpoint.

Ensemble Amalthée:
Joris Van den Hauwe, oboe
Caroline Chardonnet, violin
Godefroy Vujicic, cello
Olivier Chardonnet, organ

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