Recorder Sonatas

The popularity of Handel?s recorder sonatas can easily be gauged by the sheer number of old and modern publications of them. This edition unites the six authentic sonatas and also includes the early version of movement no. 6 to the D minor sonata. It is based on the eminently reliable text of the Halle Handel Edition the ?last word? in Handel scholarship.The G minor A minor C major and F major sonatas were originally edited by Hans Peter Schmitz in 1955 for the Halle Handel Edition. These sonatas were then re-edited in 1995 by Terence Best.The publication contains a thorough discussion of the history and genesisof the works and handy tips dealing with performance practice by the renowned Handel scholar Terence Best. In addition to the score the edition has a solo recorder part and a bass part with figures.A must publication for performers of Handel?s beloved music for recorder.This publication replaces the older Hortus Musicus nos. 251 269.Authoritative edition based on the reliable Urtext of the Halle Handel EditionPerformance practice tips (English/German)Score with solo recorder part and bass part with figures?Let?s hope that this is the final ?scholarly edition? of the Handel recorder sonatas. I do not see a need for any more !?(Martha Bixler ? American Recorder November 1993)

treble recorder (flute, oboe, violin) and basso continuo; harpsichord (Pianoforte), cello (viola da gamba) ad lib. These recorder sonatas by Gottfried Finger have been copied from an edition by the London publisher John Walsh. They are pretty pieces, very similar in form and invention to the recorder sonatas of Daniel Purcell (cf. ED 3693 and 4732) and from the same period. They are, moreover, just as charming and just as easy to play.

Until recently Sammartini's known compositions for recorder consisted of the Concerto in F for Descant Recorder and some editions of his Trio Sonatas are scored for two Treble Recorders and Bass. However the discovery of two sets of solo sonatas attributed to Sammartini has brought to light a wealth of music for the Recorder a selection of which is given in this excellent edition.

The Finest Sonatas & Suites-This volume contains a selection of the most attractive pieces from the popular 'Originalmusik für Blockflöte' series [Original Music for Recorder]. Here recorder players find a variety of compositions from the Baroque era for two treble recorders. Some duos were composed in the French style representing the beauty and elegance of court life. In comparison the edition also contains works from England which rather seek a natural expression.

This edition of recorder duet sonatas is intended as a corrected urtext but for its transposition to the range suitable for treble recorders. They will make ideal recital pieces for any concert.

The Finest Sonatas for Treble Recorder and Basso continuo-Schott Recorder Library The Finest Sonatas for Treble Recorder and Basso Continuo - score and parts. Contents: - G. Finger: Sonata D minor (Adagio) Allegro Adagio (Un poco allegro) - J.C. Pepusch: Sonata C major: Adagio Allegro Adagio Allegro - G.B. Bononcini: Divertimento G major: Affettuoso Allegro Lento Allegro - D. Bigaglia: Sonata G minor: Adagio Allegro assai Siciliana Giga (Allegro) - A. Vivaldi; Sonata F major RV 52: (Siciliana) Allemande Aria di Giga (Allegro) - J-B. Loeillet: Sonata C major op.3/1: Largo Allegro Affettuoso Allegro - G.P. Telemann: Sonata C major TWV 41:C5:Adagio/Allegro/Adagio/Allegro Larghetto Vivace - G.P. Telemann: Sonata D minor TWV 41:d4: Affettuoso Presto Grave Allegro - G.P. Telemann: Sonata F major TWV 41:F2: Vivace Largo Allegro - G.F. Händel: Sonata F major op.1/11: Larghetto Allegro Siciliana Allegro - G.F. Händel: Sonata G minor op. 1&2: Larghetto Andante Adagio Presto - B. Marcello: Sonata D minor op. 2/2: Adagio Allegro Largo Allegro - N. Chédeville: Sonata G minor: Vivace Allabreve Largo Allegro ma non presto

Score with lightly realised (and figured) Basso Continuo and 3 parts (Treble Recorder I II Basso Continuo)Giuseppe Sammartini (1695-1750) was already famous as an oboist in Italy before distinguishing himself in England as a composer and virtuoso.In this edition we have transposed his Trio Sonatas for two Flutes or Violins to a range ideally suited to the Treble Recorder.The work was popular during Sammartini's lifetime and stands out because of its melodic richness and imaginative treatment of counterpoint and harmony.

Also suitable for flute or oboe. Sonatas 1-3 of Mancini's 12 sonatas for treble recorder

J.S. Bach's 4 Sonatas For Violin & Harpsichord BWV 1014 1016 1017 1019 for Treble Recorder and Piano.

Two sonatas for Treble Recorder and Continuo by Italian Baroque composer Pietro Castrucci as edited by Myriam Eichberger. This edition has been selected for the ABRSM Treble Recorder examination grade 8.

Hans-Martin Linde (b. 1930) is not only one of the best-known recorder players of the twentieth Century but has enriched the contemporary recorder repertoire with significant works for concert performance and tuition purposes. The composition Reminiscences for Quartet for the unusual and delightful-sounding combination A[treble]/T/T/B uses musical themes from the 15th to 17th Centuries: from a ?Prélude l?imitation? by Froberger a melody by Claudio Saraceni ?Da te parto? themes from keyboard sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti the Chanson ?Adieu mes très belles? by Binchois and a ground bass from Purcell?s harpsichord collection ?Musik?s Handmaid?. The composer writes: ?Inmany of my compositions a meeting takes place between old and new. In this Suite too present events unfold against the background of the past. Models from early music are mirrored in the present.?