Two Sonatas for Treble Recorder and Continuo by Alessandro Santini. Sonata No.1 in F and Sonata No.5 in D minor edited by Angelo Zaniol.

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.

Six Recorder Sonatas. At the beginning of the 18th century, the recorder enjoyed great popularity as a solo instrument for amateurs. Among these were also the princesses of the English court, for whose musical entertainment and training Handel?s six recorder sonatas were probably written in 1725/26. Only four of them appeared shortly thereafter in print and thus also reached a broader audience; the other two were first discovered for the recorder in the 20th century. Thanks to their melodic and rhythmic incisiveness, the pieces, whose recorder parts are relatively easily mastered, number among the most beautiful written for this instrument. Owing to wide-ranging bass lines and copious figures, the continuo instrument requires a rather well-versed player. In the score of the Urtext edition, Ullrich Scheideler provides a moderate continuo realisation; the additionally available performance score (HN 1574) with figured basso part offers the advanced musician latitude for his/her own improvisation.

Music Minus One Alto Recorder-These marvelous Baroque sonatas by Telemann and Händel bring you together with a harpsichord and viola da gamba for a journey back in time to a genteel age when lovely and delicate music consistently filled the air. Includes detailed notes with printed musical examples on period performance practices and ornamentation. Includes a high-quality printed music score and a compact disc containing two recordings: a complete performance with soloist in split-channel stereo (soloist on the right channel) and a second version in full stereo of the accompaniment minus the soloist. Performed by Jean Antrim flute Accompaniment: Mary Springfels viola da gamba Jocelyn Chaparro harpsichord

Sonata in D major TWV 41:D9 - Sonata in G major TWV 41:G9-These three editions (BA 5880 BA 5889 BA 5890) each comprising two solo sonatas with basso continuo are all taken from Telemann’s famous Essercizii musici; a collection of 24 sonatas including 12 solo sonatas and 12 trio sonatas. These were moulded after Corelli’s Sonata da Chiesa and have four movements: slow-fast-slow-fast. The sonatas long thought to stem from the late 1730s are now believed to have first been published by the composer in approx. 1729. The main sources are the three part-books from the original edition of 1729.This first ever Urtext edition edited by the Bach and Telemann scholar Klaus Hofmann is taken from the Telemann Musical Works. Thecontinuo realizations are by the editor. First ever Urtext editions of these sonatasCharming works of easy to moderate technical difficultyStraight forward clear continuo realizations

or alto recorder and continuo. These two pieces are not from the set printed by Walsh, but from manuscript collections in Parma and Detroit in which they have been arranged for recorder. Important new repertoire for the serious player.

Two Sonatas by Giuseppe Sammartini for C instrument - recorder flute oboe or violin - & basso continuo here edited by Bernhard Pauler for Amadeus 1987 fully realised for solo instrument + piano accompaniment. The original basso continuo part is also included. Set for ABRSM Examinations 2014-17 & 2018-21 Descant Recorder Grade 5 (List A: Sonata in G op.2 no.1 2nd mvt.) & Trinity Examination 2017-20 Descant Recorder Grade 5 (Group A: Sonata in G op.2 no.4 2nd mvt.)