Handel: Melodies in Mind (Suites & Trio Sonatas) Ensemble Amarillis

• Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759): Trio Sonata in D Minor, HWV 386b, Op. 2 No. 1:
• 1 Trio Sonata in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, HWV 386b: I. Largo 03:39
• 2 Trio Sonata in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, HWV 386b: II. Allegro 02:26
• 3 Trio Sonata in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, HWV 386b: III. Andante 02:29
• 4 Trio Sonata in D Minor, Op. 2 No. 1, HWV 386b: IV. Allegro 02:08
• 5 Concerto for Harpsichord in G Major, HWV 487 (Transcription for Recorder, Violin and Continuo) (First Imaginary Suite) 01:19
• Larghetto for Harpsichord in G Minor:
• 6 Larghetto for Harpsichord in G Minor, HWV 580 (Transcription for Harpsichord and Cello) (First Imaginary Suite) 01:43
• Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in G Major:
• 7 Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in G Major, HWV 358: I. Allegro (First Imaginary Suite) 01:36
• Impertinence for Harpsichord in G Minor:
• 8 Impertinence for Harpsichord in G Minor, HWV 494 (Transcription for Soprano Recorder, Violin and Continuo) (First Imaginary Suite) 00:42
• Menuet for Harpsichord in G Minor:
• 9 Menuet for Harpsichord in G Minor, HWV 434/4 (First Imaginary Suite) 02:19
• Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in G Major, HWV 358 (First Imaginary Suite):
• 10 Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in G Major, HWV 358: II. Adagio (First Imaginary Suite) 00:48
• 11 Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in G Major, HWV 358: III. Allegro (First Imaginary Suite) 01:20
• Chaconne for Harpsichord in G Major:
• 12 Chaconne for Harpsichord in G Major, HWV 435 (Transcription for Recorder, Violin and Continuo by Erik Desimpelaere) (First Imaginary Suite) 07:53
• Suite No. 2 for Harpsichord in F Major, HWV 427:
• 13 Suite No. 2 for Harpsichord in F Major, HWV 427: I. Adagio 02:37
• 14 Suite No. 2 for Harpsichord in F Major, HWV 427: II. Allegro 01:58
• Trio Sonata for Recorder, Violin and Continuo, HWV 389 in F Major, Op. 2 No. 4:
• 15 Trio Sonata for Recorder, Violin and Continuo in F Major, Op. 2 No. 4, HWV 389: I. Larghetto 02:22
• 16 Trio Sonata for Recorder, Violin and Continuo in F Major, Op. 2 No. 4, HWV 389: II. Allegro 02:04
• 17 Trio Sonata for Recorder, Violin and Continuo in F Major, Op. 2 No. 4, HWV 389: III. Adagio 02:25
• 18 Trio Sonata for Recorder, Violin and Continuo in F Major, Op. 2 No. 4, HWV 389: IV. Allegro 02:04
• 19 Trio Sonata for Recorder, Violin and Continuo in F Major, Op. 2 No. 4, HWV 389: V. Allegro 01:34
• Suite No. 3 for Harpsichord in D Minor, HWV 428:
• 20 Suite No. 3 for Harpsichord in D Minor, HWV 428: III. Allemande (Second Imaginary Suite) 04:15
• Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in B-Flat Major, HWV 377 (Second Imaginary Suite):
• 21 Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in B-Flat Major, HWV 377: I. Allegro (Transcription for Recorder, Violin and Continuo) (Second Imaginary Suite) 01:40
• 22 Sonata for Recorder and Continuo in B-Flat Major, HWV 377: II. Adagio (Transcription for Recorder, Violin and Continuo) (Second Imaginary Suite) 01:10
• Suite No. 7 for Harpsichord in G Minor, HWV 432:
• 23 Suite No. 7 for Harpsichord in G Minor, HWV 432: III. Allegro (Second Imaginary Suite) 02:07
• Duo for Recorder and Violin in B-Flat Major:
• 24 Duo for Recorder and Violin in B-Flat Major, HWV 470 (Second Imaginary Suite) 01:36
• Suite No. 7 for Harpsichord in B-Flat Major, HWV 440 (Second Imaginary Suite):
• 25 Suite No. 7 for Harpsichord in B-Flat Major, HWV 440: III. Sarabande (Second Imaginary Suite) 02:00
• Sonata for Violin and Continuo in B-Flat Major, HWV 377 (Second Imaginary Suite):
• 26 Sonata for Violin and Continuo in B-Flat Major, HWV 377: III. Gigue (Second Imaginary Suite) 01:44
• Suite for Harpsichord in D Minor, HWV 449:
• 27 Suite for Harpsichord in D Minor, HWV 449: V. Aria (Transcription for Recorder, Violin and Continuo by Erik Desimpelaere) (Second Imaginary Suite) 05:18
• Total Runtime 01:03:16

Info for Handel: Melodies in Mind (Suites & Trio Sonatas)

When the ensemble Amarillis focuses on Handel, the musicians reinvent the genre of the baroque suite. They take advantage of their variable formation to concoct a joyous musical ballet in homage to the most Italian of the English composers. No voice here, and yet what lyricism in these pages!

Thanks to transcriptions that constantly renew the instrumentation of the program, the performers emphasize the colours of this contrasting and special anthology of Handel’s Suites and Trio Sonatas.

Ensemble Amarillis
Héloïse Gaillard, flute
Violaine Cochard, harpsichord

Ensemble Amarillis
founded in 1994, has been acclaimed and has won international awards, with first prize in the York Early Music International Young Artists Competition (1995), first prize in the Ensemble Music Competition run by the FNAPEC [Conservatoire parents’ federation] (1997), and first prize plus the audience’s choice award in the Sinfonia Competition where the jury was chaired by Gustav Leonhardt. In France, Amarillis was selected as one of the “Classical Revelations” awarded by Adami (the French collecting society for performing artists). The Ensemble has released 13 recordings which have drawn praise from both national and international critics.

Amarillis gives regular performances in programmes at different festivals and events in France (e.g. Sablésur- Sarthe, Ambronay, Automne musical/Baroque Music Centre in Versailles, Auvers-sur-Oise, Scène nationale in Besançon, Grand Théâtre in Angers and the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris), in the United Kingdom (including the York Early Music Festival, Royal Academy of Music, RTZ and the Brighton Festival), and also in the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Latin America, Canada, Senegal, India, Russia and Asia (with contributions from the Institut français to support the tours).

The Ensemble gives performances for radio and television programmes (e.g. France Musique, Radio Classique, the BBC, Mezzo and Arte), including recordings of a number of concerts. Amarillis has official recognition and support from national and local authorities in France (Préfet de la Région Pays de la Loire, DRAC [Direction Régionale des Affaires Culturelles], Pays de la Loire region, and the city of Angers.

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