A new account of the most important published chamber music work by Handel! The experienced, renowned, and awarded ensemble Al Ayre EspaÃ±ol imbues this performance with their usual drive and intensity. Founded in 1988 by conductor Eduardo LÃ³pez Banzo, Al Ayre EspaÃ±ol sought to challenge the pervading clichÃ©s that often surrounded the performance of Spanish baroque music at that time. The spirit of the ensemble has always been to refute these clichÃ©s with musicological rigor and performance excellence, and they strive to give new life to music from the past, thus o pening it up to contemporary audiences.

Tracklist:

Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 In A Major, Hwv 396: Andante
Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 In A Major, Hwv 396: Allegro I.
Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 In A Major, Hwv 396: Larghetto
Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 In A Major, Hwv 396: Allegro
Sonata Op. 5 No. 1 In A Major, Hwv 396: Gavotte
Sonata Op. 5 No. 2 In D Major, Hwv 397: Adagio
Sonata Op. 5 No. 2 In D Major, Hwv 397: Allegro
Sonata Op. 5 No. 2 In D Major, Hwv 397: Musette
Sonata Op. 5 No. 2 In D Major, Hwv 397: Marche
Sonata Op. 5 No. 2 In D Major, Hwv 397: Gavotte
Sonata Op. 5 No. 3 In E Minor, Hwv 398: Andante Larghetto
Sonata Op. 5 No. 3 In E Minor, Hwv 398: Allegro
Sonata Op. 5 No. 3 In E Minor, Hwv 398: Sarabande
Sonata Op. 5 No. 3 In E Minor, Hwv 398: Allemande
Sonata Op. 5 No. 3 In E Minor, Hwv 398: Rondeau
Sonata Op. 5 No. 3 In E Minor, Hwv 398: Gavotte
Sonata Op. 5 No. 4 In G Major, Hwv 399: Allegro
Sonata Op. 5 No. 4 In G Major, Hwv 399: A Tempo Ordinario. Allegro Non Presto
Sonata Op. 5 No. 4 In G Major, Hwv 399: Passacaille
Sonata Op. 5 No. 4 In G Major, Hwv 399: Gigue
Sonata Op. 5 No. 4 In G Major, Hwv 399: Menuet
Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 In G Minor, Hwv 400: Largo
Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 In G Minor, Hwv 400: Come Alla Breve
Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 In G Minor, Hwv 400: Larghetto
Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 In G Minor, Hwv 400: A Tempo Giusto
Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 In G Minor, Hwv 400: Air
Sonata Op. 5 No. 5 In G Minor, Hwv 400: Bourrée
Sonata Op. 5 No. 6 In F Major, Hwv 401: Largo
Sonata Op. 5 No. 6 In F Major, Hwv 401: Allegro II.
Sonata Op. 5 No. 6 In F Major, Hwv 401: Adagio
Sonata Op. 5 No. 6 In F Major, Hwv 401: Allegro
Ssonata Op. 5 No. 6 In F Major, Hwv 401: Menuet
Sonata Op. 5 No. 7 In B-Flat Major, Hwv 402: Larghetto
Sonata Op. 5 No. 7 In B-Flat Major, Hwv 402: Allegro, Ma Non Presto
Sonata Op. 5 No. 7 In B-Flat Major, Hwv 402: Adagio
Sonata Op. 5 No. 7 In B-Flat Major, Hwv 402: Allegro
Sonata Op. 5 No. 7 In B-Flat Major, Hwv 402: Gavotte
Sonata Op. 5 No. 7 In B-Flat Major, Hwv 402: Menuet

UPC: 608917266320
Label: Challenge
Release Date: 7.10.15
Format: CD

Al Ayre / Lopez,Eduardo - To All Lovers of Musick: Sonatas Op. 5 (CD)