For this new instalment of their series devoted to British music of the eighteenth century, the musicians of La RÃªveuse take us to London in the 1740s. The leading Italian and German virtuosos Handel invited to play in his orchestra brought a powerful wind of change to English musical life, while the Scot James Oswald achieved the tour de force of making the music of his country fashionable in the drawing rooms of London.

Tracklist:

Weideman: Concerto No.6 for German Flute, Op.2: I. Adagio E Grazioso
Weideman: Concerto No.6 for German Flute, Op.2: II. Allegro Assai
Weideman: Concerto No.6 for German Flute, Op.2: III. Amoroso
Handel: Trio Sonata No.5, Op.2, HWV 390: I. Larghetto
Handel: Trio Sonata No.5, Op.2, HWV 390: II. Allegro
Handel: Trio Sonata No.5, Op.2, HWV 390: III. Adagio
Handel: Trio Sonata No.5, Op.2, HWV 390: IV. Allegro
Sammartini: Concerto a Piu Istromenti Per la Fluta, GSM 1711: I. Allegro
Sammartini: Concerto a Piu Istromenti Per la Fluta, GSM 1711: II. [Siciliano]
Sammartini: Concerto a Piu Istromenti Per la Fluta, GSM 1711: III. Allegro Assai
Castrucci: Sonata for Viola Da Gamba: I. Affectuoso
Castrucci: Sonata for Viola Da Gamba: II. Allegro
Castrucci: Sonata for Viola Da Gamba: III. Giga
Oswald: The Caledonian Pocket Companion: Hugar Mu Fean
Oswald: The Caledonian Pocket Companion: Sleepy Maggy
Oswald: A Sonata of Scots Tunes: I. O Mother What Shall I Do (Largo)
Oswald: A Sonata of Scots Tunes: II. Ettrick Banks (Adagio)
Oswald: A Sonata of Scots Tunes: III. She Rose and Let Me in (Andante)
Oswald: A Sonata of Scots Tunes: IV. Cromlit's Lilt (Largo)
Oswald: A Sonata of Scots Tunes: V. Polwart on the Green (Andante)
Oswald: The Caledonian Pocket Companion: The Cameronian's Rant
Oswald: The Caledonian Pocket Companion: Up in the Morning Early
Handel: Hornpipe Compos'd for the Concert at Vauxhall, HWV 356

UPC: 3149020946206
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Release Date: 8.18.23
Format: CD

La Reveuse - London Circa 1740: Handel's Musicians (CD)