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The compositional demands to which he was able to rise are also evident in the six suites op. 35, which are presented here in a version for alto recorder and bc. Heavenly music!

The compositional demands to which he was able to rise are also evident in the six suites op. 35, which are presented here in a version for alto recorder and bc. Heavenly music!

When Corelli published his sonatas in Rome on January 1, 1700, it was a century-long event: no wonder that the violin sonatas on their triumphal march through Europe immediately appeared in London in...

The 3 sonatas are part of a vielle-sonata-convolute, whose discant 'makes do' with one melody line: thanks to their ideal range, they are ideally suited for playing on the alto recorder.

Sonata I: D major, II: G major, III: B flat major, IV: g minor

Sonata V: e minor, VI: B major, VII: a minor, VIII: e minor

Sonata IX: F major, X: B major, XI: C major, XII: F major

The high esteem in which Telemann held this cycle is evidenced by a printing privilege he sought in Paris in 1737, '... to engrave in copper 6 sonatas consisting entirely of melodic canons'.

The operas 1 to 6 form a rich palette of about 60 solo, trio and quadro sonatas, which, because they are easy to perform and enjoy playing, are highly suitable for didactic purposes as an introduction...

The operas 1 to 6 form a rich palette of about 60 solo, trio and quadro sonatas, which, because they are easy to perform and enjoy playing, are highly suitable for didactic purposes as an introduction...

Graupner's alto recorder concerto, which has since become popular, is entirely committed to the gallant style of its time. It is carefully filed society music of above-average quality and technically...

Composed and edited by Winfried Michel