Credits:

Steger, Maurice & La Cetra

Description:

"Maurice Steger, the "Paganini of the Recorder World," has made his long-awaited new recording of Handel's "Paganini of the Recorder World." Maurice Steger is the "Paganini of the recorder world". Steger's previous discs have astonished audiences around the world not only with the brilliance of his playing, but also with the wonder of his programming, and this time he takes up Handel's "Mr. Handel's". This disc, entitled "Mr. Handel's dinner," is a collection of music from the sumptuous dinner parties that were held between the acts of Handel's operas. At that time, Handel was always surrounded by some of the best musicians in London and popular composers from various countries who came to visit him from abroad. The lively and colorful dinner room comes to mind. The Recorder Concerto (1) is a combination of the Sonata for Recorder and Bass Bass (HWV 369) and the Organ Concerto in F major opus 4-5 (HWV 293), which Handel had made into an organ concerto based on the Sonata.Other pieces include a "suite" of dances from various pieces, as Handel himself did at the time ((2)), and a piece that Handel himself also composed for use as a basso continuo ((5)). The Passacaglia in (6) was originally a ballet piece performed at the end of the third act of the opera "Radamiste" (premiered in 1720), and was also the third movement of the Trio Sonata, op. 5-4, published around 1737/38. Among the copy scores of this piece from that time, a score for four voices (with the addition of the viola) has been found, which is a fairly faithful arrangement of the original operatic music. The C minor trio in (8) is the first arrangement of a movement of music from Handel's early London opera. Other works by Finger, a native of Moravia and probably Handel's predecessor in London, Babel, who is said to be one of Handel's few compositional disciples, and Geminiani, who was two years younger than Handel and a friend, are all over the place. Steger was born in 1971 in Winteral, Switzerland.He studied with Padro Memesdorff and Case Bucke at the Zurich University of Music and with Markus Reed in Stuttgart, and his distinguished career includes the "With Highest Honors" soloist diploma in 1995 and the Karajan Prize in 2002. He has performed at the Wigmore Hall, the Gewandhaus, and the Concertgebouw, as well as with the Berlin Academy of Ancient Music and other ancient music ensembles and modern orchestras. She has also performed in Japan, captivating audiences with her skill and the power of her performance, running across the stage in all directions. He has released CDs with historically interesting programming, such as the disc entitled "Folia in Naples - 1725" (HMC902135), which features music from the period after Kwanz's visit to Naples in 1725, when recorder music was also written in Naples. King International Inc. King International

Tracklisting:

1.Work(s): Concerto for recorder in F Major (after HWV 369 & HWV 293): Larghetto. Adagio
2.Work(s): Concerto for recorder in F Major (after HWV 369 & HWV 293): Allegro
3.Work(s): Concerto for recorder in F Major (after HWV 369 & HWV 293): [Improvisation]
4.Work(s): Concerto for recorder in F Major (after HWV 369 & HWV 293): Alla Siciliana
5.Work(s): Concerto for recorder in F Major (after HWV 369 & HWV 293): Presto
6.Work(s): Suite for orchestra (after HWV 1 & HWV 287): Chaconne. Tanz der spanischen Damen und Cavall
7.Work(s): Suite for orchestra (after HWV 1 & HWV 287): Bourree
8.Work(s): Suite for orchestra (after HWV 1 & HWV 287): Sarabanda
9.Work(s): Suite for orchestra (after HWV 1 & HWV 287): Ritornello
10.Work(s): Suite for orchestra (after HWV 1 & HWV 287): Rondeau
11.Work(s): Suite for orchestra (after HWV 1 & HWV 287): Rigaudon
12.Work(s): Suite for orchestra (after HWV 1 & HWV 287): Allegro
13.Work(s): Concerto per flauto in G Major: Preludio. Adagio
14.Work(s): Concerto per flauto in G Major: Allegro
15.Work(s): Concerto per flauto in G Major: Adagio
16.Work(s): Concerto per flauto in G Major: Vivace
17.Work(s): Concerto per flauto in G Major: Gavotta. Allegro
18.A Ground in D minor
19.Sonata a flauto e cembalo HWV 362 in A minor: Larghetto
20.Sonata a flauto e cembalo HWV 362 in A minor: Allegro
21.Sonata a flauto e cembalo HWV 362 in A minor: Adagio
22.Sonata a flauto e cembalo HWV 362 in A minor: Allegro
23.Trio sonata, HWV 399: Passacaille in G Major
24.Concerto in 7 Parts for sixth flute and four violins Op. 3 no. 1 D Major: Allegro
25.Concerto in 7 Parts for sixth flute and four violins Op. 3 no. 1 D Major: Adagio
26.Concerto in 7 Parts for sixth flute and four violins Op. 3 no. 1 D Major: Allegro
27.Trio a flauto, violino e basso HWV 386a in C minor: Cantabile
28.Trio a flauto, violino e basso HWV 386a in C minor: Allegro
29.Trio a flauto, violino e basso HWV 386a in C minor: Andante
30.Trio a flauto, violino e basso HWV 386a in C minor: Allegro
31.Chaconne HWV 435 in G Major