Handel - The Complete Chamber Music [The Academy Chamber Ensemble] (2002) "Reload"

This is an outstanding collection of Handel's all-too-often overlooked chamber music, played by the highly capable ASMF Chamber Ensemble. Some reviewers on other sites have faulted the set for the varied continuo instrumentation (e.g. occasional organ and bassoon), likewise for the mixed instrumentation of the trio sonatas, but I believe that on the whole, this modern instrument set is more enjoyable than the period instrument set by Ecole d'Orphee. Highly recommended.

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Handel - The Complete Chamber Music [The Academy Chamber Ensemble] (2002) "Reload"

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Tracklist:

CD1-CD2 Trio Sonatas Op.2.

CD1
[1]-[4] Sonata for flute, violin and continuo in B minor, Op.2 No.1 HWV 386b
[5]-[8] Sonata for flute, violin and continuo in G minor, Op.2 No.2 HWV 387
[9]-[12] Sonata for 2 violin and continuo in B flat major, Op.2 No.3 HWV 388
[13]-[17] Sonata for recorder, violin and continuo in F major, Op.2 No.4 HWV 389

CD2
[1]-[4] Sonata for 2 violin and continuo in G minor, Op.2 No.5 HWV 390a
[5]-[7] Sonata for 2 flutes and continuo in G minor, Op.2 No.6 HWV 391
[8]-[11] Sonata for 2 violin and continuo in F major HWV 392
[12]-[15] Sonata for 2 violin and continuo in G minor HWV 393

CD3 Sonatas for Oboe and Continuo. Trio Sonatas.

Sonatas for Oboe and Continuo
[1]-[4] Sonata for oboe and continuo in C minor, Op.1 No.8 HWV 366
[5]-[7] Sonata for oboe and continuo in B flat major, HWV 357
[8]-[12] Sonata for oboe and continuo in F major, Op.1 No.5 HWV 363a
Neil Black oboe

Trio Sonatas
[13]-[15] Sonata for two recorders and continuo in F major, HWV 405
[16]-[18] Sinfonia for two violins and continuo in B flat major, HWV 338
[19]-[22] Sonata for two flutes and continuo in E minor, HWV 395

CD4-CD5 Trio Sonatas Op.5.

CD4
[1]-[4] Sonata for 2 oboes and continuo in A major, Op.5 No.1 HWV 396
[5]-[10] Sonata for 2 violins and continuo in D major, Op.5 No.2 HWV 397
[11]-[16] Sonata for flute, violin and continuo in E minor, Op.5 No.3 HWV 398
[17]-[21] Sonata for 2 violins and continuo in G major, Op.5 No.4 HWV 399
[22]-[26] Sonata for 2 violins and continuo in G minor, Op.5 No.5 HWV 400

CD5
[1]-[5] Sonata for 2 oboes and continuo in F major, Op.5 No.6 HWV 401
[6]-[10] Sonata for 2 violins and continuo in B flat major, Op.5 No.7 HWV 402
[11]-[14] Sonata for 2 violins and continuo in E major, HWV 394
[15]-[18] Sonata for 2 violins and continuo in C major, HWV 403 "Saul"

CD6 Sonatas for Recorder and Continuo.

[1]-[4] Sonata for recorder and continuo in G minor, Op.1 No.2 HWV 360
[5]-[8] Sonata for recorder and continuo in A minor, Op.1 No.4 HWV 362
[9]-[13] Sonata for recorder and continuo in C major, Op.1 No.7 HWV 365
[14]-[17] Sonata for recorder and continuo in F major, Op.1 No.11 HWV 369
[18]-[20] Sonata for recorder and continuo in B flat major, HWV 377
[21]-[27] Sonata for recorder and continuo in D minor, Op.1 No.8a HWV 367a
Michala Petri recorder

CD7-CD8 Sonatas for Violin and Continuo.

CD7
[1]-[4] Sonata for violin and continuo in F major, Op.1 No.12 HWV 370
[5]-[8] Sonata for violin and continuo in D major, Op.1 No.13 HWV 371
[9]-[12] Sonata for violin and continuo in A major, Op.1 No.3 HWV 361
[13]-[16] Sonata for violin and continuo in G minor, Op.1 No.6 HWV 364a
[17]-[20] Sonata for violin and continuo in E major, Op.1 No.15 HWV 373

CD8
[1]-[4] Sonata for violin and continuo in G minor, Op.1 No.10 HWV 368
[5] Fantasia in A major, HWV 406
[6]-[9] Sonata for violin and continuo in D minor, HWV 359a
[10]-[13] Sonata for violin and continuo in A major, Op.1 No.14 HWV 372
[14]-[20] Sonata for violin and continuo in D minor, Op.1 No.9 HWV 367a
Iona Brown violin

CD9 Sonatas for Flute and Continuo.

[1]-[4] Sonata for flute and continuo in A minor, HWV 374
[5]-[8] Sonata for flute and continuo in E minor, HWV 375
[9]-[12] Sonata for flute and continuo in B minor, HWV 376
[13]-[17] Sonata for flute and continuo in E minor, Op.1 No.1a HWV 379
[18]-[21] Sonata for flute and continuo in D major, HWV 378
William Bennett flute

Performer:
The Academy Chamber Ensemble