With the exception of the fragmentary Sonata in C major, K. 403, here, Artaria published these sonatas by Mozart in 1781 as being for piano with violin accompaniment, as was done with many similar works of the time. Most people would agree, however, that these are true duo sonatas with the violin and piano being equal partners. In this recording, ...
Appreciation of Andrew Manze's and Richard Egarr's delicious set of Handel's complete violin sonatas takes little more than open ears and a willingness to let go of preconceptions or certainties. Complete -- according to the best scholarship -- means only five bona fide sonatas (those in D major, D minor, A major, G minor, and G major), three ...
As Andrew Manze remarks in the liner note for this album, the sonata was perhaps "but a toy theatre in Handel's world of architectural splendours." Indeed, the eight sonatas, with the addition of two independent movements, provide an insight into a world far removed from the imposing, monumental Handelian works known to many listeners. But these ...
Some say it's violinist Andrew Manze's tone that makes him distinctive, that there's a sweetness to his non-vibrato swells and a strength to his flexible bowing that make his playing so attractive. Some say it's Manze's phrasing that makes him distinctive, that there's a lyrical quality to his line and a molded quality to his dynamics that make ...
This is a quiet, chamber performance of a magnificent group of Henry Purcell's sacred works, originally issued on the Columns Classics label in 1997; listener reactions to it will likely depend on how the individual listener feels about the trend toward the downsizing of Baroque performance forces. The Clare College Choir, Cambridge, is a youthful ...
Harmonia Mundi's C.P.E. Bach: 4 Orchestra-Symphonies -- Cello Concerto in A Major features august British period ensemble the English Concert under the direction of its maestro di capella Andrew Manze in the four "Orchestra-Symphonies" from Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach that Wotquenne catalogs as "Wq. 183." To add variance and excitement to this ...
For some, the dry, vibrato-less tone of Andrew Manze's period violin and the light, crisp tone of Richard Egarr's fortepiano might seem too desiccated for Schubert's full-bodied early Romanticism. But for others these qualities will be virtues, removing from these youthful works the wide-toned, super-virtuoso approach of modern violinists and ...
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