Handel's solo sonatas exist in versions for various wind instruments as well as for violin, in some cases differing in their respective keys and number of movements. Many were reworked in later printed editions so that they would be playable on the transverse flute, an instrument that was becoming ever more popular in England at that time. This release of the complete wind sonatas takes into account the different versions of the pieces. The soloists are proven experts in their field: flutist Barthold Kuijken, recorder player Peter Van Heyghen and oboist Marcel Ponseele.
1 Sonata in E minor for Flute and Continuo, HWV359B, Op. 1 No. 1B
2 Barthold Kuijken (Transverse Flute), Robert Kohnen (Harpsichord) & Wieland Kuijken (Viola Da Gamba)
3 Sonata in G Major for Flute and Continuo, HWV363B, Op 1 No 5
4 Barthold Kuijken (Transverse Flute), Robert Kohnen (Harpsichord) & Wieland Kuijken (Viola Da Gamba)
5 Flute Sonata in B minor, Op 1 No 9B, HWV367B
6 Barthold Kuijken (Transverse Flute), Robert Kohnen (Harpsichord) & Wieland Kuijken (Viola Da Gamba)
7 Flute Sonata in D Major, HWV 378
8 Barthold Kuijken (Transverse Flute), Robert Kohnen (Harpsichord) & Wieland Kuijken (Viola Da Gamba)
9 Sonata in E minor for Flute and Continuo, HWV379, Op. 1 No. 1A
10 Barthold Kuijken (Transverse Flute), Robert Kohnen (Harpsichord) & Wieland Kuijken (Viola Da Gamba)
11 Flute Sonatas HWV 374-376 'Halle' Nos. 1,2 & 3
12 Barthold Kuijken (Transverse Flute), Robert Kohnen (Harpsichord) & Wieland Kuijken (Viola Da Gamba)
13 Sonata in G minor for Recorder and Continuo, HWV360, Op. 1 No. 2
14 Peter Van Heyghen (Recorder) & Kris Verhelst (Harpsichord)
15 Sonata in F Major for Recorder and Continuo, HWV369, Op. 1 No. 11
16 Peter Van Heyghen (Recorder) & Kris Verhelst (Harpsichord)
17 Sonata in D minor for Recorder and Continuo, Hwv367A, Op. 1 No. 9A 'Fitzwilliam Iii'
18 Peter Van Heyghen (Recorder) & Kris Verhelst (Harpsichord)
19 Sonata in B Flat Major for Recorder and Continuo, HWV377 'Fitzwilliam I'
20 Peter Van Heyghen (Recorder) & Kris Verhelst (Harpsichord)
21 Sonata in C Major for Recorder and Continuo, HWV365, Op. 1 No. 7
22 Peter Van Heyghen (Recorder) & Kris Verhelst (Harpsichord)
23 Sonata in a Minor for Recorder and Continuo, HWV362, Op. 1 No. 4
24 Peter Van Heyghen (Recorder) & Kris Verhelst (Harpsichord)
25 Sonata in C minor for Oboe and Continuo, HWV366, Op. 1 No. 8
26 Marcel Ponseele (Oboe), Ewald Demeyere (Harpsichord) & Richte Van Der Meer (Violoncello)
27 Sonata in B Flat Major for Oboe and Continuo, HWV357
28 Marcel Ponseele (Oboe), Ewald Demeyere (Harpsichord) & Richte Van Der Meer (Violoncello)
29 Oboe Sonata in F Major, HWV 363A
30 Marcel Ponseele (Oboe), Ewald Demeyere (Harpsichord) & Richte Van Der Meer (Violoncello)
Handel's solo sonatas exist in versions for various wind instruments as well as for violin, in some cases differing in their respective keys and number of movements. Many were reworked in later printed editions so that they would be playable on the transverse flute, an instrument that was becoming ever more popular in England at that time. This release of the complete wind sonatas takes into account the different versions of the pieces. The soloists are proven experts in their field: flutist Barthold Kuijken, recorder player Peter Van Heyghen and oboist Marcel Ponseele.
