Sonata de Mr. Händel

Little is now known about the Bohemian-born composer Stulick. His Concertino foroboe, chalumeau, bassoon, and basso continuo is remarkable for its instrumentation. There exists only one other work for this combination of instruments: a concerto by J. A. Hasse, who was successful as an opera composer in the 18th century. Similarly, the Darmstadt court conductor Ch. Graupner excelled at combining bass wood wind instruments in solo parts; his avant-garde Trio for bass chalumeau, bassoon, and basso continuo soundslike a kindofsonic experiment and is a demonstration of the witty art of instrumentation. It is not entirely clear whether F. Handel really composed “Mr. Handel’s” Sonata foroboe, bassoon, and basso continuo.

Programme:

Matthäus Nikolaus Stulick (?–1732)
Concertino für Chalumeau, Oboe, Fagott & B. c. in B-Dur
Allegro
Larghetto
Presto

Christoph Graupner (1683–1760)
Trio für Fagott, Bass-Chalumeau und B. c. in C-Dur
Largo e giusto
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759)
Sonata de Mr. Handel für Oboe, Fagott und B. c. in F-Dur
Adagio
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

PAUSE

Francesco Veracini (1690–1768)
Sonate für Chalumeau und Basso Continuo in F-Dur
Adagio
Allegro
Largo
Allegro

Gottfried Finger (1655–1730)
Aria und Variationen für Viola da gamba in D-Dur

Johann Adolf Hasse (1699–1783)

Concerto für Chalumeau, Oboe, Fagott & B. c. in F-Dur
Adagio
Allegretto
Adagio
Allegretto ma poco

Artists:

CALAMUS CONSORT

Ernst Schlader chalumeau 

Katharina Andres oboe

GyörgyiFarkas bassoon

Václav Luks harpsichord

Hana Fleková cello