Michael Oman - London Calling - Import CD

Credits:

Michael Oman

Description:

This is an album of entertainment of the upper class in London in the late 17th century and early 18th century. This album features the works of Nicola Matteis (?-after 1714), a native of Italy who gained fame in London for his advanced violin technique and Italian music. The album presents a rich collection of old music, from melancholy melodies to light and joyful dances written by Handel, Purcell, Falconieri, and John Hilton (1599-1657), with a focus on works by Nicola Matteis (?-after 1714), who was born in Italy and gained fame in London for his advanced violin technique and Italian music. Performed by the Austrian Baroque Company (ABC), a baroque ensemble founded in 2001 by Austrian baroque recorder player and director Michael Oman. The splendid virtuosity of Amandine Beyer, a baroque violinist who studied with Chiara Banchini at the Schola Cantorum Basel and represents the new generation of French classical music, will also be heard. Tokyo M-Plus

Tracklisting:

1.Gavotta con divisioni (Ayres for the Violin, The Third and Fourth Parts, 1685)
2.Adagio - Presto (Ayres for the Violin, The Third and Fourth Parts, 1685)
3.Report upon "Canciona dicha la preciosa, echa para Don Enrico Butler" (Il primo Libro di Canzone, Sinfonie, Fantasie, 1650)
4.Su Gallarda (Il primo Libro di Canzone, Sinfonie, Fantasie, 1650)
5.Aria tra la maniera Francese, e la Spagnola (Ayrs for the Violin, the First Part, 1685)
6.Diverse bizzarrie sopra la Vecchia Sarabanda o pur Ciaccona (Ayrs for the Violin, the First Part, 1685)
7.Fantazia 5 (Ms Christ Church Oxford, 1640)
8.Fantazia 1 (Ms Christ Church Oxford, 1640)
9.Fantazia 2 (Ms Christ Church Oxford, 1640)
10.Contr'aria (Ayrs for the Violin, the First Part, 1685)
11.Fancy
12.Scaramuccia (Ayrs for the Violin, the First Part, 1685)
13.Aria burlesca con molte bizzarrie (Other Ayrs, the Second Part, 1685)
14.Gavotta (Ayrs for the Violin, the First Part, 1685)
15.Prelude e Capriccio in g Major HWV 571 (Mus. Ms 9161 Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz Berlin, Hamburg, 1703/04)~Prelude
16.Prelude e Capriccio in g Major HWV 571 (Mus. Ms 9161 Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz Berlin, Hamburg, 1703/04)~Capriccio
17.Preludio (Ms Christ Church Oxford, 1640)
18.Fantasia a 3 (Ms. 744-6, No. 4 Christ Church Oxford, London, 1640)
19.Fantasia a 3 (Ms Christ Church Oxford, 1640)
20.The Plaint ("The Fairy Queen" Aria Z 629)
21.Aria Amorosa (Ayres for the Violin, The Third and Fourth Parts, 1685)
22.Ground in D la sol re per far la mano (Ayres for the Violin, The Third and Fourth Parts, 1685)
23.Grave (Ayres for the Violin, The Third and Fourth Parts, 1685)
24.Ground after the Scotch humour (Ayres for the Violin, The Third and Fourth Parts, 1685)