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G.F. HANDEL
Amore X Amore - Viaggio in Italia - Journey to Italy
Organ Concerto No. 6 Op. 4 HWV 294, Violin sonata HWV392a,
Harpsichord Suite No. 7 HWV432, Clori, degli occhi miei HWV91a,
Nel dolce tempo HWV135b, Ho fuggito amore anch'io HWV118,
Dolc'è pur d'amor l'affanno HWV109a,
Lungi da me, pensier tiranno! HWV125b
Forma Antiqva::
Aarón Zapico [harpsichord, musical director];
Pablo Zapico [archlute, theorbo]; Daniel Zapico [theorbo];
Rami Alqhai [viola da gamba]; Enrike Solinís [guitar, theorbo];
Xavier Sabata [alto]
Recorded at Fundació Auditori Palau de Congressos, Girona, Spain,
May 23-26, 2009
Handel came to Italy as a promising, ambitious young composer bursting with talent, and left it as a mature
composer, permanently impregnated with the light and the vocal art of Italy. Some of the great works were
written during these significant years in his development (La Resurrezione, Dixit Dominus, Il trionfo del tempo e
del disinganno, Aci, Polifemo e Galatea, Rodrigo…) His cantatas, however, are the great unknowns in his output,
within which it is precisely these works that emerge as an important test bed for his music.
Winter & Winter has entrusted this task to a young ensemble, Forma Antiqva, which marks the Munich label's
first collaboration with Spanish musicians.
The work of the three Zapico brothers with Forma Antiqva inevitably recalls the Kuijkens from Belgium, and
in the youngest generation, the Ashby sisters who form part of the excellent group Stile Antico.
This first Spanish 'commitment' by Winter & Winter is completed by the participation of the young singer
Xavier Sabata: he possesses everything that is needed for these cantatas: clear diction, imagination, passion,
engagement and the power of conviction. Thanks to him, the epoch of Spanish 'sopranisti', who enjoyed welldeserved
fame throughout Euope, and inspired many to undertake their own personal 'Viaggio in Italia', has
made its way back into our consciousness.
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MICROCOSM CONCERTO
Harp music by G. F. HANDEL
HANDEL Suite in D minor HWV448, Concerto per la Harpa HWV294;
William BABELL Lascia ch'io pianga, Rinaldo;
ANON Theme and Variations pour Harpe composé par G. F. Handel;
Edward JONES The Microcosmo Concerto composed by G. F. Handel
Nicolas Charles BOCHSA O let eternal honours and From mighty kings,
For unto us a child is born (Messiah)
Mara Galassi (Welsh triple harp & Érard harp);
Giovanni Togni (organ, harpsichord & fortepiano)
Recorded in Modena and Milan in September 2008 and March 2009
In an original and novel CD the harpist Mara Galassi performs on two contrasting period instruments, a
Welsh triple harp and an Érard pedal harp. It contains both compositions written by Handel for the
instrument, as well as later arrangements by composers such as Edward Jones and Nicolas Charles Bochsa, in
new works partially attributed (in a somewhat doubtful manner) to Handel.
This is Galassi's third disc for Glossa (following Il Viaggio di Lucrezia in 1998 and Les Harpes du Ciel in 2003,
two CDs which have been quietly acquiring cult status), and on it she shares centre stage with the keyboard
player Giovanni Togini, who acts as the ideal musical companion on organ, harpsichord and fortepiano.
harmonia mundi UK- released 11th January 2010
WINTER & WINTER