A Night in London (Deluxe Edition) Ophélie Gaillard

• James Oswald (1711 - 1769): She's Sweetest When She's Naked (Solo Version):
• 1 Oswald: She's Sweetest When She's Naked (Solo Version) 01:00
• Charles Avison (1709 - 1770), Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757): Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D Minor (After Domenico Scarlatti):
• 2 Avison, Scarlatti: Concerto Grosso No. 5 in D Minor (After Domenico Scarlatti): I. Largo 02:48
• Corelli Arcangelo (1653 - 1713): Concerto Grosso No. 12 in D Minor, H.143 'La Folia' (After Corelli Violin Sonata, Op. 5 No. 12):
• 3 Arcangelo, Geminiani: Concerto Grosso No. 12 in D Minor, H.143 'La Folia' (After Corelli Violin Sonata, Op. 5 No. 12) 10:34
• George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): Serse, HWV 40, Act 3:
• 4 Handel: Serse, HWV 40, Act 3: Sinfonia 03:20
• Nicola Porpora (1686 - 1768): Cello Concerto in G Major, INP 18:
• 5 Porpora: Cello Concerto in G Major, INP 18: I. Adagio 03:26
• 6 Porpora: Cello Concerto in G Major, INP 18: II. Allegro 04:55
• 7 Porpora: Cello Concerto in G Major, INP 18: III. Largo 03:09
• 8 Porpora: Cello Concerto in G Major, INP 18: IV. Allegro - Presto 04:22
• George Frideric Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act 3:
• 9 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34, Act 3: Credete al mio dolore (Alcina) 07:31
• Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313:
• 10 Handel: Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: II. Largo in G Minor 02:25
• Johann Adolf Hasse (1699 - 1783): Fuga e Grave in G Minor:
• 11 Hasse: Fuga e Grave in G Minor 05:44
• Giovanni Battista Cirri (1724 - 1808): Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2:
• 12 Cirri: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: I. Allegro spiritoso 05:00
• 13 Cirri: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: II. Largo assai 04:07
• 14 Cirri: Cello Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 14 No. 2: III. Rondo: Allegro 04:24
• James Oswald: The Murrays March:
• 15 Oswald: The Murrays March 01:31
• My Nanio:
• 16 Oswald: My Nanio 03:14
• She's Sweetest When She's Naked:
• 17 Oswald: She's Sweetest When She's Naked 03:39
• Francesco Geminiani (1687 - 1762): A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick:
• 18 Geminiani: A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick: The Night Her Silent Sable Wore 05:11
• James Oswald: The Bottom of the Punch Bowl:
• 19 Oswald: The Bottom of the Punch Bowl 01:42
• Francesco Geminiani: A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick:
• 20 Geminiani: A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick: Oh Bessy Bell and Mary Gray 03:15
• George Frideric Handel: Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day, HWV 76:
• 21 Handel: Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: What Passion Cannot Music Raise and Quell 08:10
• Total Runtime 01:29:27

Info for A Night in London (Deluxe Edition)

In den 1730er Jahren versuchten viele Komponisten ihr Glück in London: Geminiani revolutionierte die Instrumentalmusik mit seinem berühmten Traktat »The Art of Playing on the Violin« und legte eine erstaunliche Version von La Folia vor; sein Schüler Avison orchestrierte Konzerte von Scarlatti, und Porpora wagte sich von der Oper weg und entdeckte mit einem der schönsten Konzerte jener Zeit die Sanglichkeit des Violoncellos neu.

Ophélie Gaillard und Pulcinella beschwören eine poetische und ausgelassene Nacht in London. Die Sängerinnen Sandrine Piau und Lucile Richardot leihen ihre Stimme Werken von Geminiani und Händel.

Ophelie Gaillard, Cello
Sandrine Piau, Sopran
Lucile Richardot, Mezzosopran
Pulcinella Orchestra

From Romance to tone poem, the cellist Ophélie Gaillard invites to an imaginary journey, both heroic and delicate, in the post-Romantic world of Richard Strauss.

Heart of the disc, the symphonic poem Don Quixote transforms the instruments into characters who play the epic adventures of Cervantes’ hero. Thus, Don Quixote, played by the cello, talks with Sancho Panza (the viola) or Dulcinea (the violin) in a luxuriant orchestral fresco, tender and sensual, where Strauss’ genius for melody unfolds with a touch of humour.

His exquisite expressiveness shines through the most intimate pieces that complete this program. Ophélie Gaillard’s warm lyricism agrees with the piano in the Romance and the Sonata in F major, or with the voice in the smooth accents of Morgen. As an ideal companion, the cellist’s enchanting bow leads to an irresistible music.

Ophélie Gaillard, violoncelle
Czech National Symphony Orchestra
Julien Masmondet, direction
Alexandra Conunova, violon
Dov Scheindlin, alto
Vassilis Varvaresos, piano
Beatrice Uria Monzon, mezzo-soprano

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