Concerto Koln - Charles Avison: Concerti Grossi After Scarlatti (2015)

For their new album, Concerto Köln have tracked down yet another gem of the Baroque era. Their journey takes us to England, to the composer Charles Avison and his arrangements of Domenico Scarlatti’s harpsichord sonatas, which represents a milestone in British music history – beautifully interpreted here by one of the leading ensembles in the field of historical performance practice. Charles Avison is not exactly that what one would call a “popular composer”. He hardly plays any role whatsoever in the musical scene, the Bielefelder Katalog has documented only a handful of performances of his works and he surfaces rather sporadically within the expanse of musicology. It is basically due to historical performance practice that attention is once again being drawn to his works. And indeed: it is worth it!

Tracklist:

1. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 3 in D Minor: I. Largo andante, K 89b, VN (1:27)
2. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 3 in D Minor: II. Allegro sprirituoso, K 37, RG 25 (3:26)
3. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 3 in D Minor: III. Vivace, K 38, RG 26 (2:14)
4. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 3 in D Minor: IV. più allegro, K 1, RG 10 (2:12)
5. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 6 in D Major: I. Largo (2:51)
6. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 6 in D Major: II. Con furia, K 29, RG 13 (4:33)
7. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 6 in D Major: III. Adagio, K 89c, VN (2:11)
8. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 6 in D Major: IV. Vivacemente, K 21, RG 32 (3:16)
9. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 4 in a Minor: I. Andante, K 12, RG 19 (5:35)
10. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 4 in a Minor: II. Allegro, K 3, RG 11 (1:48)
11. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 4 in a Minor: III. Largo (4:28)
12. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 4 in a Minor: IV. Vivace, K 36, RG 24 (2:54)
13. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 5 in D Minor: I. Largo (2:19)
14. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 5 in D Minor: II. Allegro, K 11, RG 28 (1:36)
15. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 5 in D Minor: III. Andante moderato, K 41, RG 42 (2:25)
16. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 5 in D Minor: IV. Allegro, K 5, RG 14 (2:15)
17. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 9 in C Major: I. Largo (1:51)
18. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 9 in C Major: II. Con spirito, K 31, RG 3 (3:49)
19. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 9 in C Major: III. Siciliana (3:18)
20. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 9 in C Major: IV. Allegro, K 7, RG 18 (4:15)
21. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 11 in G Major: I. Con affetto (4:05)
22. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 11 in G Major: II. Allegro, K 28, RG 35 (3:27)
23. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 11 in G Major: III. Andante moderato, K 25, RG 37 (6:32)
24. 12 Concertos, Op. 6, Concerto No. 11 in G Major: IV. Vivacemente, K 6, RG 15 (2:30)
25. Cembalo Sonata, Kk. 29 (L. 461): Presto in D Major (5:58)

Total length: 01:21:15