Suite D minor HWV 428

Presto


  • Recorded: 25th January 2020
  • Record Place: studio HAMU
  • First Release: 2020
  • (P) 2020 SUPRAPHON a.s.
  • Genre: Chamber Music

Artists

  • music by: Georg Friedrich Händel
  • flute: Jana Semerádová
  • harpsichord: Erich Traxler

Album

Jana Semerádová, Erich Traxler

Händel, Leclair: Chaconne for the Princess

Catalogue Number: SU 4277-2
Published: 24th April 2020
Genre: Chamber Music
Format: 1 CD
Handel and Leclair in the services of Princess Anne. Jean-Marie Leclair (1697-1764) - Sonata in G major, Op. 9 No. 7; Sonata in E minor, Op. 9 No. 2 (Quatrieme livre de sonates). George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Suite in D minor, HWV 428 (Suites de Pieces pour le clavecin); Passacaille from Suite in G minor, HWV 432; Chaconne in A major from the opera Parnasso in festa for the wedding of Princess Anne, 1734). George Frideric Handel / Michel Blavet (1700-1768) - Gavotte "The Harmonious Blacksmith" (Air and Variations from Suite in E minor, HWV 430, 1720). Anonymous - Princess Royal (1740)

Jana Semerádová - Baroque traverse flute, Erich Traxler - harpsichord

During the Baroque era, taking music and art lessons was an integral part of education of children in royal families. Anne, Princess of Orange (1709-1759), the eldest daughter of King George II of Great Britain, was fortunate in having excellent teachers. At the age of five, she moved from her native city of Hanover to London, where for eleven years her musical talent was cultivated by G. F. Handel, a celebrated composer and keyboard virtuoso. Handel dedicated a number of his works to the Princess (among them the wedding serenade Parnasso in festa), while other, highly popular, pieces of his were arranged, including by the virtuoso flautist Michel Blavet. Following her wedding and departure from London, Anne no longer took harpsichord lessons, yet at the court in The Hague, her new home, she remained faithful to the Muses and surrounded herself with excellent artists. For a few years, the court employed the superb violinist and Kapellmeister Jean-Marie Leclair, who dedicated to Anne his fourth book of solo sonatas. In the case of some of them, he mentioned - to the delight of all flautists - the possibility of their being performed by "flute allemande" as an alternative instrument. As a soloist, the flautist Jana Semerádová has worked with distinguished early music specialists (S. Azzolini, A. Bernardini, E. Onofri, etc.) and has performed at major festivals (Utrecht, Leipzig, Halle, Versailles, Sablé, Regensburg, etc.). Erich Traxler is an outstanding soloist and chamber player, who has appeared at the most renowned concert venues worldwide. Princess Anne's remarkable musical story is the intersection of the stories of the two exceptional musicians.

Jana Semerádová and Erich Traxler in the services of Handel and Leclair - and Princess Anne

Reviews

“The best works here, dedicated to the 18th-century Princess Anne, are those played at a pace; the flute is a delightful breath of fresh air.”
BBC Music Magazine, September 2020

“Semerádová ist eine sensible lnterpretin, die sehr gute Leistungen bringt. Erich Traxler spielt einige von Händels Cembalostücken energisch, übertreibt aber glücklicherweise ihre virtuosen Züge nicht… Alles in allem ist dies ein musikalisch unterhaltsames und aus historischer Sicht interessantes Programm.”
Toccata, February 2021

Jean-Marie Leclair
Sonata G major Op. 9 dedicated to Princess of Orange
1. Andante. Dolce 04:41
2. Allegro ma non troppo 03:00
3. Aria. Affettuoso 03:45
4. Giga. Allegro moderato 02:45
Georg Friedrich Händel
Suite D minor HWV 428
5. Prelude 01:03
6. Allegro 03:08
7. Allemande 03:49
8. Courante 01:45
9. Air & Variations 08:43
10. Presto 04:43
Georg Friedrich Händel
Suite E major HWV 430
11. Gavotte The Harmonious Blacksmith 03:33
Georg Friedrich Händel
Suite G minor HWV 432
12. Passacaglia 02:24
Anonymous
13. Princess Royal 01:48
Jean-Marie Leclair
Sonata E minor Op. 9 dedicated to Princess of Orange
14. Andante. Dolce - Allemande 03:59
15. Allegro ma non troppo 04:25
16. Sarabande 03:21
17. Minuetto. Allegro non troppo 04:07
Georg Friedrich Händel
18. Chaconne A major 04:47

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