Handel: German Arias & Trio Sonatas

Gillian Keith (soprano) & Ensemble Florilegium

“Wat ik met deze opname heb gedaan, is om drie instrumentale triosonates in verschillende stijlen te combineren met deze prachtige intieme kamermuziek. Elke groep van drie Duitse aria's wordt gevolgd door een instrumentaal werk, één in de traditionele sonata da chiesa-stijl, één in de meer sonata da camera-stijl (met dansbewegingen) en één in de Italiaanse Concerto-stijl.” Ashley Solomon, directeur

Handel:
 Trio Sonata, HWV 386b in B minor, Op. 2 No. 1
 Trio Sonata, HWV398 in E minor, Op. 5 No. 3
 Concerto a quattro in D minor

 Neun deutsche Arien, HWV202-210
  W/Gillian Keith (soprano)

"Solomon and his Florilegium ensemble ring the changes between flute and violin, interspersing groups of arias with chamber and instrumental pieces by (and perhaps by) Handel played with their customary refinement and expressive intimacy. Gillian Keith’s performance of the Arias provides delight on many levels. Her responses to text and music are tender, innocent, fragile and vivacious in turn."
BBC Music Magazine - August 2017 ****

"The continuo duo play with beguiling refinement, and flautist Ashley Solomon and violinist Bojan Cicic play with judicious melodiousness and delicacy (especially in a breathtaking performance of the Largo in Op. 2 No. 1.""
Gramophone Magazine - August 2017