Paul Nicholson, the harpsichordist, is also a festival director for the London Handel and Tilford Bach festivals and has made numerous recordings with The Locatelli Trio, later renamed Convivium.
Composition History
The 'Halle' Sonatas (HWV374-6) were published in 1730 by Walsh, who may have used Handel's name without authorization to boost sales.
Composition History
The eighth sonata, HWV378, was only discovered in its flute-sonata form in the 1980s from a manuscript collection in Brussels.
Composition History
The main source for Handel's solo sonatas is a publication from around 1730, which was illicitly published by John Walsh in London under a false Amsterdam imprint to avoid Handel's knowledge.
Composer Biography
Only one of Handel's flute sonatas, HWV359b, exists in his own autograph manuscript, likely dating from the late 1720s.
Performer Biography
Lisa Beznosiuk, the flautist on this album, is an internationally renowned performer on early flutes and a professor at several prestigious music academies in London and Manchester.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Handel's music, particularly in these solo sonatas, is highly adaptable, allowing for interchange between instruments of similar range.
