Immigrants in 18th-Century London
Works by Handel, Geminiani, Hayes/Carbonelli, Hellendaal, Haym, and Avison
Exploring the immigrants who came over the cliffs of Dover to make London of the early 18th century one of Europe’s great cultural capitals. This tide of new arrivals included the famous George Frideric Handel, who would become the greatest composer of his adopted country for over a century, and others who followed the craze for Archangelo Corelli, the “Orpheus of his age.”
Concerto Grosso No. 1 in D Major
(after Corelli’s Sonata, Op. 5, No. 1)
Adagio
Allegro
Largo
Allegro
Francesco Geminiani (1687-1762)
Grand Concerto in D Minor Op. 3, No. 2
Ouverture
Allegro
Affettuoso
Presto
Borea
Pieter Hellendaal (1721-1799)
Sonata No. 3 on “The last Time I came o’er the Moor”
Grave
Allegro
F. Geminiani
Concerto Grosso No. 3 in D Minor
(after sonatas of Domenico Scarlatti)
Largo andante
Allegro spiritoso
Vivace
Allegro
Charles Avison (1709-1770)
INTERMISSION
Concerto in B-flat Major, Op. 6, No. 7
Largo
Allegro
Largo e piano
Andante
Hornpipe
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Concerto in G Minor after a solo by Stefano Carbonelli
Largo
Allegro
Largo
Giga
William Hayes (1708-1777)
Trio Sonata in F Major, Op. 2, No 7
Andante
Allegro
Adagio
Allegro
Nicola Francesco Haym (1678-1729)
Concerto in E Minor, Op. 3, No. 3
Grave
Allegro moderato
Andante
Allegro
F. Geminiani