Barsanti & Handel: Edinburgh 1742 Classical Linn Records

Barsanti & Handel: Edinburgh 1742

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LN 0567

Barsanti & Handel: Edinburgh 1742

Label Catalogue Number:
CKD567M

Running Time: 67:38

Release Date: August 2017
Originally recorded in August 2017

Genre:
Classical

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The popular Ensemble Marsyas returns with a diverse programme of concerti, wind music and Scottish songs by composers Francesco Barsanti and George Frideric Handel, centred around the music composed for The Edinburgh Musical Society.

Horn soloists Alec Frank-Gemmill and Joseph Walters take centre stage in Handel’s Concerto for French horns, exemplifying the extraordinary vogue for horn music at this time. Timpanist Alan Emslie joins them for Barsanti’s Concerti grossi Op. 3, an unusual concertino comprising timpani and natural horns.

Barsanti’s four ‘Old Scots Tunes’, notable as one of the first examples of Scottish Traditional music to be faithfully transcribed, introduces fiddle player Colin Scobie. Completing the programme is Handel’s aria ‘Sta nell’Ircana’ from Alcina, featuring mezzo-soprano Emilie Renard, and the March for Wind Band, HWV 346.

The recording, which will be launched at the 2017 Edinburgh International Festival, is a fine addition to the group’s discography.

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Reviews

ICMA Baroque Instrumental Category Nominee

2018 International Classical Music Awards

Editor's Choice - Chamber Section

"... this being a Linn recording, the sound is naturally stunning. Once again Baroque music surprises and delights!"

Lindsay Kemp - Gramophone magazine - Awards Issue 2017

Performance **** Recording *****

Hannah French - BBC Music magazine - November 2017

“...it’s a rich insight, played with great style and charisma.” ****

Kate Molleson - The Guardian – 3 August 2017

“Baroque music gem: The performances by Ensemble Marsyas...are consistently bracing.' *****

Michael Dervan - The Irish Times - 2 August 2017

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