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Arne: Overtures / Standage, Collegium Musicum 90
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Arne: Overtures / Standage, Collegium Musicum 90

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Composer
ARNE, THOMAS AUGUSTINE
Artist
Standage, Collegium Musicum 90
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Jun 01, 2006
Catalog #
CHAN 0722
UPC
095115072226

About

This present collection admirably shows the ingenious simplicity of Arne's writing, very much in the mid-eighteenth-century English pastoral school. At the beginning of 1751, when Thomas Arne published his 'Eight Overtures in 8 Parts', he had become the leading exponent of English dramatic music and the only Englishman who could offer Handel serious competition in the theatre. Arne's 'Eight Overtures' belongs to a tradition of making the instrumental introductions of vocal works available for concert use and divide into two types. Nos 1, 2,4,6,7 and 9 are examples of the older French type that was invented by Lully, was used in England from the 1680s onwards and is found in the majority of Handel's operas and oratorios. These overtures begin with dignified movements, often marked 'Largo' that have dotted rhythms, sharp dissonances to push the music along, and ornamental 'tirades' to create a sense of excitement. By contrast, overtures Nos 3 and 6 are really Italian sinfonias. This type of overture was developed in the early eighteenth century by Alessandro Scarlatti and his contemporaries, and usually consists of three movements: a bustling fast movement, a soulful slow movement and a minuet. As Arne's examples show, the Italian sinfonia was markedly more modern in musical style than the French overture. The final two overtures; 'Alfred' and 'Thomas and Sally', rarely recorded works, are also examples of the more modern Italian type.

Tracklist 33 tracks

  1. 1 I. Presto 02:26
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Presto
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  2. 2 II. Scotch Gavotte: Affettuoso 02:25
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scotch Gavotte: Affettuoso
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  3. 3 I. Largo ma non troppo 02:01
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Largo ma non troppo
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  4. 4 II. Allegro con spirito 01:48
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  5. 5 III. Andante e piano 02:36
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Andante e piano
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  6. 6 IV. Allegro con spirito 01:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    IV. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  7. 7 I. Con spirito 02:10
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Con spirito
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  8. 8 II. Allegro 02:31
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  9. 9 III. Minuetto 02:01
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Minuetto
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  10. 10 I. Presto 01:27
    Track
    10
    Title
    I. Presto
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  11. 11 II. Andante piano 01:54
    Track
    11
    Title
    II. Andante piano
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  12. 12 III. Tempo di minuetto: Con spirito 01:36
    Track
    12
    Title
    III. Tempo di minuetto: Con spirito
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  13. 13 I. Con spirito 03:40
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Con spirito
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  14. 14 II. Con spirito 02:16
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Con spirito
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  15. 15 III. Andante piano 01:49
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Andante piano
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  16. 16 I. Presto 01:58
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Presto
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  17. 17 II. Andante e piano 02:50
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Andante e piano
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  18. 18 III. Allegro con spirito 02:15
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Allegro con spirito
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  19. 19 I. Largo ma audace 02:44
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Largo ma audace
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  20. 20 II. Allegro 01:44
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    01:44
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  21. 21 III. Grave et piano 00:33
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Grave et piano
    Duration
    00:33
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  22. 22 IV. Gavotta vivace 01:54
    Track
    22
    Title
    IV. Gavotta vivace
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  23. 23 I. Largo 02:09
    Track
    23
    Title
    I. Largo
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  24. 24 II. Allegro 02:11
    Track
    24
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  25. 25 III. Allegro 01:53
    Track
    25
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  26. 26 I. Largo 02:11
    Track
    26
    Title
    I. Largo
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  27. 27 II. Con spirito 02:14
    Track
    27
    Title
    II. Con spirito
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  28. 28 III. Minuet: Andante 01:52
    Track
    28
    Title
    III. Minuet: Andante
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  29. 29 IV. Giga: Con spirito 02:17
    Track
    29
    Title
    IV. Giga: Con spirito
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  30. 30 I. Allegro moderato 03:11
    Track
    30
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    03:11
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  31. 31 II. Andante 02:14
    Track
    31
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  32. 32 III. Largo 00:36
    Track
    32
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage
  33. 33 IV. Tempo di minuetto 02:18
    Track
    33
    Title
    IV. Tempo di minuetto
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    Thomas Augustine Arne
    Ensemble
    Collegium Musicum 90
    Conductor
    Simon Standage