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Handel: Violin Sonatas, Op. 1 / Łosakiewicz, Morawski
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Handel: Violin Sonatas, Op. 1 / Łosakiewicz, Morawski

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Composer
George Frideric Handel
Artist
Pawel Losakiewicz, Robert Morawski
Format
CD
Label
DUX
Released
Mar 15, 2024
Catalog #
DUX1798
UPC
5902547017983

About

A composition, as a phenomenon or an act of creation, can be understood as a reflection of the time in which it was written. An improvisation, in some sense, is also an act of creation, a kind of composition, and it also reflects its time. Performing transcriptions, “borrowings” (even of whole pieces), remakes, and quotations was a common thing at the time of George Frideric Handel (1685–1759). Handel himself, as the first cosmopolitical composer in the world, was open to various styles and cultures and would quote and remake his own works. He was a Great Master, undoubtfully equal to Johann Sebastian Bach, but he was not a purist, which may explain some of the solutions we used on this album. Handel was a star and a celebrity of his times. He would compose, understand, and love the genre of opera, which, out of all kinds of art, is closest to the man (with his issues, traumas, and challenges); a genre that is full of life and “venous” like a human body. He was perfectly at ease in the world of theatre, stage, and entertainment. All the above can be easily heard in the harmony and melodies of his sonatas. In some way, we are following this way of thinking – being fascinated by the music of the Great Master, we allow ourselves some surprising (in our opinion) differentiations and modifications. We are doing this here and now, drawing on the past eras (classicism and especially romanticism [sic!]). We are also not afraid to refer to different forms of popular music such as jazz or even pop music. We are doing it, because the music of our time, i.e. popular music, is all around us and sneaks into our minds. We are being impregnated with it beyond our conscience and will, since it is “everywhere we listen”, i.e. in restaurants, shops, on our way to work. Although this aspect of entertainment stands out a bit on our recording, we decided not to remove it. The sonatas presented on this CD are not one-dimensional – there are many parenthesis, interrupted thoughts, and surprising endings. However, the listener will quickly find the beauty, charm, elegance, logic, and depth of this music, always combined with masterful harmony and melodies. The audience can notice perfect, but natural and sincere melodies, in which Handel vents his feelings in a bit uncontrolled and improvised way; feelings that are “poignant in their poetry.” It is especially the slow movements that sound like elegies, epitaphs, or odes, full of pain, longing, mysticism, and wisdom. “Our art, weary of post-Beethovenesque and post-Wagneresque art, can find in Handel’s music (similarly to chamber music by Mozart) a poetic refuge, to heal its futile anxiety and to experience again silence and wellbeing.” Paweł Losakiewicz & Robert Morawski

Tracklist 24 tracks

  1. 1 I. Andante 02:30
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    02:30
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  2. 2 II. Allegro 01:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  3. 3 III. Adagio 00:58
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  4. 4 IV. Allegro 02:40
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  5. 5 I. Andante 02:44
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  6. 6 II. Allegro 02:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  7. 7 III. Adagio 02:26
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    02:26
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  8. 8 IV. Allegro 02:24
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    02:24
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  9. 9 I. Adagio 03:58
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  10. 10 II. Allegro 03:26
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    03:26
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  11. 11 III. Largo 05:21
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  12. 12 IV. Allegro 03:48
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    03:48
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  13. 13 I. Affettuoso 03:13
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Affettuoso
    Duration
    03:13
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  14. 14 II. Allegro 02:59
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  15. 15 III. Larghetto 02:48
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Larghetto
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  16. 16 IV. Allegro 04:01
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  17. 17 I. Adagio 01:55
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  18. 18 II. Allegro 02:41
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  19. 19 III. Largo 02:06
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    02:06
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  20. 20 IV. Allegro 03:01
    Track
    20
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  21. 21 I. Adagio 02:25
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  22. 22 II. Allegro 02:54
    Track
    22
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:54
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  23. 23 III. Largo 02:13
    Track
    23
    Title
    III. Largo
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski
  24. 24 IV. Allegro 02:35
    Track
    24
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Paweł Łosakiewicz, Robert Morawski