Yvonne Morgan

Edited from the first edition.

Edited from the original edition.

The unusually short Suite in just four movements Allegretto - Menuetto - Gavotte - Courante. Presto is both brilliantly written for the two instruments and very entertaining.

The varied forms of the Trii op. 5 show Handel's proven practice of 'exploiting' the popular thematic wealth of his orchestral works and organ concertos in chamber music.

Leclair's trio sonatas are among the best of their genre. They are on a par with those of Handel and Telemann. An introductory overture is followed by a splendid dance round.

In Cirri's works, his contemporaries praised the elegant blending of the Italian and German styles. The balance among the voices goes without saying for the cellist Cirri.

There is no need to recommend the pieces: they are excellent pieces with a slightly virtuosic style that fully exploit the flute's specific techniques. And in the melody formation the master does not...

The melodic inventiveness of the 'Amuzettes' is indebted to the taste of the Parisian salon. The characterizing 'Zeitvertreib' titles reflect the noble grace and playfulness of the 'very light'-flavor...

Sonata IV: C major; Sonata V: B flat major, Sonata VI: C major

Sonata VII: g minor; Sonata VIII: F major; Sonata IX: g minor

Sonata X: F major; Sonata XI: f minor; Sonata XII: a minor

Loeillet's sonatas shine with a didactic flair for flute-specific passage playing as well as cultivated French 'sound rhetoric'. A must for school and home.

Loeillet's sonatas shine with a didactic flair for flute-specific passage playing as well as cultivated French 'sound rhetoric'. A must for school and home.

Loeillet's sonatas shine with a didactic flair for flute-specific passage playing as well as cultivated French 'sound rhetoric'. A must for school and home.

Edited from the original edition.

Edited from the first edition