Italians in London! Simon Standage & Friederike Chylek

• Nicola Matteis (1650 - 1714): Ayres for the Violin, Book 2, Suite in A Minor:
• 1 Ayres for the Violin, Book 2, Suite in A Minor: IV. Fantasia 02:18
• 2 Ayres for the Violin, Book 2, Suite in A Minor: III. Passaggio rotto 02:14
• 3 Ayres for the Violin, Book 2, Suite in A Minor: II. Movimento incognito 01:45
• Gasparo Visconti (1683 - 1713): Violin Sonata No. 1 in C Minor:
• 4 Violin Sonata No. 1 in C Minor: I. Grave 01:23
• 5 Violin Sonata No. 1 in C Minor: II. Allegro moderato 03:01
• 6 Violin Sonata No. 1 in C Minor: III. — 02:26
• Francesco Geminiani (1687 - 1762): Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 6:
• 7 Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 6: I. Affetuoso 02:48
• 8 Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 6: II. Adagio 00:54
• 9 Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 6: III. Allegro 01:29
• Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757):
• 10 Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 52 05:38
• 11 Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Kk. 145 03:49
• Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768: Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9:
• 12 Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9: I. Largo e staccato 01:44
• 13 Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9: II. Allegro 02:52
• 14 Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9: III. Vivace 02:16
• 15 Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9: IV. Largo 01:50
• 16 Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9: V. Allegro 03:13
• Pietro Castrucci (1679 - 1752): Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 7:
• 17 Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 7: I. Adagio 02:03
• 18 Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 7: II. Allegro 03:27
• 19 Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 7: III. Adagio ma non tanto 01:21
• 20 Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 7: IV. Allegro 01:03
• Domenico Scarlatti:
• 21 Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Kk. 14 02:48
• Giovanni Stefano Carbonelli (1691 - 1772): Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Minor:
• 22 Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Minor: I. Largo 01:32
• 23 Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Minor: II. Allegro 04:03
• 24 Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Minor: III. Largo 01:41
• 25 Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Minor: IV. Giga 02:32
• Felice Giardini (1716 - 1796): Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6:
• 26 Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6: I. Allegro 03:55
• 27 Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6: II. Musette 03:35
• 28 Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6: III. Giga 02:42
• Francesco Geminiani: A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick:
• 29 A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick: Air No. 1, Auld Bob Morrice 02:31
• Total Runtime 01:12:53

Info for Italians in London!

Released on digital format only, this new recording on Chaconne features some of the greatest pieces for violin that Italian baroque composers wrote while in London, performed by Simon Standage and harpsichord player Friederike Chylek.

From the astonishing debut of Nicola Matteis in the 1670s to the remarkable improvements in the violin sonata form by Felice Giardini after his first appearance in 1751, these composers, all influenced by Arcangelo Corelli (1653-1713), marked an important period in the progress of the violin in England, and in renewed audience interest.

The album also features three keyboard sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti, whose prolific writing influenced by Iberian folk music was highly regarded and widely circulated, especially in England where forty-two sonatas out of the 555 he composed were first published in 1739.

A specialist of the period, Simon Standage is a long-standing recording artist for Chandos, as violinist and a director of Collegium Music 90. He and Friederike Chylek contribute to booklet notes that add greatly to the value of this unusual yet relevant and revealing recording.

"Eight different composers, si premiere recordings, and idiosyncratic, even quirky, music makes this an alluring recording. Standage decorates lavishly and stylishly" (George Pratt, BBC Music Magazine)

"[Simon Standage's] essentially delicate sound is nourished by easy bowing and sweet but unobtrustive vibrato. Showiness is not for him and he seems happier when letting this music's clean lines speak for themselves, with just a little nurturing…[Friederike Chylek's] rendering of three Scarlatti sonatas are little pockets of controlled energy" (Gramophone Magazine)

Simon Standage, violin
Friederike Chylek, harpsichord

Simon Standage
is well known as a violinist specialising in 17th and 18th-century music. Leader and soloist with the English Concert from its foundation until 1990, he also fulfilled the same role for many years with the City of London Sinfonia. In addition to the many records he made with the English Concert (including Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, nominated for a Grammy award), he also recorded solo and chamber music, including all of Mozart’s violin concertos with the Academy of Ancient Music, of which he was, with Christopher Hogwood, Associate Director from 1991 to 1995.

Since his foundation, with Richard Hickox, of Collegium Musicum 90, he has made numerous recordings for Chandos Records. As soloist and director of chamber orchestras and chamber musician, he is active both in Britain and abroad. He is leader of the Salomon String Quartet (founded by him in 1981), which specialises in historical performance of the Classical repertoire, performing worldwide and making many recordings and broadcasts. He is a professor of baroque violin at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and teaches at summer courses in Europe.

He received a medal for services to Polish culture in 2008, was awarded Honorary Membership of the Royal Academy of Music in 2009, and in 2010 received the Georg Philipp Telemann Prize from the city of Magdeburg.

Booklet for Italians in London!