Italians in London! Simon Standage & Friederike Chylek

• Nicola Matteis (1650 - 1714): Ayres for the Violin, Book 2, Suite in A Minor:
• 1Ayres for the Violin, Book 2, Suite in A Minor: IV. Fantasia02:18
• 2Ayres for the Violin, Book 2, Suite in A Minor: III. Passaggio rotto02:14
• 3Ayres for the Violin, Book 2, Suite in A Minor: II. Movimento incognito01:45
• Gasparo Visconti (1683 - 1713): Violin Sonata No. 1 in C Minor:
• 4Violin Sonata No. 1 in C Minor: I. Grave01:23
• 5Violin Sonata No. 1 in C Minor: II. Allegro moderato03:01
• 6Violin Sonata No. 1 in C Minor: III. —02:26
• Francesco Geminiani (1687 - 1762): Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 6:
• 7Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 6: I. Affetuoso02:48
• 8Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 6: II. Adagio00:54
• 9Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1, No. 6: III. Allegro01:29
• Domenico Scarlatti (1685 - 1757):
• 10Keyboard Sonata in D Minor, Kk. 5205:38
• 11Keyboard Sonata in D Major, Kk. 14503:49
• Francesco Maria Veracini (1690 - 1768: Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9:
• 12Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9: I. Largo e staccato01:44
• 13Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9: II. Allegro02:52
• 14Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9: III. Vivace02:16
• 15Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9: IV. Largo01:50
• 16Violin Sonata in C Major, Op. 1 No. 9: V. Allegro03:13
• Pietro Castrucci (1679 - 1752): Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 7:
• 17Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 7: I. Adagio02:03
• 18Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 7: II. Allegro03:27
• 19Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 7: III. Adagio ma non tanto01:21
• 20Violin Sonata in D Minor, Op. 1 No. 7: IV. Allegro01:03
• Domenico Scarlatti:
• 21Keyboard Sonata in G Major, Kk. 1402:48
• Giovanni Stefano Carbonelli (1691 - 1772): Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Minor:
• 22Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Minor: I. Largo01:32
• 23Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Minor: II. Allegro04:03
• 24Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Minor: III. Largo01:41
• 25Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Minor: IV. Giga02:32
• Felice Giardini (1716 - 1796): Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6:
• 26Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6: I. Allegro03:55
• 27Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6: II. Musette03:35
• 28Violin Sonata in G Minor, Op. 1 No. 6: III. Giga02:42
• Francesco Geminiani: A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick:
• 29A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Musick: Air No. 1, Auld Bob Morrice02:31
• Total Runtime01:12:53

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!