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St John's Smith Square
Smith Square
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3HA
England
Programme
Arcangelo Corelli – Trio Sonata in F major, Op.1 no.1
Georg Muffat – Violin Sonata in D major
George Frideric Handel – Trio Sonata in F major, Op.2 no.3
Arcangelo Corelli – Trio Sonata in D minor, Op.3 no.5
George Frideric Handel – Cello Sonata in D minor
Arcangelo Corelli – Trio Sonata in D major, Op.1 no.12
Performers
The Brook Street Band
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Programme Note
An intimate chamber programme (for 1 and 2 violins and continuo) which explores the Italian influence on chamber music by Muffat and Handel, paired with works by Corelli, the pre-eminent Italian virtuoso violinist of the period.
Today we credit Corelli with providing the template for so many Italianate musical innovations in the baroque era. However, Muffat’s Italian-styled violin sonata of 1677 predates all of Corelli’s chamber music, and shows that Italian influence prevailed in Germany before Muffat even encountered Corelli.
