George Fr. Handel - Violin Sonata in E major, HWV 373 (1732)

George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (born Georg Friedrich Händel 23 February 1685 (O.S.) [(N.S.) 5 March] – 14 April 1759) was a German, later British, baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. Handel received important training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712; he became a naturalized British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition. Please support my channel: https://ko-fi.com/bartjebartmans Violin Sonata in E major, Op. 1, No. 12, HWV 373 (1732) Modern scholars have labelled it as "spurious" No. 6 in Edition Schott 1. Adagio (0:00) 2. Allegro (2:13) 3. Largo (5:09) 4. Allegro (6:26) Andrew Manze, violin and Richard Egarr, harpsichord The instruments used: Violin by Joseph Gagliano, Naples, 1782 Bow by Gerhard Landwehr, Heemstede, 1986 Harpsichord by John Phillips, 1993, after Nicolas Dumont, 1707 Pitch: A = 415 Hz Temperament: French ordinaire, early eighteenth century The sonata was first published in the 1730 Walsh edition as Sonata XII. For some reason Walsh did not republish the work in his 1732 edition. The Chrysander edition published the work as Sonata XV, and the designation of "Opus 1, No. 15" is his. All editions indicate that the work is for violin.