Cappella Musicale Enrico Stuart, Romeo Ciuffa, Chiara Strabioli, Rebeca Ferri & Marco Vitale - Haym: Flute Music (2022) [24/88]

Born in Rome in 1678 to a family of German extraction, Nicola Francesco Haym was employed (from 1694 to 1700) as a violone and cello player by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni in the orchestra led by Arcangelo Corelli. In the final years of this period the 2nd Duke of Bedford (Wriothesley Russell, 1680-1711) visited Rome and invited the violinist Nicola Cosimi to follow his entourage back to London. Cosimi in turn invited Haym to come with him as continuo cellist. Haym therefore moved to London in 1701 and would serve as the Duke of Bedford’s ‘master of chamber music’ until the patron’s death in 1711. A significant number of Haym’s compositions were produced during this first period in his life, among them diverse instrumental music for concerts at the ducal residences. That Haym’s sonatas for transverse flute (traverso) and basso continuo are the first ever known to be published by an Italian author inspired this recording and its exploration of the early-18th-century Italian flute repertoire. With their strong Corellian influence, Haym’s Sonate a Tre (Op.2) and his works in the 6 Sonate da camera a flauto traversa, haubois o violino solo can be securely ascribed to the Italian – specifically the Roman – musical scene, despite the composer’s living in London and the music’s publication in Amsterdam.

This recording presents all of Haym’s surviving instrumental works assigned specifically to be played on the flute. His Opus 2 Nos. 6–9 are for two violins or flauti (recorders) and continuo, and No.12 is specifically for two flauti and continuo. Of the 6 Sonate da Camera only the first four are by Haym. Since early-18th-century Italian repertoire for flute is inextricably tied up with that of the violin and its Corellian model, this recording also features an adaptation for flute of a Corelli violin sonata and a direct borrowing from the violin repertoire with extemporaneous adjustments by the performers in Corelli’s ‘Ciaccona’.

Born in Rome in 1678 into a family of German origins, Nicola Francesco Haym (1678-1729) was employed as a violone and cello player by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni in the orchestra led by Arcangelo Corelli. Later he moved to London where he took a leading role in establishing Italian opera which was beginning to flourish, while serving as a continuo cellist in the Drury Lane theatre and the Queen’s Theatre. In 1713, Haym started to work as librettist for Handel and the collaboration continued until 1728. During this period Haym acquired the role of secretary at the Royal Academy of Music.

Haym’s sonatas with flute are the first flute sonatas by an Italian composer to be published. The Sonate a Trè (Op.2) and the Sonate da camera a flauto traversa, haubois o violino solo, are strongly influenced by Corelli in the profound knowledge of counterpoint and the wide spectrum of expression of feelings and affects. From his familiarity with Corelli’s music, Haym was able to assimilate the gravity of style and nobility of expression while retaining his own musical personality.

Played by the Cappella Musicale Enrico Stuart, consisting of Chiara Strabioli (transverse flute and recorder), Romeo Ciuffa (recorder and transverse flute), Rebeca Ferri (cello) and Marco Vitale (harpsichord). Founded in 1998 the Capella Musicale Enrico Stuart specializes in 17th- and 18th- century repertoire in which wind instruments play a central role. They previously made for Brilliant Classics highly praised recordings of Boismortier and Valentini.

Tracklist:
01. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 1 in C Minor: I. Largo
02. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 1 in C Minor: II. Vivace
03. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 1 in C Minor: III. Adagio
04. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 1 in C Minor: IV. Allegro
05. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 2: I. Adagio
06. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 2: II. Allegro
07. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 2: III. Grave
08. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 2: IV. Allegro
09. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 2 in D Minor: I. Adagio
10. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 2 in D Minor: II. Allegro
11. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 2 in D Minor: III. Adagio
12. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 2 in D Minor: IV. Allegro
13. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 7 in C Major, Op. 2: I. Adagio
14. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 7 in C Major, Op. 2: II. Allemanda Allegro
15. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 7 in C Major, Op. 2: III. Adagio
16. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 7 in C Major, Op. 2: IV. Gavotta
17. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 3 in C Minor: I. Adagio
18. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 3 in C Minor: II. Allegro - Adagio
19. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 3 in C Minor: III. Allegro
20. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 8 in F Major, Op. 2: I. Adagio
21. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 8 in F Major, Op. 2: II. Allemanda Allegro
22. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 8 in F Major, Op. 2: III. Adagio
23. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 8 in F Major, Op. 2: IV. Giga Allegro
24. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 8 in F Major, Op. 2: V. Gavotta
25. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 4 in A Minor: I. Largo
26. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 4 in A Minor: II. Allegro
27. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 4 in A Minor: III. Largo
28. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 4 in A Minor: IV. Allegro
29. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 2: I. Adagio
30. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 2: II. Allemanda Allegro
31. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 2: III. Adagio
32. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 2: IV. Giga Allegro
33. Corelli, Haym: Sonata a tre No. 12 in G Major, Op. 2: I. Partite di Ciaccona
34. Corelli, Haym: Sonata No. 3 in D Major: I. Adagio
35. Corelli, Haym: Sonata No. 3 in D Major: II. Allegro
36. Corelli, Haym: Sonata No. 3 in D Major: III. Adagio
37. Corelli, Haym: Sonata No. 3 in D Major: IV. Allegro
38. Corelli, Haym: Sonata No. 3 in D Major: V. Allegro
39. Corelli, Haym: Sonata da camera No. 12 in G Major: I. Ciaccona. Largo - Allegro


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