Handel: Oboe Sonatas Nos. 1-3 Etc

Louise Pellerin, oboe; Helene Plouffe, violin; Andre Laberge, organ

George Frideric Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7: Lascia ch'io pianga / Oboe Sonata No. 2 in B flat major, HWV 357 / Oboe Sonata No. 3 in F major, Op. 1, No. 5, HWV 363a / Voluntary No. 1 / Voluntary No. 2 / Oboe Sonata No. 1 in C minor, Op. 1, No. 8, HWV 366 / German Arias (selections) - I. Meine Seele hort im Sehen, HWV 207 - II. Suber Blumen Ambraflocken, HWV 204 - III. Kunft’ger Zeiten eitler Kummer, HWV 202 - IV. Flammende Rose, Zierde der Erde, HWV 210 - V. In’den angenehmen Büschen, HWV 209 - VI. Die ihr aus dunkeln Gruften den eitln Mammon grabt, HWV 208 / Recorder Sonata No. 2 in E minor, Op. 1, No. 4, HWV 362 / Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40: Ombra mai fu (Largo) (arr. for oboe, violin and organ) / Oboe Melody

HAENDEL brings together rarely paired instruments – the oboe and the organ. When heard together, however, the results are wonderfully sophisticated and smooth. The oboe has an extraordinary bloom, while the organ provides an almost orchestral level of warmth and support. And what better composer than Georg Frederic Handel, whose music we turn to for this unique pairing. He had a passion for both the oboe and organ.