Artist: Peter Whelan, Irish Baroque Orchestra
Album: Mr Charles the Hungarian. Handel’s Rival in Dublin
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2023
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 192 kHz
Duration: 01:04:50
Total Tracks: 26
Total Size: 2,32 GB

Tracklist:

1-01. Peter Whelan – Il pastor fido, HWV 8c: Ouverture. Untitled (01:09)
1-02. Peter Whelan – Il pastor fido, HWV 8c: Ouverture. Allegro (01:59)
1-03. Miriam Kaczor – Giulio Cesare, HWV 17, Act I, Scene 9: Va tacito (Arr. for Flute, Horn and Orchestra by John Walsh) (07:04)
1-04. Leo Duarte – Concerto in F major: I. Adagio (01:49)
1-05. Leo Duarte – Concerto in F major: II. Allegretto (03:32)
1-06. Leo Duarte – Concerto in F major: III. Adagio (03:08)
1-07. Leo Duarte – Concerto in F major: IV. Allegretto ma poco (03:47)
1-08. Peter Whelan – Concerto, Op. 4 No. 1: III. “Signora Barbarini’s Minuet” (01:08)
1-09. Peter Whelan – Water Music, Suite No. 1, HWV 348: I. Allegro – Andante – Allegro (06:25)
1-10. Peter Whelan – Water Music, Suite No. 1, HWV 348: IV. Passepied (02:51)
1-11. Peter Whelan – Water Music, Suite No. 1, HWV 348: VI. Minuet (02:31)
1-12. Peter Whelan – Water Music, Suite No. 1, HWV 348: VII. Bourée (01:10)
1-13. Peter Whelan – Water Music, Suite No. 1, HWV 348: VIII. Hornpipe (01:48)
1-14. Peter Whelan – Water Music, Suite No. 1, HWV 348: IX. Andante (03:30)
1-15. Peter Whelan – Water Music, Suite No. 2, HWV 349: I. Overture (02:01)
1-16. Peter Whelan – Water Music, Suite No. 2, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe (02:59)
1-17. Miriam Kaczor – Concerto Grosso in G Major, HWV 314, Op. 3 No. 3: I. Largo e staccato (00:29)
1-18. Miriam Kaczor – Concerto Grosso in G Major, HWV 314, Op. 3 No. 3: II. Allegro (02:30)
1-19. Miriam Kaczor – Concerto Grosso in G Major, HWV 314, Op. 3 No. 3: III. Adagio (01:03)
1-20. Miriam Kaczor – Concerto Grosso in G Major, HWV 314, Op. 3 No. 3: IV. Allegro (03:40)
1-21. Leo Duarte – Napolitana, TWV 41:B4 (01:58)
1-22. Jonathan Byers – Sonata X: I. [Untitled] (02:09)
1-23. Jonathan Byers – Sonata X: II. Adagio (00:41)
1-24. Jonathan Byers – Sonata X: III. Vivace (01:28)
1-25. Anneke Scott – Suite 1: Chasse (01:29)
1-26. Peter Whelan – Le bourgeois gentilhomme, LWV 43, Act 4: Marche pour la Cérémonie des Turcs (02:21)

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A famous French horn virtuoso in his days, the shadowy figure known only as ‘Mr Charles the Hungarian’ was an eccentric opportunist who travelled to Dublin in March 1742. A natural entrepreneur, he capitalized on the ‘Handelmania’ surrounding Handel’s residence in the city at the time, and produced a concert at the Smock Alley Theatre which consisted mainly of Handel’s music. This album recreates the programme and the bohemian atmosphere of the event, showcasing solos for various instruments, some of which had never been heard in Ireland before. The highly resourceful Irish Baroque Orchestra and Peter Whelan have a proven record of curating enticing programmes inspired by Ireland’s musical heritage, and this is yet another fine example. Together with works by Hasse, Telemann and Bocchi, a performance of John Walsh’s early edition of Handel’s Water Music gives a perfect cross-section of this captivating moment in Dublin’s musical history.