Description
Johann Christian Schickhardt, Variations on La Folia, Opus 6 No. 6, for 2 treble [alto] recorders and basso continuo. Edited by David Lasocki. (1979. Nova Music N.M. 107). Now available as a pdf from Instant Harmony.
You all know the set of variations on La Folia by Corelli, written for violin and transposed for the recorder in his lifetime. But did you know that several other Baroque composers wrote such variations directly for the recorder? Here is one set by a Baroque woodwind player who published more recorder music than anyone else in that period: Schickhardt (128 sonatas, trio sonatas, and concertos). The interplay between the recorders adds more fun!
