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Charles Avison
1709-1770 GB, Newcastle upon Tyne
Composer of Classical
Charles Avison (/ˈeɪvᵻsən/; 16 February 1709 (baptised) – 9 or 10 May 1770) was an English composer during the Baroque and Classical periods. He was a church organist at St John The Baptist Church in Newcastle and at St. Nicholas's Church (later Newcastle Cathedral). He is most known for his 12 Concerti Grossi after Scarlatti and his Essay on Musical Expression, the first music criticism published in English.
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Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D Major (after D. Scarlatti): III. Adagio on LUX3570 by Sumi Jo, I Musici, Alessandro Scarlatti, Antonio Vivaldi, Charles Avison, George Frideric Handel, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Nadia Boulanger, Tomaso Albinoni & Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer Concerto Grosso No. 9 in A Minor after "Lessons for the Harpsichord" by Domenico Scarlatti: I. Largo on Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue / Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by The English Concert, Johann Pachelbel, Trevor Pinnock, Antonio Vivaldi, Tomaso Albinoni, Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, Charles Avison & Joseph Haydn Concerto Grosso No. 9 in A Minor after "Lessons for the Harpsichord" by Domenico Scarlatti: II. Con spirito - Andante - Con spirito on Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue / Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by The English Concert, Johann Pachelbel, Trevor Pinnock, Antonio Vivaldi, Tomaso Albinoni, Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, Charles Avison & Joseph Haydn Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D Major (after D. Scarlatti): I. Largo on LUX3570 by Sumi Jo, I Musici, Alessandro Scarlatti, Antonio Vivaldi, Charles Avison, George Frideric Handel, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Nadia Boulanger, Tomaso Albinoni & Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer Concerto V en Re Menor para Cuerdas y B.C. ‘in Seven Parts Done from the Lessons of Domenico Scarlatti’ (Londres, 1742-43): Largo on Domenico Scarlatti: Salve Regina by Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla Concerto Grosso No. 9 in A Minor after "Lessons for the Harpsichord" by Domenico Scarlatti: IV. Allegro on Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue / Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by The English Concert, Johann Pachelbel, Trevor Pinnock, Antonio Vivaldi, Tomaso Albinoni, Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, Charles Avison & Joseph Haydn Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D Major (after D. Scarlatti): IV. Vivacemente on LUX3570 by Sumi Jo, I Musici, Alessandro Scarlatti, Antonio Vivaldi, Charles Avison, George Frideric Handel, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Nadia Boulanger, Tomaso Albinoni & Unico Wilhelm van Wassenaer Concerto Grosso No. 9 in A Minor after "Lessons for the Harpsichord" by Domenico Scarlatti: III. Siciliana on Pachelbel: Canon & Gigue / Handel: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by The English Concert, Johann Pachelbel, Trevor Pinnock, Antonio Vivaldi, Tomaso Albinoni, Henry Purcell, George Frideric Handel, Charles Avison & Joseph Haydn Concerto V en Re Menor para Cuerdas y B.C. ‘in Seven Parts Done from the Lessons of Domenico Scarlatti’ (Londres, 1742-43): Allegro on Domenico Scarlatti: Salve Regina by Orquesta Barroca de Sevilla Concerto Grosso No. 6 in D Major (after D. Scarlatti): II. Con furia on LUX3570 by Sumi Jo, I Musici, Alessandro Scarlatti, Antonio Vivaldi, Charles Avison, George Frideric Handel, Giovanni Battista Pergolesi, Nadia Boulanger, Tomaso Albinoni & Unico Wilhelm van WassenaerTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Concerti Grossi After Scarlatti / | Charles Avison, Orchestra A Plettro Accademia Mandolinista Pugliese, Leonardo Lospalluti | 2016 | Album |
| Concerto Grossi Op. 9 & 10 | Charles Avison, The Avison Ensemble, Pavlo Beznosiuk | 2008 | Album |
| Twelve Concertos, Op. 6 | Charles Avison – The Avison Ensemble, Pavlo Beznosiuk | 2004 | Album |
| Werken Voor Strijkers | Camerata Antonio Lucio, Emmy Verhey, Domenico Scarlatti / Charles Avison · Antonio Vivaldi · Arthur Lourié · Chris Duindam | 2002 | Album |
| Concertos In Seven Parts Done From The Lessons Of Domenico Scarlatti | Charles Avison - Café Zimmermann | 2002 | Album |
| 12 Concerti Grossi (After Sonatas By Domenico Scarlatti) | Charles Avison, Brandenburg Consort, Roy Goodman | 1994 | Album |
| Concerti Grossi after • d'après • nach Domenico Scarlatti | Charles Avison - Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra | 1987 | Album |
| Concerti Grossi after • d'après • nach Domenico Scarlatti | Charles Avison | 1985 | Album |
| Pachelbel: Canon · Handel: The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba Etc. | Johann Pachelbel · Georg Friedrich Händel · Joseph Haydn · Henry Purcell · Antonio Vivaldi · Tomaso Albinoni · Charles Avison / English Concert · Trevor Pinnock | 1985 | Album |
| Concerti Grossi, Nos. 4, 5, 8 & 11 | Domenico Scarlatti | 1983 | Album |
| Six Concertos | Charles Avison, Bournemouth Sinfonietta | 1980 | Album |
| 12 Concerti Grossi After Domenico Scarlatti | Charles Avison - The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 1979 | Album |
| Concertos From Opus 6 | Charles Avison - Hurwitz Chamber Orchestra | 1971 | Album |
| Canon & Gigue / The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba | Johann Pachelbel • Georg Friedrich Händel • Joseph Haydn • Henry Purcell • Antonio Vivaldi • Tomaso Albinoni • Charles Avison – English Concert, Trevor Pinnock | Album | |
| Concerto Grossi en Soloconcerten van | The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Pietro Antonio Locatelli - Giuseppe Torelli - Giovanni Henrico Albicastro - Charles Avison - Francesco Manfredini - Tomaso Albinoni - Antonio Vivaldi - Georg Philipp Telemann - Jean-Baptiste Loeillet - Vincenzo Bellini - André-Modeste Gretry | Album |
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