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Nicola Francesco Haym
12+ albums
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Nicola Francesco Haym (6 July 1678 – 31 July 1729) was an Italian opera librettist, composer, theatre manager and performer, literary editor and numismatist. He is best remembered for adapting texts into libretti for the London operas of George Frideric Handel and Giovanni Bononcini. Libretti that he provided for Handel included those for Giulio Cesare, Ottone, Flavio, Tamerlano, Rodelinda, and several others; for Bononcini, he produced two, Calfurnia and Astianatte. Haym was born in Rome. His career began as a cellist in Italy, and he arrived in London in 1701: he swiftly became master of the 2nd Duke of Bedford's chamber music. He wrote the libretto for Bononcini's Camilla, a seminal work of enormous success that did much to establish Italian opera in London. Later, when operas in London came to be performed entirely in Italian, rather than in a bilingual blend of English and Italian, Haym spent much time adapting both libretti and music for the many pasticcios that were staged at this time. Haym became the teacher and manager of the already successful soprano Joanna Maria Lindehleim negotiating a 100 guinea contract for ten performances in 1706. They would live together for the rest of their lives. In 1720 he was employed as a continuo cellist for the new Royal Academy of Music; in 1722, however, he became the Academy's Secretary for its final six seasons: he not only wrote the libretti but also took on the role of stage manager during this time. Prior to his death in Lo
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Sonata da camera No. 1 in C Minor, H 4920: III. Adagio
1362Sonata da camera No. 1 in C Minor, H 4920: I. Largo
983Sonata a tre No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 2: III. Grave
834Sonata a tre No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 2: IV. Allegro
815Sonata a tre No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 2: I. Adagio
806Sonata da camera No. 1 in C Minor, H 4920: II. Vivace
807Sonata da camera No. 1 in C Minor, H 4920: IV. Allegro
798Sonata a tre No. 6 in G Minor, Op. 2: II. Allegro
769Sonata da camera No. 2 in D Minor, H 4920: II. Allegro
7210Sonata da camera No. 2 in D Minor, H 4920: III. Adagio
71albums
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Haym: Flute Music
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Handel: Rodelinda
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Haendel & Haym: Trio Sonatas
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A Noble Entertainment - Music From Queen Anne's London
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Il violoncello del Cardinale
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Handel: Rodelinda, HWV 19 (Live)
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London circa 1720: Corelli's Legacy
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Have mercy upon me, O God, Chandos anthem for soprano, two violins and continuo - P. Hyde (S), The Parley of Instruments
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Musical London c.1700
Cello Sonata No. 1 a-moll
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Florish in the Key: The solo violin in London 1650-1700
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Handel & Haym: Trio sonatas