Joshua Smith is aptly known for his “gorgeous sound, bracing virtuosity, and breathtaking lyricism.” His collaborator Jory Vinikour — whose new Delos set of Handel suites has already received raves from Gramophone and others — remarks on Joshua’s “innate musical sensitivity and his absolutely unparalleled range of dynamics and articulation.” In the album notes James A.Winn provides a fitting summary: “As these fresh performances show, the sonatas themselves are an endlessly renewable resource, an opportunity for the flutist and the harpsichord player to engage with a composer whose creative gift, though shaped by his particular time, continues to resonate in ours.”