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Handel: Organ Concertos

Paul Nicholson; Roy Goodman: The Brandenburg Consort

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: CDD22052

Release Date:  01 May 2005

Label:  Hyperion Records Ltd

Packaging Type:  Brilliant Case (Jewel Case size, Holds 2 CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  034571120522

Genres:  Classical  Baroque  

Release Date:  01 November 1997

Label:  Hyperion Records Ltd

Packaging Type:  Fat Double (a 2.5cm thick jewel case, fits several CDs)

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  034571172910

Genres:  Classical  Baroque  

  • Description

    In the early eighteenth century Handel devised the genre of the organ concerto as a sop to a public sated with oratorio and thirsting for more single-mindedly virtuosic displays. The concertos originally appeared as interludes to the oratorios, and are now recognized as masterpieces in their own right. Much of the fine detail of each composition was left to Handel's own inspired skills as an improviser on the day and Paul Nicholson here rises to the challenge, performing on the organ of St Lawrence, Whitchurch (on the Canons Estate in north-west London), which Handel would have played during his time of employment wih the Duke of Chandos. Both sets of concertos have their idiosyncracies: No 6 of the Op 4 set (published in 1738) is a reworking of a harp concerto and here performed as such, while No 4 concludes with an 'Alleluia' chorus better known today from its inclusion in The Triumph of Time and Truth. The Op 7 set could be described as somewhat opportunistic on the part of the publisher, John Walsh: it appeared two years after the composer's death and involves much re-use of material originally intended for other forces. Nonetheless, each concerto shows Handel's mastery of the Baroque concerto genre.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Larghetto E Staccato
      • 2. Allegro
      • 3. Adagio
      • 4. Andante - Allegretto Tranquillo - Andante
      • 5. A tempo ordinario e staccato
      • 6. Allegro
      • 7. Adagio E Staccato
      • 8. Allegro Ma Non Presto
      • 9. Adagio
      • 10. Allegro
      • 11. Adagio
      • 12. Allegro
      • 13. Allegro
      • 14. Andante - Allegretto Tranquillo - Andante
      • 15. Adagio
      • 16. Allegro - Choral Alleluia
      • 17. Larghetto
      • 18. Allegro
      • 19. Alla Siciliana
      • 20. Presto
      • 21. Allegro
      • 22. Organo ad libitum: Adagio
      • 23. Organo ad libitum: Fugue
      • 24. Spiritoso
      • 25. Menuets 1 / 2 alternativo

      Disc 2

      • 1. Andante - Allegretto Tranquillo - Andante
      • 2. Adagio
      • 3. Largo E Piano
      • 4. Allegro
      • 5. Bourree: Allegro
      • 6. Ouverture
      • 7. A Tempo Ordinario
      • 8. Organo ad libitum: Larghetto
      • 9. Allegro
      • 10. Andante - Allegro
      • 11. Larghetto
      • 12. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35
      • 13. Adagio
      • 14. Allegro Cosi Cosi
      • 15. Organo ad libitum: Prelude
      • 16. Allegro
      • 17. Staccato Ma Non Troppo Allegro
      • 18. Organo ad libitum: Adagio
      • 19. Andante Larghetto E Staccato
      • 20. Organo ad libitum: Adagio
      • 21. Menuet
      • 22. Gavotte
      • 23. Pomposo
      • 24. Organo ad libitum: Allemande
      • 25. Air: A tempo ordinario

    Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Organ Concerto In G Minor Op. 4 No. 1: Larghetto e staccato
      • 2. Organ Concerto In G Minor Op. 4 No. 1: Allegro
      • 3. Organ Concerto In G Minor Op. 4 No. 1: Adagio
      • 4. Organ Concerto In G Minor Op. 4 No. 1: Andante
      • 5. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 4 No. 2: A tempo ordinario e staccato
      • 6. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 4 No. 2: Allegro
      • 7. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 4 No. 2: Adagio e staccato
      • 8. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 4 No. 2: Allegro ma non presto
      • 9. Organ Concerto In G Minor Op. 4 No. 3: Adagio
      • 10. Organ Concerto In G Minor Op. 4 No. 3: Allegro
      • 11. Organ Concerto In G Minor Op. 4 No. 3: Adagio
      • 12. Organ Concerto In G Minor Op. 4 No. 3: Allegro
      • 13. Organ Concerto In F Major Op. 4 No. 4: Allegro
      • 14. Organ Concerto In F Major Op. 4 No. 4: Andante
      • 15. Organ Concerto In F Major Op. 4 No. 4: Adagio
      • 16. Organ Concerto In F Major Op. 4 No. 4: Allegro - Choral Alleluia
      • 17. Organ Concerto In F Major Op. 4 No. 5: Larghetto
      • 18. Organ Concerto In F Major Op. 4 No. 5: Allegro
      • 19. Organ Concerto In F Major Op. 4 No. 5: Alla siciliana
      • 20. Organ Concerto In F Major Op. 4 No. 5: Presto
      • 21. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 7 No. 3: Allegro
      • 22. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 7 No. 3: Organo ad libitum: Adagio
      • 23. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 7 No. 3: Organo ad libitum: Fugue
      • 24. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 7 No. 3: Spiritoso
      • 25. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 7 No. 3: Menuets I - II alternativo

      Disc 2

      • 1. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 7 No. 1: Andante
      • 2. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 7 No. 1: Adagio
      • 3. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 7 No. 1: Largo e piano
      • 4. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 7 No. 1: Allegro
      • 5. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 7 No. 1: Bourree: Allegro
      • 6. Organ Concerto In A Major Op. 7 No. 2: Ouverture
      • 7. Organ Concerto In A Major Op. 7 No. 2: A tempo ordinario
      • 8. Organ Concerto In A Major Op. 7 No. 2: Organo ad libitum: Larghetto
      • 9. Organ Concerto In A Major Op. 7 No. 2: Allegro
      • 10. Harp Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 4 No. 6: Andante - Allegro
      • 11. Harp Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 4 No. 6: Larghetto
      • 12. Harp Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 4 No. 6: Allegro moderato
      • 13. Organ Concerto In D Minor Op. 7 No. 4: Adagio
      • 14. Organ Concerto In D Minor Op. 7 No. 4: Allegro cosi cosi
      • 15. Organ Concerto In D Minor Op. 7 No. 4: Organo ad libitum: Prelude
      • 16. Organ Concerto In D Minor Op. 7 No. 4: Allegro
      • 17. Organ Concerto In G Minor Op. 7 No. 5: Staccato ma non troppo allegro
      • 18. Organ Concerto In G Minor Op. 7 No. 5: Organo ad libitum: Adagio
      • 19. Organ Concerto In G Minor Op. 7 No. 5: Andante larghetto e staccato
      • 20. Organ Concerto In G Minor Op. 7 No. 5: Organo ad libitum: Adagio
      • 21. Organ Concerto In G Minor Op. 7 No. 5: Menuet
      • 22. Organ Concerto In G Minor Op. 7 No. 5: Gavotte
      • 23. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 7 No. 6: Pomposo
      • 24. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 7 No. 6: Organo ad libitum: Allemande
      • 25. Organ Concerto In B Flat Major Op. 7 No. 6: Air: A tempo ordinario