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Georg Friedrich Händel: Concerti Grossi Op. 6 · Nr. 1-12 - Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt / Das Alte Werk / Teldec 3x Audio CD 1984 / 8.35603

UPC 022924261626

The Twelve Grand Concertos, Op. 6, HWV 319–330, by George Frideric Handel are concerti grossi for a concertino trio of two violins and cello and a ripieno four-part string orchestra with harpsichord continuo. First published by subscription in London by John Walsh in 1739, they became in a second edition two years later Handel's Opus 6. Taking the older concerto da chiesa and concerto da camera of Arcangelo Corelli as models, rather than the later three-movement Venetian concerto of Antonio Vivaldi favoured by Johann Sebastian Bach, they were written to be played during performances of Handel's oratorios and odes. Despite the conventional model, Handel incorporated in the movements the full range of his compositional styles, including trio sonatas, operatic arias, French overtures, Italian sinfonias, airs, fugues, themes and variations and a variety of dances. The concertos were largely composed of new material: they are amongst the finest examples in the genre of baroque concerto grosso.

Label:	Teldec – 8.35603
Series:	Das Alte Werk
Format:	3 x CD
Country:	Germany
Released:	1984
Genre:	Classical
Style:	Baroque

Tracklist:

		Concerto Grosso I G-dur, Op. 6 Nr. 1

1-1		A Tempo Giusto	1:42

1-2		Allegro	1:35

1-3		Adagio	2:53

1-4		Allegro	2:37

1-5

Allegro (Menuet)

3:30

Concerto Grosso II F-dur, Op. 6 Nr. 2

1-6		Andante Larghetto	3:42

1-7		Allegro	2:53

1-8		Largo · Adagio/Larghetto Andante E Piano	2:37

1-9

Allegro Ma Non Troppo

2:52

Concerto Grosso III E-moll, Op. 6 Nr. 3

1-10		Larghetto	1:14

1-11		Andante	1:35

1-12		Allegro	2:35

1-13		Polonaise: Andante	4:26

1-14

Allegro, Ma Non Troppo (Menuet)

1:33

Concerto Grosso IV A-moll, Op. 6 Nr. 4

1-15		Affuettuoso	3:12

1-16		Allegro	3:32

1-17		Largo E Piano	2:42

1-18

Allegro

3:07

Concerto Grosso V D-dur, Op. 6 Nr. 5

2-1		Larghetto E Staccato	1:58

2-2		Allegro	2:00

2-3		Presto	4:03

2-4		Largo	2:34

2-5		Allegro	2:30

2-6

Menuet: Un Poco Larghetto

3:03

Concerto Grosso VI G-moll, Op. 6 Nr. 6

2-7		Largo Affuettuoso	3:40

2-8		A Tempo Giusto	1:44

2-9		Musette: Larghetto	5:21

2-10		Allegro	3:27

2-11

Allegro (Menuet)

2:17

Concerto Grosso VII B-dur, Op. 6 Nr. 7

2-12		Largo	1:15

2-13		Allegro	3:20

2-14		Largo	2:17

2-15		Andante	3:56

2-16

Hornpipe

3:13

Concerto Grosso VIII C-moll, Op. 6 Nr. 8

2-17		Allemande	7:31

2-18		Grave	1:38

2-19		Andante Allegro	1:46

2-20		Adagio	1:08

2-21		Siciliana	3:58

2-22

Allegro

1:26

Concerto Grosso IX F-dur, Op. 6 Nr. 9

3-1		Largo	1:07

3-2		Allegro	3:42

3-3		Larghetto	2:32

3-4		Allegro	2:05

3-5		Menuet	1:07

3-6

Gigue

1:57

Concerto Grosso X D-moll, Op. 6 Nr. 10

3-7		Ouverture (Grave Andante/Allegro)	3:57

3-8		Air: Lent	3:46

3-9		Allegro	2:06

3-10		Allegro	3:23

3-11

Allegro Moderato

1:25

Concerto Grosso XI A-dur, Op. 6 Nr. 11

3-12		Andante Larghetto E Staccato	4:36

3-13		Allegro	1:42

3-14		Largo E Staccato	0:31

3-15		Andante	3:39

3-16

Allegro

6:06

Concerto Grosso XII H-moll, Op. 6 Nr. 12

3-17		Largo	2:05

3-18		Allegro	2:56

3-19		Aria: Larghetto E Piano	2:32

3-20		Largo	0:38

3-21

Allegro

2:13

Bassoon [Ripieno] – Milan Turković* (tracks: A1 to B5, C1, C2, C7 to E6, F6 to F10), Otto Fleischmann
Cello [Concertino] – Christophe Coin, Rudolf Leopold, Wolfgang Aichinger
Cello [Ripieno] – Christophe Coin, Fritz Geyerhofer, Mark Peters (2), Rudolf Leopold, Wolfgang Aichinger
Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
Conductor – Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Harpsichord [Concertino], Organ [Concertino] – Herbert Tachezi
Harpsichord [Ripieno] – Glenn Wilson, Gordon Murray, Herbert Tachezi, Lisa Autzinger-Kubizek
Liner Notes – Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Liner Notes [English Translation] – Lindsay Craig
Liner Notes [French Translation] – Jacques Fournier
Oboe [Ripieno] – Jürg Schaeftlein, Marie Wolf, Valerie Darke
Orchestra – Concentus Musicus Wien
Viola [Ripieno] – Josef De Sordi, Kurt Theiner, Peter Waite
Violin [Concertino] – Alice Harnoncourt, Anita Mitterer, Erich Höbarth, Thomas Zehetmair
Violin [Ripieno] – Alice Harnoncourt, Andrea Bischof, Anita Mitterer, Erich Höbarth, Helmut Mitter, Herlinde Schaller, Karl Höffinger, Peter Schoberwalter, Thomas Zehetmair, Wolfgang Pfeiffer, Wolfgang Trauner
Violone [Ripieno] – Eduard Hruza