Description
George Frideric Handel – Complete Organ Concertos / Breitkopf Urtext Edition / Audio CD
UPC 5028421922966
Product Details
- Label: Brilliant Classics – 5028421922966
- Format: 5CD Box Set
- Country: EU
- Released: 2013 (Recording: Summer/Autumn 2004)
- Genre: Classical
- Style: Baroque
- Recording Venue: Evangelische Schlosskapelle Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany
- Edition: Breitkopf Urtext, first complete recording
Overview
This 5CD box set is the first complete recording of Handel's Organ Concertos using the Breitkopf Urtext Edition. These works, masterpieces of the Baroque era, are performed by the acclaimed organist Christian Schmitt, accompanied by the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Nicol Matt.
The collection showcases Handel’s genius in blending the virtuosic capabilities of the organ with the orchestra, creating both grandeur and intimate lyricism. The recordings, captured in the stunning acoustics of Schlosskapelle Solitude in Stuttgart, offer an immersive experience of Handel’s vibrant compositions.
Highlights include well-known works such as Concerto No. 13 in F major ("The Cuckoo and the Nightingale") and the Harp Concerto in B-flat major, HWV 294, alongside lesser-known gems like Concerto No. 16 in F major.
Track Listing
CD 1 (53:00)
- Concerto No. 1 in G minor, HWV 289 (Op. 4/1) – 18:30
- Concerto No. 9 in B-flat major, HWV 308 (Op. 7/3) – 16:05
- Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, HWV 290 (Op. 4/2) – 15:55
CD 2 (54:04)
- Concerto No. 5 in F major, HWV 293 (Op. 4/5) – 8:33
- Concerto No. 13 in F major, HWV 295 – The Cuckoo and the Nightingale – 16:48
- Harp Concerto in B-flat major, HWV 294 – 8:58
- Concerto No. 14 in A major, HWV 296a – 12:28
CD 3 (62:29)
- Concerto No. 8 in A major, HWV 307 (Op. 7/2) – 19:28
- From Six Fugues or Voluntarys for the Organ or Harpsichord – 14:39
CD 4 (59:55)
- Concerto No. 12 in B-flat major, HWV 311 (Op. 7/6) – 14:44
- Concerto No. 15 in D minor, HWV 304 – 16:36
- Concerto No. 7 in B-flat major, HWV 306 (Op. 7/1) – 20:18
CD 5 (35:16)
- Concerto No. 16 in F major – 35:16
Key Credits
- Organist: Christian Schmitt
- Conductor: Nicol Matt
- Orchestra: Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
- Label: Brilliant Classics
- Edition: Breitkopf Urtext
