Description
Handel Edition - Organ & Harpsichord Music: Organ Concertos, Harpsichord Suites - Ton Koopman, Scott Ross, Olivier Baumont / Erato 6x Audio CD, Box Set / 2564 69550-0
UPC 825646955008
George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (/ˈhændəl/; baptised Georg Fried(e)rich Händel, German: [ˈɡeːɔʁk ˈfʁiːdʁɪç ˈhɛndl̩]; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712, where he spent the bulk of his career and became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition and by composers of the Italian Baroque. In turn, Handel's music forms one of the peaks of the "high baroque" style, bringing Italian opera to its highest development, creating the genres of English oratorio and organ concerto, and introducing a new style into English church music. He is consistently recognized as one of the greatest composers of his age.
| Label: | Erato – 2564 69550-0 |
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| Format: |
6 x CD, Compilation
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| Country: | Europe |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Style: | Classical |
Tracklist:
CD 1-3: Organ Concertos
1st Set, Nos. 1-6, op. 4, HWV 289-294
2nd Set, Nos. 1 & 2, HWV 295 & 296
3rd Set, Nos. 1-6, op. 7, HWV 306-311
Arnold Edition, Nos. 1 & 2, HWV 304 & 305a
CD 4 & 5: Harpsichord Suites
1st Set (1720), Nos. 1-8, HWV 426-433
CD 6: Harpsichord Suites
2nd Set (1733), Nos. 4, 5 & 6, HWV 437-439
Chaconnes in G major & D minor, HWV 435 & 448
Fugues in G minor & B flat major, HWV 605 & 607
Capriccios in G minor & F major, HWV 483 & 481
Sonata in C major, HWV 577
Fantaisie in C major
Preludio ed Allegro in G minor, HWV 574
- Organ, conductor - Ton Koopman
- Orchestra - Scott Ross
- Harpsichord - Scott Ross, Olivier Baumont
