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Handel invented the organ concerto as a form of intermission entertainment to be performed between the acts of his oratorios. They are charming pieces that leave a lot of improvising up to the performer, and as almost none of them require use of the pedals, they can be played by any competent keyboard player. Bob van Asperen offers decent performances, but at full price they are rather expensive, especially when the Hanover Band on Hyperion gets both Op. 4 and Op. 7 onto three discs, instead of four. --David Hurwitz