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George Frideric Handel, Roy Goodman, Brandenburg Consort
Handel Organ Concertos / Paul Nicholson (Hyperion)
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (25) - Disc #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
Track Listings (25) - 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

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CD Details

All Artists: George Frideric Handel, Roy Goodman, Brandenburg Consort, Frances Kelley, Frances Kelly, Paul Nicholson
Title: Handel Organ Concertos / Paul Nicholson (Hyperion)
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Hyperion UK
Release Date: 12/9/1997
Album Type: Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Chamber Music, Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Baroque (c.1600-1750), Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Strings
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaCD Credits: 2
UPC: 034571172910

Synopsis

Amazon.com essential recording

Sometime at the beginning of the 18th century Handel and Scarlatti had a keyboard competition. Both were so good that the winner couldn't be decided, except the general feeling was that Handel was a bit better on the organ, and Scarlatti on the harpsichord. Handel's organ concertos seem to bear this out, not only because he composed no concertos for harpsichord, but because he was so good an improviser that he left whole movements of these works blank, with instructions for the performer like, "OK fella, improvise the slow movement here." That means that a lot is riding on the ability of the organist to get into the swing of things, which is exactly what happens here. These are full of pep and, most important of all, a sense of adventure. --David Hurwitz

CD Reviews

SHEER BLISS

02/17/1999

(5 out of 5 stars)

"A beautifully played (on a restored organ Handel himself played!) and recorded album of sumptuous baroque. Certainly the best performances of Handel's organ concertos I've heard. The organ creates a nicely percussive counterweight to the sweetness of the period instruments - this is the baroque recording that will put paid to any notions of baroque as saccharine. And the bonus Harp concerto is blissful. Highly recommended."

Trust me it's worth it!

Mayo | Brooklyn, NY USA | 01/23/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I know I know... The price... But you'll be hard-pressed to find a recording approaching this execution by Goodman and Co. In the hands of others, these works feel laborious and less inspiring.

If you want to enjoy Handel's Organ, enjoy it well with this recording."