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Handel: Organ Concertos Op 4 / Halls, Huggett, Sonnerie

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Details

Composer
HANDEL, GEORGE FRIDERIC
Artist
Halls, Sonnerie
Format
CD
Label
Avie Records
Released
Mar 01, 2005
Catalog #
AV2055
UPC
822252205527

About

Monica Huggett and her ensemble Sonnerie scored a hit on Avie with their recording of Handel's Trio Sonatas, Op. 2 (AVI33). They continue their traversal of Handel's chamber works with the Organ Concertos, Op. 4, featuring soloist Matthew Halls, a brilliant young soloist who spins out Handel's endlessly tuneful works with an improvisatory flair that the composer - himself a virtuoso organist - would surely have approved of. On this CD, he plays a replica of a Baroque style chamber organ, built by Jaap Fama and Henk Klop, and owned by the Dutch Bach Society.

R E V I E W S:

"Sonnerie elect to open this delectable recording with the bright, extrovert Concerto No 4, which Handel based on music he had rejected from his autograph of Alcina. Matthew Halls begins this with a fabulous flourish on the organ before Sonnerie launch in, setting the pace for this lively and engaging disc. Halls, using a fascinating Dutch chamber organ which is perfect for the intimately balanced ensemble, plays the solos in Concerto No 6 (the 'harp' concerto) with admirable delicacy and affection...Although Halls is sometimes accompanied only by six musicians, the slow movements are surprisingly lush and evocative. Inspiring interpretations that are a joy from beginning to end"
- David Vickers, GRAMOPHONE

Tracklist 23 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 03:59
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  2. 2 II. Andante 05:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  3. 3 III. Adagio 01:20
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    01:20
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  4. 4 IV. Allegro 03:37
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    03:37
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  5. 5 I. A tempo ordinario, e staccato 00:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. A tempo ordinario, e staccato
    Duration
    00:55
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  6. 6 II. Allegro 04:31
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    04:31
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  7. 7 III. Adagio, e staccato 00:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio, e staccato
    Duration
    00:44
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  8. 8 IV. Allegro ma non presto 03:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro ma non presto
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  9. 9 I. Adagio 03:23
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  10. 10 II. Allegro 04:06
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    04:06
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  11. 11 III. Adagio 00:47
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    00:47
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  12. 12 IV. Gavotte: [Allegro] 02:18
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Gavotte: [Allegro]
    Duration
    02:18
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  13. 13 I. Andante allegro 05:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Andante allegro
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  14. 14 II. Larghetto - Adagio 03:47
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Larghetto - Adagio
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  15. 15 III. Allegro moderato 02:33
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  16. 16 I. Larghetto 02:01
    Track
    16
    Title
    I. Larghetto
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  17. 17 II. Allegro 02:19
    Track
    17
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  18. 18 III. Alla Siciliana 01:39
    Track
    18
    Title
    III. Alla Siciliana
    Duration
    01:39
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  19. 19 IV. Presto 02:11
    Track
    19
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    02:11
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  20. 20 I. Larghetto e staccato - Adagio 05:50
    Track
    20
    Title
    I. Larghetto e staccato - Adagio
    Duration
    05:50
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  21. 21 II. Allegro 05:30
    Track
    21
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    05:30
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  22. 22 III. Adagio 01:24
    Track
    22
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
  23. 23 IV. Andante 03:38
    Track
    23
    Title
    IV. Andante
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel