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Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 4 & Op. 7 / Ronda
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Handel: Organ Concertos Op. 4 & Op. 7 / Ronda

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Details

Composer
Georg Frideric Handel
Artist
Ivan Ronda
Format
CD
Label
Brilliant Classics
Released
Feb 03, 2023
Catalog #
BRI96547
UPC
5028421965475

About

The Organ Concertos Op. 4 and Op. 7 by George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) were originally composed as musical interludes to be performed during the intervals of the Oratorios. Handel chose to write for the organ, an instrument hitherto relegated to the liturgical service, to emancipate it and have it take on a new character, more brilliant and appealing to the public. From the scores it is clear that these concertos do not have to be played on a large instrument, as they only sporadically require the use of the pedalboard, which therefore made the concertos also performable on the harpsichord.

Transcription, the art of transcribing repertoire for a different instrument or ensemble combination, is absolutely an integral part of the boundless organ and keyboard literature dating from the distant Renaissance to the present day. One great example from the organ repertory is composer and organist Clément Loret’s (1833–1909) transcription of Handel’s Organ Concertos for solo organ. The two composers complement each other – Handel, a great virtuoso and dazzling composer of the Baroque period capable of gripping the most disparate audiences, and Loret, a late Romantic belonging to the great French school of Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens, where the organ is placed center stage. Loret intervenes in Handel’s work whilst maintaining its spirit. He preserves the dense contrapuntal writing, merging organ and orchestral parts without reserve, and always retaining the brilliance and vivacity that characterise the original in virtuosic projection towards the modern symphonic organ. This all makes for a large sound and an array of significant technical and stylistic difficulties for the performer.

The set of Op. 4 and Op .7 taken together includes 12 concertos in total, each with its own character, shape, style and atmosphere. The tonalities used are those that were the most frequent and most in vogue during the Baroque period, except perhaps for the concerto in A major Op.7, which stands out not only for its tonality, but also for the particular elegance and fluctuation of its fugue theme.

Tracklist 41 tracks

  1. 1 I. Larghetto 05:21
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Larghetto
    Duration
    05:21
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  2. 2 II. Allegro 06:13
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  3. 3 III. Adagio 01:22
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  4. 4 IV. Andante 03:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Andante
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  5. 5 I. Maestoso 01:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Maestoso
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  6. 6 II. Allegro 05:24
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    05:24
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  7. 7 III. Adagio 00:59
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  8. 8 IV. Allegro ma non Presto 02:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro ma non Presto
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  9. 9 I. Moderato 04:38
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Moderato
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  10. 10 II. Andante 05:59
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  11. 11 III. Adagio 01:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  12. 12 IV. Allegro 04:15
    Track
    12
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    04:15
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  13. 13 I. Adagio 03:45
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  14. 14 II. Allegro 04:04
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  15. 15 III. Adagio 00:48
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Adagio
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  16. 16 IV. Allegro 03:34
    Track
    16
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  17. 17 I. Larghetto 02:28
    Track
    17
    Title
    I. Larghetto
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  18. 18 II. Allegro 03:24
    Track
    18
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  19. 19 III. Alla Siciliana 01:58
    Track
    19
    Title
    III. Alla Siciliana
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  20. 20 IV. Presto 02:15
    Track
    20
    Title
    IV. Presto
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  21. 21 I. Allegro moderato 06:56
    Track
    21
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  22. 22 II. Larghetto 04:02
    Track
    22
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    04:02
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  23. 23 III. Allegro moderato 02:49
    Track
    23
    Title
    III. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  24. 24 I. Andante 12:51
    Track
    24
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    12:51
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  25. 25 II. Larghetto 03:25
    Track
    25
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  26. 26 III. Bourree 03:45
    Track
    26
    Title
    III. Bourree
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  27. 27 I. Adagio 05:57
    Track
    27
    Title
    I. Adagio
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  28. 28 II. Allegro 06:57
    Track
    28
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    06:57
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  29. 29 III. Allegro 04:17
    Track
    29
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:17
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  30. 30 I. Pomposo 04:43
    Track
    30
    Title
    I. Pomposo
    Duration
    04:43
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  31. 31 II. Moderato tempo ordinario 03:25
    Track
    31
    Title
    II. Moderato tempo ordinario
    Duration
    03:25
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  32. 32 I. Andante 03:21
    Track
    32
    Title
    I. Andante
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  33. 33 II. Allegro 06:00
    Track
    33
    Title
    II. Allegro
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  34. 34 III. Allegro 05:17
    Track
    34
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  35. 35 I. Allegro 06:03
    Track
    35
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    06:03
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  36. 36 II. Spiritoso 05:57
    Track
    36
    Title
    II. Spiritoso
    Duration
    05:57
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  37. 37 III. Menuet 03:24
    Track
    37
    Title
    III. Menuet
    Duration
    03:24
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  38. 38 I. Allegro 04:29
    Track
    38
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  39. 39 II. Andante larghetto 04:38
    Track
    39
    Title
    II. Andante larghetto
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  40. 40 III. Menuet 02:51
    Track
    40
    Title
    III. Menuet
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda
  41. 41 IV. Gavotte 02:16
    Track
    41
    Title
    IV. Gavotte
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    George Frideric Handel
    Performer
    Ivan Ronda