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Handel Greatest Works for Keyboard: Piano and Harpsichord
George Frideric Handel remains one of the Baroque era's most inventive and expressive composers, equally at ease in opera, oratorio and instrumental music. This selection highlights his keyboard output: from dance movements and preludes to intricate chaconnes, passacaglias and fugues that expose his mastery of variation and counterpoint.
Nimble minuets and elegant allemandes recall courtly dance, while the stately sarabandes and lively gigues reveal his gift for contrast. The Chaconne in G and the Passacaglia in G minor demonstrate Handel's genius for developing a single ground bass into a panorama of shifting textures and harmonies.
Short caprices and lessons show his flair for improvisatory drama, while the many preludes and fugues present disciplined counterpoint and inventive harmonic turns. Transcriptions such as "Lascia ch'io pianga" and "Ombra mai fu" translate operatic lyricism to the keyboard, preserving vocal warmth within instrumental timbre.
Altogether, these suites and standalone pieces map Handel's range on clavier: from intimate variations to bold, architectonic fugal writing, offering a compact survey of his keyboard imagination.
Tracklist:
Handel
00:00:00 Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434: IV. Menuet (Arr. for Piano by W. Kempff)
Vadim Chaimovich
Handel
00:04:09 Suite in G minor, HWV 432: VI. Passacaglia (Arr. for Piano by J. Halvorsen)
Benedetta Iardella
Handel
00:06:36 Capriccio, in G Minor, HV 467
00:08:09 Chaconne, in G Major, HV 435: Theme And 21 Variations
Ottavio Dantone
Handel
00:15:00 Suite in F-sharp minor, HWV 431: I. Präludium
00:17:02 Suite in F-sharp minor, HWV 431: II. Largo
00:19:29 Suite in F-sharp minor, HWV 431: III. (Fugue) Allegro
00:22:35 Suite in F-sharp minor, HWV 431: IV. Gigue
Daniela Manusardi
Handel
00:25:57 Suite 4, in E Minor, HV 429: I. Allegro
00:30:06 Suite 4, in E Minor, HV 429: II. Allemande
00:33:08 Suite 4, in E Minor, HV 429: III. Allemande
00:35:11 Suite 4, in E Minor, HV 429: IV. Sarabande
00:40:27 Suite 4, in E Minor, HV 429: V. Gigue
00:42:06 Fuga, in A Minor, HV 609
00:48:00 Air, in G Minor, HV 467: I. Lentement
Ottavio Dantone
Moszkowski Moritz, Handel George Friedrich
00:51:13 Lascia ch'io pianga (Trascrizione per pianoforte)
Carlo Balzaretti
Handel
00:53:28 Xerxes, HWV 40: Ombra Mai Fu. Largo (Arr. for Piano)
Harrison Sheckler
Handel
00:58:02 Capriccio, Lesson, in A Minor, HV 496
00:59:57 Fuga, in G Major, HV 606
01:03:29 Suite 7, in G Minor, HV 432: I. Ouverture
01:07:41 Suite 7, in G Minor, HV 432: II. Andante
01:11:06 Suite 7, in G Minor, HV 432: III. Allegro
01:13:27 Suite 7, in G Minor, HV 432: IV. Sarabande
01:17:08 Suite 7, in G Minor, HV 432: V. Gigue
01:18:36 Suite 7, in G Minor, HV 432: VI. Passacaille
01:24:08 Suite 5, in E Major, HV 430: I. Praeludium
01:26:16 Suite 5, in E Major, HV 430: II. Allemande
01:31:28 Suite 5, in E Major, HV 430: III. Courante
01:33:28 Suite 5, in E Major, HV 430: IV. Air avec 5 variationes
01:38:11 Sonatina, in G Minor, HV 583: I. A tempo giusto
01:38:52 Sonata, in G Minor, HV 580: I. Larghetto
Ottavio Dantone
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Handel Greatest Works for Keyboard: Piano and Harpsichord
George Frideric Handel remains one of the Baroque era's most inventive and expressive composers, equally at ease in opera, oratorio and instrumental music. This selection highlights his keyboard output: from dance movements and preludes to intricate chaconnes, passacaglias and fugues that expose his mastery of variation and counterpoint.
Nimble minuets and elegant allemandes recall courtly dance, while the stately sarabandes and lively gigues reveal his gift for contrast. The Chaconne in G and the Passacaglia in G minor demonstrate Handel's genius for developing a single ground bass into a panorama of shifting textures and harmonies.
Short caprices and lessons show his flair for improvisatory drama, while the many preludes and fugues present disciplined counterpoint and inventive harmonic turns. Transcriptions such as "Lascia ch'io pianga" and "Ombra mai fu" translate operatic lyricism to the keyboard, preserving vocal warmth within instrumental timbre.
Altogether, these suites and standalone pieces map Handel's range on clavier: from intimate variations to bold, architectonic fugal writing, offering a compact survey of his keyboard imagination.
Tracklist:
Handel
00:00:00 Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434: IV. Menuet (Arr. for Piano by W. Kempff)
Vadim Chaimovich
Handel
00:04:09 Suite in G minor, HWV 432: VI. Passacaglia (Arr. for Piano by J. Halvorsen)
Benedetta Iardella
Handel
00:06:36 Capriccio, in G Minor, HV 467
00:08:09 Chaconne, in G Major, HV 435: Theme And 21 Variations
Ottavio Dantone
Handel
00:15:00 Suite in F-sharp minor, HWV 431: I. Präludium
00:17:02 Suite in F-sharp minor, HWV 431: II. Largo
00:19:29 Suite in F-sharp minor, HWV 431: III. (Fugue) Allegro
00:22:35 Suite in F-sharp minor, HWV 431: IV. Gigue
Daniela Manusardi
Handel
00:25:57 Suite 4, in E Minor, HV 429: I. Allegro
00:30:06 Suite 4, in E Minor, HV 429: II. Allemande
00:33:08 Suite 4, in E Minor, HV 429: III. Allemande
00:35:11 Suite 4, in E Minor, HV 429: IV. Sarabande
00:40:27 Suite 4, in E Minor, HV 429: V. Gigue
00:42:06 Fuga, in A Minor, HV 609
00:48:00 Air, in G Minor, HV 467: I. Lentement
Ottavio Dantone
Moszkowski Moritz, Handel George Friedrich
00:51:13 Lascia ch'io pianga (Trascrizione per pianoforte)
Carlo Balzaretti
Handel
00:53:28 Xerxes, HWV 40: Ombra Mai Fu. Largo (Arr. for Piano)
Harrison Sheckler
Handel
00:58:02 Capriccio, Lesson, in A Minor, HV 496
00:59:57 Fuga, in G Major, HV 606
01:03:29 Suite 7, in G Minor, HV 432: I. Ouverture
01:07:41 Suite 7, in G Minor, HV 432: II. Andante
01:11:06 Suite 7, in G Minor, HV 432: III. Allegro
01:13:27 Suite 7, in G Minor, HV 432: IV. Sarabande
01:17:08 Suite 7, in G Minor, HV 432: V. Gigue
01:18:36 Suite 7, in G Minor, HV 432: VI. Passacaille
01:24:08 Suite 5, in E Major, HV 430: I. Praeludium
01:26:16 Suite 5, in E Major, HV 430: II. Allemande
01:31:28 Suite 5, in E Major, HV 430: III. Courante
01:33:28 Suite 5, in E Major, HV 430: IV. Air avec 5 variationes
01:38:11 Sonatina, in G Minor, HV 583: I. A tempo giusto
01:38:52 Sonata, in G Minor, HV 580: I. Larghetto
Ottavio Dantone
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