George Frideric Händel, Daniel Chorzempa, Concerto Amsterdam, Jaap Schröder - Organ Concertos (Vol. 1-4) 2002, 2004

Исполнитель: George Frideric Händel, Daniel Chorzempa, Concerto Amsterdam, Jaap Schröder
Альбом: Organ Concertos (Vol. 1-4)
Жанр: Classical
Год: (1975) 2002, 2004
Страна: Europe
Лейбл: PentaTone classics (PTC 5186 103), (PTC 5186 104), (PTC 5186 109), (PTC 5186 110)
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No organ concertos without oratorios!
To exaggerate somewhat, Handel‘s organ concertos owe their existence to this simple formula. What can justify this statement? Subsequent to his physical and mental breakdown in 1737, Handel turned almost exclusively to the composition of oratorios. In order to offer his audiences something new, the composer thought up some extra musical attractions for his oratorio performances. And he finally came up with additional improvisations on the organ. Thus a new genre saw the light of day in the musical world both during the première of his oratorio Deborah, on March 17, 1733 and during the repeat of Esther: the organ concerto was born. Charles Burney‘s remarks with regard to these events, in which he describes the birth of the genre of the organ concerto, are nothing less than euphoric. Not only does he praise the prolificness of the pieces and the ease with which they can be followed, but also Handel‘s precise performance of "improvised fugues" and "chromatic pieces". The great success of these innovative interludes, which at first were of a mostly improvisatory character, induced Handel to regularly include organ concertos in his oratorio performances from 1735 onwards.
A total of 16 organ concertos have been left to us, collected in three editions published by John Walsh. The year 1738 saw the publication of his Opus 4 (HWV 289-294), which consists of six concertos and was written in 1735/36; followed two years later by another collection of six works (this time without opus number); and only in 1761 was his Opus 7 published, which dated from 1740-51 and consisted of a further six concertos. In general, the orchestral parts are written for oboes, strings and basso continuo.
The form of the organ concertos mainly follows the four-movement model of the Italian church sonata (slow – fast – slow – fast) in the style of Arcangelo Corelli. Numerous movements were composed after the ritornel form as shaped by Vivaldi. The organ style inherent to the works is discreet, elegant and lacking in pomposity, and avoids almost all serious development of dynamics. Polyphonic structures are scarce. Improvised solo cadenzas are early harbingers of the Classical-Romantic piano concerto. This rather more general musical characterisation is mainly derived from the instrument itself, which Handel used for the performances: a small, single-manual organ without pedals, following the Italian example.
The "third set" of the "Concertos for the Harpsichord or Organ" Op. 7, which were published in London only after Handel‘s death, were most likely compiled by John Christopher Smith junior. Apparently Handel had also planned to integrate these works into his oratorios some day. In this Opus 7, he used predominantly musical material stemming from earlier works, either by himself or by other composers, as is the case for example in the Fugue of the Concerto No. 1 in B-flat, which is based on the second movement of the Concerto Grosso Op. 6, No. 11, or in the Adagio of the Concerto No. 3 in B-flat, which is based on the Violin Sonata Op. 1, No. 10. Furthermore, his predilection for the key of B-flat is remarkable – he wrote no less than three of the six concertos in this key.
The opening Concerto in B-flat is the only organ concerto ever written by Handel for "Organ a 2 Clav. e Pedale", i.e. for an organ with two manuals and pedals, which is required for the magnificent Passacaglia. The Concerto No. 3 in B-flat, his last instrumental work before he became blind, opens with clear echoes of the powerful "Hallelujah" chorus from the Messiah.

Vol. 1 - Nos. 1, 2, 3 & 4

Organ Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 4 No. 1

1. Larghetto e staccato
2. Allegro
3. Adagio
4. Andante

Organ Concerto No. 2 in B flat, Op. 4 No.2

5. A tempo ordinario e staccato
6. Allegro
7. Adagio e staccato
8. Allegro ma non presto

Organ Concerto No. 3 in G minor, Op. 4 No. 3

9. Adagio
10. Andante
11. Allegro
12. Adagio
13. Gavotte

Organ Concerto No. 4 in F, Op. 4 No. 4

14. Allegro
15. Andante
16. Adagio
17. Allegro

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Vol. 2 - Nos. 5, 6, 8, 11 & 13

Orgelkonzert Nr. 5 F-dur op. 4 Nr. 5

1. Larghetto
2. Allegro
3. Presto
4. Alla Siciliana

Orgelkonzert Nr. 6 B-dur op. 4 Nr. 6

5. Andante allegro
6. Larghetto
7. Allegro Moderato

Orgelkonzert Nr. 11 g-moll op. 7 Nr. 5

8. Allegro ma non troppo, e staccato
9. Adagio (aus Violinsonate op. 1 Nr. 1b)
10. Andante larghetto, e staccato
11. 4. Menuet

Orgelkonzert Nr. 8 A-dur op. 7 Nr. 2

12. Overture
13. A tempo ordinario
14. Adagio
15. Allegro

Orgelkonzert Nr. 13 F-dur op. 7 Nr. 7

16. Larghetto - Allegro
17. Adagio (aus Violinsonate op. 1 Nr. 14)
18. Allegro (aus Violinsonate op. 1 Nr. 14)
19. Larghetto
20. Allegro

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Vol. 3 - Nos. 7, 9, 10 & 12

Orgelkonzert Nr. 7 B-dur op. 7 Nr. 1

1. Andante
2. Andante
3. Largo, e piano
4. Fuga
5. Larghetto
6. Bourrée

Orgelkonzert Nr. 9 B-dur op. 7 Nr. 3

7. Allegro
8. Adagio
9. Spiritoso
10. Menuet

Orgelkonzert Nr. 10 d-moll op. 7 Nr. 4

11. Adagio
12. Allegro
13. Andante
14. Allegro

Orgelkonzert Nr. 12 B-dur op. 7 Nr. 6

15. Pomposo
16. Adagio
17. Fuga. Allegro
18. A tempo ordinario

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Vol. 4 - Nos. 14, 15 & 16

Orgelkonzert Nr. 14 A-dur op. 7 Nr. 8

1. Largo e staccato
2. Allegro (nach Violinsonate op. 1,3)
3. Andante
4. Grave
5. Allegro

Orgelkonzert Nr. 15 d-moll op. 7 Nr. 9

6. Andante
7. Adagio (nach Cembalosuite Nr. 2)
8. Allegro (nach Cembalosuite Nr. 2)
9. Allegro

Orgelkonzert Nr. 16 F-dur op. 7 Nr. 10

10. Overture - Allegro
11. Allegro (nach Violinsonate op. 1,12)
12. Allegro ma non troppo
13. Adagio
14. Andante
15. Allegro
16. Marsch. Allegro

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