Concerti Grossi Op. 6, Volume 1: Nos. 1, 2, 5, 6

Album by George Frideric Handel & Hamburger Solisten & Emil Klein

Concerti Grossi, Op. 6 is a set of orchestral concerti by Georg Friedrich Händel, first published in 1739. Composed in the Baroque concerto grosso tradition, they juxtapose a small concertino against the full ensemble with vigorous counterpoint, dance-derived rhythms and varied orchestral colour, and they form a key part of Handel's middle-period output while reflecting the Italianate and English stylistic currents that shaped the genre.

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1: Tempo giusto
    1:35
  2. 2.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1: Allegro
    2:24
  3. 3.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1: Adagio
    2:51
  4. 4.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No .1: Allegro
    3:09
  5. 5.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 1: Allegro
    1:36
  6. 6.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 2: Andante Larghetto
    3:21
  7. 7.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 2: Allegro
    2:50
  8. 8.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 2: Largo
    3:02
  9. 9.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 2: Allegro ma non troppo
    2:44
  10. 10.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 5: Largo
    2:34
  11. 11.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 5: Allegro
    2:32
  12. 12.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 5: Presto
    2:46
  13. 13.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 5: Largo
    2:51
  14. 14.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 5: Allegro
    3:04
  15. 15.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 5: Menuet
    3:03
  16. 16.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 6: Largo affettuoso
    3:46
  17. 17.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 6: Tempo giusto
    1:36
  18. 18.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 6: Musette Larghetto
    4:49
  19. 19.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 6: Allegro
    3:34
  20. 20.
    Concerto Grosso, Op. 6, No. 6: Allegro
    2:12

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