Organ Concertos, op. 7

Album by George Frideric Handel & Bob van Asperen & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment

Organ Concertos, Op. 7 is a set of organ concertos by George Frideric Handel, published in 1761. They employ Baroque concerto textures adapted for solo organ, combining virtuosic solo passages with orchestral ritornelli and marking an important phase in Handel's contribution to the organ concerto repertoire in his mature career.
First released: 2013

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 1, HWV 306: I. Andante
    10:11
  2. 2.
    Concerto in A major, op. 7 no. 2, HWV 307: I. Ouverture
    2:32
  3. 3.
    Concerto in A major, op. 7 no. 2, HWV 307: II. A tempo ordinario
    4:27
  4. 4.
    Concerto in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 1, HWV 306: II. Largo e piano
    2:52
  5. 5.
    Concerto in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 1, HWV 306: III. Fuga
    2:30
  6. 6.
    Concerto in A major, op. 7 no. 2, HWV 307: III. Ad libitum
    3:29
  7. 7.
    Concerto in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 1, HWV 306: IV. Adagio ad libitum
    2:26
  8. 8.
    Concerto in A major, op. 7 no. 2, HWV 307: IV. Allegro
    4:06
  9. 9.
    Concerto in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 1, HWV 306: V. Bourrée
    2:38
  10. 10.
    Concerto in F major “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”, HWV 295: I. Larghetto
    2:11
  11. 11.
    Concerto in F major “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”, HWV 295: II. Allegro
    3:40
  12. 12.
    Concerto in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 3, HWV 308: I. Andante
    4:51
  13. 13.
    Concerto in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 3, HWV 308: II. Adagio e Fuga ad libitum
    5:29
  14. 14.
    Concerto in F major “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”, HWV 295: III. Ad libitum
    1:32
  15. 15.
    Concerto in F major “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”, HWV 295: IV. Larghetto
    3:18
  16. 16.
    Concerto in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 3, HWV 308: III. Spiritoso
    4:29
  17. 17.
    Concerto in F major “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”, HWV 295: V. Allegro
    3:19
  18. 18.
    Concerto in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 3, HWV 308: IV. Menuet I & II
    3:35
  19. 19.
    Concerto in A major, HWV 296: I. Largo e staccato
    4:28
  20. 20.
    Concerto in D minor, op. 7 no. 4, HWV 309: I. Adagio
    4:28
  21. 21.
    Concerto in D minor, op. 7 no. 4, HWV 309: II. Allegro così così
    4:55
  22. 22.
    Concerto in A major, HWV 296: II. Ad libitum
    0:51
  23. 23.
    Concerto in A major, HWV 296: III. Andante
    4:14
  24. 24.
    Concerto in D minor, op. 7 no. 4, HWV 309: III. Ad libitum
    3:05
  25. 25.
    Concerto in D minor, op. 7 no. 4, HWV 309: IV. Allegro
    3:26
  26. 26.
    Concerto in A major, HWV 296: IV. Grave ad libitum
    0:49
  27. 27.
    Concerto in G minor, op. 7 no. 5, HWV 310: I. Staccato ma non troppo allegro
    3:43
  28. 28.
    Concerto in A major, HWV 296: V. Allegro
    6:10
  29. 29.
    Concerto in G minor, op. 7 no. 5, HWV 310: II. Adagio ad libitum
    0:50
  30. 30.
    Concerto in D minor, HWV 304: I. Andante
    4:43
  31. 31.
    Concerto in G minor, op. 7 no. 5, HWV 310: III. Andante larghetto e staccato
    4:12
  32. 32.
    Concerto in D minor, HWV 304: II. Organo ad libitum: Adagio e Fuga
    3:04
  33. 33.
    Concerto in G minor, op. 7 no. 5, HWV 310: IV. Adagio ad libitum
    0:31
  34. 34.
    Concerto in D minor, HWV 304: III. Allegro
    4:16
  35. 35.
    Concerto in F major, HWV 305a: I. Ouverture
    1:23
  36. 36.
    Concerto in G minor, op. 7 no. 5, HWV 310: V. Menuet
    2:31
  37. 37.
    Concerto in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 6, HWV 311: I. Pomposo
    3:22
  38. 38.
    Concerto in F major, HWV 305a: II. Allegro
    3:01
  39. 39.
    Concerto in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 6, HWV 311: II. Ad libitum
    2:38
  40. 40.
    Concerto in F major, HWV 305a: III. Organo ad libitum
    1:52
  41. 41.
    Concerto in B-flat major, op. 7 no. 6, HWV 311: III. Air
    3:50
  42. 42.
    Concerto in F major, HWV 305a: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    3:14
  43. 43.
    Concerto in F major, HWV 305a: V. Adagio
    1:11
  44. 44.
    Concerto in F major, HWV 305a: VI. Andante
    3:29
  45. 45.
    Concerto in F major, HWV 305a: VII. Allegro
    4:03
  46. 46.
    Concerto in F major, HWV 305a: VIII. Marche
    1:29

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