Five Great Suites for Harpsichord (London, 1720)
Album by George Frideric Handel & Ton Koopman
Five Great Suites for Harpsichord (London, 1720) is a collection of harpsichord suites by George Frideric Handel, first published in London in 1720. The music exemplifies Baroque keyboard style through sequences of dance-based movements, elaborate ornamentation and contrapuntal textures, and reflects Handel's London-period keyboard writing within the broader development of English keyboard repertoire.
First released: 3rd February 2023
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- 1.Suite No. 3 in D Minor - HWV 428: Prelude (Presto)1:05
- 2.Suite No. 3 in D Minor - HWV 428: Allegro3:05
- 3.Suite No. 3 in D Minor - HWV 428: Allemande2:47
- 4.Suite No. 3 in D Minor - HWV 428: Courante2:00
- 5.Suite No. 3 in D Minor - HWV 428: Air - Double 1 - Double 2 - Double 3 - Double 4 - Double 58:18
- 6.Suite No. 3 in D Minor - HWV 428: Presto4:14
- 7.Suite No. 2 in F Major - HWV 427: Adagio I2:04
- 8.Suite No. 2 in F Major - HWV 427: Allegro I2:11
- 9.Suite No. 2 in F Major - HWV 427: Adagio II1:26
- 10.Suite No. 2 in F Major - HWV 427: Allegro II2:38
- 11.Suite No. 8 in F Minor - HWV 433: Prelude (Adagio)2:16
- 12.Suite No. 8 in F Minor - HWV 433: Allegro2:44
- 13.Suite No. 8 in F Minor - HWV 433: Allemande2:41
- 14.Suite No. 8 in F Minor - HWV 433: Courante1:26
- 15.Suite No. 8 in F Minor - HWV 433: Gigue1:56
- 16.Suite No. 5 in E Major - HWV 430: Prelude1:55
- 17.Suite No. 5 in E Major - HWV 430: Allemande3:27
- 18.Suite No. 5 in E Major - HWV 430: Courante1:37
- 19.Suite No. 5 in E Major - HWV 430: Air - Double 1 - Double 2 - Double 3 - Double 4 - Double 54:55
- 20.Suite No. 7 in G Minor - HWV 432: Ouverture (Largo - Presto - Lentement)4:04
- 21.Suite No. 7 in G Minor - HWV 432: Andante2:03
- 22.Suite No. 7 in G Minor - HWV 432: Allegro1:44
- 23.Suite No. 7 in G Minor - HWV 432: Sarabande2:28
- 24.Suite No. 7 in G Minor - HWV 432: Gigue1:32
- 25.Suite No. 7 in G Minor - HWV 432: Passacaille2:36
