Organ Concertos, op. 4
Album by George Frideric Handel & Royal Northern Sinfonia & Simon Lindley & Bradley Creswick
Organ Concertos, Op. 4 is a set of organ concertos by Georg Friedrich Händel, published in 1738. The collection merges Baroque concerto grosso textures with prominent solo organ writing and reflects Händel's efforts to foreground keyboard virtuosity within orchestral forms, representing a notable development in his instrumental output and in mid-18th-century practices.
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- 1.Concerto in G minor, op. 4 no. 1: Larghetto4:45
- 2.Concerto in G minor, op. 4 no. 1: Allegro5:17
- 3.Concerto in G minor, op. 4 no. 1: Adagio1:00
- 4.Concerto in G minor, op. 4 no. 1: Andante4:05
- 5.Concerto in B-flat, op. 4 no. 2: A tempo ordinario, e staccato0:46
- 6.Concerto in B-flat, op. 4 no. 2: Allegro4:24
- 7.Concerto in B-flat, op. 4 no. 2: Adagio e staccato0:54
- 8.Concerto in B-flat, op. 4 no. 2: Allegro, ma non presto3:45
- 9.Concerto in G minor, op. 4 no. 3: Adagio3:05
- 10.Concerto in G minor, op. 4 no. 3: Allegro3:46
- 11.Concerto in G minor, op. 4 no. 3: Adagio0:43
- 12.Concerto in G minor, op. 4 no. 3: Gavotte (Allegro)1:58
- 13.Concerto in F, op. 4 no. 4: Allegro3:47
- 14.Concerto in F, op. 4 no. 4: Andante5:42
- 15.Concerto in F, op. 4 no. 4: Adagio1:07
- 16.Concerto in F, op. 4 no. 4: Allegro3:19
- 17.Concerto in F, op. 4 no. 5: Larghetto1:41
- 18.Concerto in F, op. 4 no. 5: Allegro2:12
- 19.Concerto in F, op. 4 no. 5: Alla siciliana1:14
- 20.Concerto in F, op. 4 no. 5: Presto2:29
- 21.Concerto in B-flat, op. 4 no. 6: Andante allegro5:26
- 22.Concerto in B-flat, op. 4 no. 6: Larghetto3:03
- 23.Concerto in B-flat, op. 4 no. 6: Allegro moderato2:37
