Handel Harpsichord Suites (1720)

Album by George Frideric Handel

Handel's Harpsichord Suites (1720) are a collection of solo harpsichord suites by George Frideric Handel, published in 1720. The pieces exemplify Baroque keyboard style through dance movements, contrapuntal textures and ornate ornamentation, synthesising Italian, German and English influences and occupying an important place in Handel's output and early-18th-century keyboard repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Suite in A Major, HWV 426. 1. Prelude
    3:06
  2. 2.
    Suite in A Major, HWV 426. 2. Allemande
    3:10
  3. 3.
    Suite in A Major, HWV 426. 3. Courante
    2:55
  4. 4.
    Suite in A Major, HWV 426. 4. Gigue
    3:14
  5. 5.
    Suite in F Major, HWV427. 1.Adagio
    2:41
  6. 6.
    Suite in F Major, HWV427. 2. Allegro
    2:24
  7. 7.
    Suite in F Major, HWV427. 3. Adagio
    1:22
  8. 8.
    Suite in F Major, HWV427. 4. Allegro
    2:05
  9. 9.
    Suite in D Minor, HWV 428. 1. Presto
    1:05
  10. 10.
    Suite in D Minor, HWV 428. 2. Allegro
    2:30
  11. 11.
    Suite in D Minor, HWV 428. 3. Allemand
    4:41
  12. 12.
    Suite in D Minor, HWV 428. 4. Courante
    1:49
  13. 13.
    Sarabande in D Minor with two variations, from HWV 437
    3:13
  14. 14.
    Sarabande in D Minor with two variations, from HWV 437. 2. Air
    3:50
  15. 15.
    Sarabande in D Minor with two variations, from HWV 437. 3. Doubles
    4:44
  16. 16.
    Sarabande in D Minor with two variations, from HWV 437. 4. Presto
    4:20
  17. 17.
    Suite in E Minor, HWV 449. 1. Allegro
    3:20
  18. 18.
    Suite in E Minor, HWV 449. 2. Allemande
    2:38
  19. 19.
    Suite in E Minor, HWV 449. 3. Courante
    2:08
  20. 20.
    Suite in E Minor, HWV 449. 4. Saraband
    3:22
  21. 21.
    Suite in E Minor, HWV 449. 5. Gigue
    1:43

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Suite in E Major: Allegro
    2:17
  2. 3.
    Suite in E Major: Allemande
    4:31
  3. 4.
    Suite in E Major: Courante
    2:01
  4. 5.
    Suite in E Major: Air and doubles
    4:33
  5. 6.
    Suite in f sharp minor: Prelude
    1:51
  6. 7.
    Suite in f sharp min: Largo
    1:26
  7. 8.
    Suite in f sharp min: Allegro
    2:41
  8. 9.
    Suite in f sharp min: Gigue
    2:55
  9. 10.
    Suite in g minor: Ouverture (Largo-Presto-Lentement)
    4:46
  10. 11.
    Suite in g minor: Andante
    3:20
  11. 12.
    Suite in g minor: Allegro
    2:07
  12. 13.
    Suite in g minor: Sarabande
    3:36
  13. 14.
    Suite in g minor: Gigue
    1:22
  14. 15.
    Suite in g minor: Passcaglia
    4:32
  15. 16.
    Suite in f minor: Prelude (adagio)
    2:17
  16. 17.
    Suite in f minor: Allegro
    2:34
  17. 18.
    Suite in f minor: Allemande
    3:59
  18. 19.
    Suite in f minor: Courante
    1:59
  19. 20.
    Suite in f minor: Gigue
    2:35
  20. 21.
    Chaconne in G Major
    11:09

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