Organ Concertos, op. 4 & op. 7

Album by George Frideric Handel & Martin Haselböck & Jeremy Joseph & Wiener Akademie

Organ Concertos, Op. 4 & Op. 7 is a set of organ concertos by George Frideric Handel, published in 1738 and 1740. The works combine solo organ and orchestral forces in the Baroque concerto style, reflecting Handel's integration of theatre-derived gestures into instrumental writing and illustrating his development as a composer of concerted music.
First released: 9th July 2021

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Concerto in G minor op. 4/1, HWV 289: I. Larghetto
    4:19
  2. 2.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 7/1, HWV 306: I. Andante
    4:32
  3. 3.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 7/1, HWV 306: II. Andante
    4:42
  4. 4.
    Concerto in G minor op. 4/1, HWV 289: II. Allegro
    5:19
  5. 5.
    Concerto in G minor op. 4/1, HWV 289: III. Adagio
    1:05
  6. 6.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 7/1, HWV 306: III. Largo e piano
    3:22
  7. 7.
    Concerto in G minor op. 4/1, HWV 289: IV. Andante
    3:55
  8. 8.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 7/1, HWV 306: IV. Fuga: Allegro
    3:14
  9. 9.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 4/2, HWV 290: I. A tempo ordinario
    0:50
  10. 10.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 7/1, HWV 306: V. Bourrée: Allegro
    2:35
  11. 11.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 4/2, HWV 290: II. Allegro
    4:29
  12. 12.
    Concerto in A major op. 7/2, HWV 307: I. Ouverture
    1:49
  13. 13.
    Concerto in A major op. 7/2, HWV 307: II. A tempo ordinario
    4:47
  14. 14.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 4/2, HWV 290: III. Adagio
    0:48
  15. 15.
    Concerto in A major op. 7/2, HWV 307: III Organo ad libitum: Largo
    3:28
  16. 16.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 4/2, HWV 290: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    3:47
  17. 17.
    Concerto in A major op. 7/2, HWV 307: IV Allegro
    5:22
  18. 18.
    Concerto in G minor op. 4/3, HWV 291: I. Adagio
    3:35
  19. 19.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 7/3, HWV 308: I. Andante
    5:10
  20. 20.
    Concerto in G minor op. 4/3, HWV 291: II. Allegro
    3:36
  21. 21.
    Concerto in G minor op. 4/3, HWV 291: III. Allegro
    0:49
  22. 22.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 7/3, HWV 308: II. Adagio e Fuga ad libitum
    4:27
  23. 23.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 7/3, HWV 308: III. Spiritoso
    4:05
  24. 24.
    Concerto in G minor op. 4/3, HWV 291: IV. Gavotte: Allegro
    1:57
  25. 25.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 7/3, HWV 308: IV. Menuet
    1:26
  26. 26.
    Concerto in F major op. 4/4, HWV 292: I. Allegro
    3:47
  27. 27.
    Concerto in F major op. 4/4, HWV 292: II. Andante
    5:45
  28. 28.
    Concerto in D minor op. 7/4, HWV 309: I. Adagio
    5:10
  29. 29.
    Concerto in F major op. 4/4, HWV 292: III. Adagio
    1:11
  30. 30.
    Concerto in D minor op. 7/4, HWV 309: II. Allegro così così
    4:57
  31. 31.
    Concerto in F major op. 4/4, HWV 292: IV. Allegro
    3:32
  32. 32.
    Concerto in D minor op. 7/4, HWV 309: III. Organo ad libitum: Chaconne
    2:57
  33. 33.
    Concerto in D minor op. 7/4, HWV 309: IV. Allegro
    3:51
  34. 34.
    Concerto in F major op. 4/5, HWV 293: I. Larghetto
    2:16
  35. 35.
    Concerto in F major op. 4/5, HWV 293: II. Allegro
    2:19
  36. 36.
    Concerto in G minor op. 7/5, HWV 310: I. Staccato ma non troppo allegro
    2:48
  37. 37.
    Concerto in G minor op. 7/5, HWV 310: II. Organo ad libitum: Adagio
    1:02
  38. 38.
    Concerto in F major op. 4/5, HWV 293: III. Alla siciliana
    1:33
  39. 39.
    Concerto in G minor op. 7/5, HWV 310: III. Andante larghetto e staccato
    4:46
  40. 40.
    Concerto in F major op. 4/5, HWV 293: IV. Presto
    2:09
  41. 41.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 4/6, HWV 294: I. Andante – Allegro
    5:27
  42. 42.
    Concerto in G minor op. 7/5, HWV 310: IV. Menuet
    2:10
  43. 43.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 4/6, HWV 294: II. Larghetto
    3:40
  44. 44.
    Concerto in G minor op. 7/5, HWV 310: V. Gavotte
    1:36
  45. 45.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 4/6, HWV 294: III. Allegro moderato
    2:52
  46. 46.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 7/6, HWV 311: I. Pomposo
    2:56
  47. 47.
    Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: I. Larghetto
    2:18
  48. 48.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 7/6, HWV 311: II. Organo ad libitum: Adagio e Fuga
    3:23
  49. 49.
    Concerto in B-flat major op. 7/6, HWV 311: III. Air: A tempo ordinario
    3:56
  50. 50.
    Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: II. Allegro
    3:37
  51. 51.
    Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: III. Larghetto
    2:52
  52. 52.
    Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: IV. Allegro
    3:14

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