Episode 820. This week all Bach Ad Infinitum episodes will be dedicated to Georg Friedrich Händel, one of J.S. Bach’s great, brilliant contemporaries. In today’s episode, instrumental works.
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
1. Organ Concert no. 10 in D minor, Op. 7 no. 4, HWV 309
– Adagio (2 Organs)
– Allegro
– Organo Ad Libitum
– Allegro
Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra led by Ton Koopman, organ
2. Concerto Grosso, Op. 3, no. 3 in G major, HWV 314
-I. Largo e Staccato
-II. Allegro
-III. Adagio
-IV. Allegro
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam led by Jan Willem de Vriend
3. Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6, no. 5 (HWV 323)
-I. Larghetto e staccato
-II. Allegro
-III. Presto
-IV. Largo
-V. Allegro
-VI. Menuet. Un poco larghetto
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin led by Bernhard Forck
4. Water Music Suite no.2 in D major, HWV 349
– Allegro
– Alla Hornpipe
– Minuet
– Lentement
– Bourree
Aradia Ensemble led by Kevin Mallon
5. Recorder Sonata in B minor, Op. 1/9, HWV 367
1. Largo
Marion Verbruggen, recorder. Ton Koopman, harpsichord. Jaap Ter Linden, cello
6. Haec est Regina Virginum, HWV 235
Anne Sofie Von Otter, mezzo soprano. Musica Antiqua Köln led by Reinhard Goebel
