The baroque spirit in all its musical shapes. This fifth broadcast of Organ Concerts and other keyboard works by Georg Friedrich Handel in L’Esprit Baroque concludes the series. You will hear a few Concertos from the Opus 7 series and Handel’s most famous Suite with the Air: The Harmonious Blacksmith.
Georg Friedrich Händel (1685-1759)
1. Concerto in A major, opus 7 No. 2
2. Concerto in B-flat major, opus 7 No. 3
The Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Richard Egarr, organ
(CDHMU 80.7447/8)
3. Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430
Michael Borgstede, harpsichord
(CD Brilliant Classics 93713)
4. Concerto in D minor, opus 7 No. 4
The Academy of Ancient Music conducted by Richard Egarr, organ
(CD HMU 80.7447/8)