George Frideric Handel who died in 1759 was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas and organ concertos.
George Frideric Handel who died in 1759 was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas and organ concertos.
Balthasar Denner

Handel with Care (I) #9324 (Encore of 8573)

…a selective survey of the unique contributions to the organists' repertoire by the man who invented the organ concerto, George Frideric Handel.

G.F. HANDEL: Organ Concerto in B-flat, Op. 4, No. 2  -Vienna Concentus Musicus/Nikolaus; Herbert Tachezi (Ahrend trunk organ)

G.F. HANDEL: Fugue in D  E. Power Briggs

G.F. HANDEL: Organ Concerto in d, Op. 7, No. 4  -London Philharmonic Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult; E. Power Briggs performing upon a chamber instrument by Richard Bridge, presumed to have been designed and played by Handel

G.F. HANDEL: Organ Sonata in C  -Edgar Krapp (1664 Reichel organ at the Market Church, Halle)

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (attributed): Voluntary in C  -Nicholas Jackson (1670 Bernard Smith organ at Adlington Hall)

G.F. HANDEL: Organ Concerto in B-flat, Op. 7, No. 1 (selected movements)  -Daniel Chorzempa (Dutch early 19th century intstrument)

G.F. HANDEL: 2 Duets from Messiah  -Charles Geyer, Barbara Butler, trumpet; Barbara Harbach

ALEXANDRE GUILMANT: March (based on Handel's Lift up your heads, from Messiah), Op. 15  -Christopher Herrick

This program was originally issued as #85-73 on February 18, 1985.

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