1732 Garrels organ in the Grote Kerk, Maassluis, The Netherlands
1732 Garrels organ in the Grote Kerk, Maassluis, The Netherlands
Photo–Richard Rasch

Handel With Care #0908

…one of the most popular and influential composer-performers of the Baroque era continues to inspire in the 21st century.

Hour 1

G.F. HANDEL: Organ Concerto Number 1 in g, Opus 4, number 1 –La Divina Armonia Ensemble, Lorenzo Ghielmi, conductor & organist (2007 Pradella/Santuario del Divin Prigioniero, Valle de Colorina, Italy) Passacaille CD-944

G.F. HANDEL: Organ Concerto Number 5 in F, Opus 4, solo version; movements 1 & 2 –Calvert Johnson (1747 Parker/St. James Chapel, Great Packington, England, UK) Calcante CD-035

G.F. HANDEL (arranged by William Thomas Best): Organ Concerto Number 5, Opus 4, solo version; movements 3 & 4 –Lorenz Maycher (1955 Aeolian-Skinner/Trinity Episcopal, Bethlehem, PA) Raven OAR-710

G.F. HANDEL: Fugue in B-flat –Jennifer Bate (1693 Smith/Adlington Hall, Cheshire, England, UK) Regis CD-1113

G.F. HANDEL: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, from Solomon. ALAN SMITH: Scherzo on Gopsal PAUL AYRES: The Departure of the Queen of ShebaPaul Ayres (1998 Goetze & Gwynn/St. Jude’s-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden, London, England UK) Priory PRCD894

PERCY GRAINGER: Handel in the StrandWilliam Saunders (1864 Henry Willi; 1931 Rutt/St. Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich, England, UK) Regent 296

G.F. HANDEL (arranged by Ashton): Overture, from Music for the Royal FireworksGraham Ashton Brass Ensemble; Anthony Newman (1993 Mander/St. Ignatius Loyola RCC, New York, NY) Sonoma CD-001

Filler –G.F. HANDEL: Organ Concerto in F –Calvert Johnson (see above)

Hour 2

G.F. HANDEL: Keyboard Suite Number 2 in F, HWV 427 –Garrick Ohlsson, piano. Bridge CD-9193

G.F. HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in D/d, Opus 3, number 6 –Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr, conductor (1986 Collins continuo organ) Harmonia Mundi CD-907415

G.F. HANDEL: Il Pastor Fido Overture –Christopher Nickol (1989 Flentrop/Dunblane Cathedral, Scotland, UK) Priory PRCD606

SIGFRID KARG-ELERT: Homage to Handel, Opus 75, number 5 –Jaap Kroonenburg (1732 Garrels/Grote Kerk, Maassluis, The Netherlands) Lindenberg LBCD-54

Filler –G.F. HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in D, Opus 3, number 6 (see above)

 

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