Composer: George Frideric Handel
Performer: Richard Egarr
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Harmonia Mundi
Release: 2014
Size: 2.24 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Keyboard Suite, HWV 426 in A major
01. I. Prélude
02. II. Allemande
03. III. Courante I
04. IV. Gigue
Keyboard Suite, HWV 427 in F major
05. I. Adagio
06. II. Allegro
07. III. Adagio
08. IV. Allegro
Keyboard Suite, HWV 428 in D minor
09. I. Prélude: Presto
10. II. Allegro
11. III. Allemande
12. IV. Courante
13. V. Air; Doubles 1-5
14. VI. Presto
Keyboard Suite, HWV 429 in E minor
15. I. Allegro
16. II. Allemande
17. III. Courante
18. IV. Sarabande
19. V. Gigue
Keyboard Suite, HWV 430 in E major ‘The Harmonious Blacksmith’
20. I. Prélude
21. II. Allemande
22. III. Courante
23. IV. Air; Doubles 1-5
Keyboard Suite, HWV 431 in F sharp minor
24. I. Prélude
25. II. Largo
26. III. Allegro
27. IV. Gigue: Presto
Keyboard Suite, HWV 432 in G minor
28. I. Ouverture: Largo; Presto; Lentement
29. II. Andante
30. III. Allegro
31. IV. Sarabande
32. V. Gigue
33. VI. Passacaille
Keyboard Suite, HWV 433 in F minor
34. I. Prélude: Adagio
35. II. Allegro
36. III. Allemande
37. IV. Courante
38. V. Gigue
Printed in 1720, the 8 ‘Great’ Suites were the first set of keyboard pieces that Handel chose to present to the London public. As performed here by Richard Egarr, this magnificent collection demonstrates Handel’s unique ‘orchestral’ keyboard style and grand sweep, combining Italian virtuosity and the French ‘style brisé’.