Composer: George Frideric Handel
Performer: Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Conductor: Georg Kallweit
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Size: 1.03 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 1 in B flat major, HWV312
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Largo
03. III. Allegro
Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 2 in B flat major, HWV313
04. I. Vivace
05. II. Largo
06. III. Allegro
07. IV. Menuet
08. V. Gavotte
Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 3 in G major, HWV314
09. Ia. Largo e staccato
10. Ib. Allegro
11. II. Adagio
12. III. Allegro
Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 4a in F Major, HWV315
13. I. Andante – Allegro – Lentement
14. II. Andante
15. III. Allegro
16. IV. Minuetto alternativo
Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 5 in D minor, HWV316
17. I. Grave
18. II. Allegro
19. III. Adagio
20. IV. Allegro ma non troppo
21. V. Allegro
Concerto Grosso Op. 3 No. 6 in D major, HWV317
22. I. Vivace
23. II. Allegro
Even if this selection of ‘Concertos’ was most likely compiled by Handel’s publisher rather than by the composer himself, the overall quality and colourful nature of the music contained do make it a powerful ‘opus’. With their historically-informed and lively playing, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and concertmaster Georg Kallweit demonstrate why many consider them the best Baroque ensemble of today.
About the Artist
The ensemble’s first PENTATONE album, Cantata (2018) with countertenor Bejun Mehta, won a Diapason d or. Their 2019 recording of the first six Op. 6 concerti grossi was hailed as immaculately played … free of fashionable eccentricities by The Sunday Times, while Klassik praised the ensemble’s playing as eloquent . Their following release with the remainder of the Op. 6 concertos (2020) was singled out by Music Web International for its unprecedented lightness and brightness.