GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

 

Twelve Grand Concertos

 

Concerti grossi, Op. 6

Concerto grosso No. 1 in G major, HWV319

Concerto grosso No. 2 in F major, HWV320

Concerto grosso No. 3 in E minor, HWV321

Concerto grosso No. 4 in A minor, HWV322

Concerto grosso No. 5 in D major, HWV323

Concerto grosso No. 6 in G minor, HWV324

Concerto grosso No. 7 in B flat major, HWV325

Concerto grosso No. 8 in C minor, HWV326

Concerto grosso No. 9 in F major, HWV327

Concerto grosso No. 10 in D minor, HWV328

Concerto grosso No. 11 in A major, HWV329

Concerto grosso No. 12 in B minor, HWV330

 

Arte dei Suonatori / Martin Gester

 

Composed during a few hectic weeks in the autumn of 1739, the set was partly intended by Handel - renowned mainly as a writer for singers and as an organist - to reinforce his stature as an instrumental composer. The result is music that exhibits a great variety of musical thought and invention, here interpreted by the highly acclaimed Polish ensemble Arte dei Suonatori. The recordings are the fruit of a regular collaboration between the ensemble and French conductor Martin Gester, focusing on the baroque concerto.

 

BIS 3SACDs BISSACD1705-06