Instrument
hybride superaudio CD
Componist
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)
Nummer
147861
Uitgever
Challenge Classics
Omschrijving
Tracks
Handel
Concerti Grossi, Op. 3
No. 1 in B flat major, HWV 312
1. I. Allegro
2. II. Largo
3. III. Allegro
No. 2 in B flat major, HWV 313
4. I. Vivace
5. II. Largo
6. III. Allegro
7. IV. Moderato
8. V. Allegro
No. 3 in G major, HWV 314
9. I. Largo e Staccato
10. II. Allegro
11. III. Adagio
12. IV. Allegro
No. 4 in F major HWV 315
13. I. Andante - Allegro lentamente
14. II. Andante
15. III. Allegro
16. IV. Minuetto
No. 5 in D minor, HWV 316
17. I. Largo
18. II. Allegro
19. III. Adagio
20. IV. Allegro ma non troppo
21. V. Allegro
No. 6 in D major HWV 317
22. I. Vivace
23. II. Cadenza
24. II. Allegro
Total Time 55:30
Combattimento Consort Amsterdam / Jan Willem de Vriend
To accompany the Hybrid SACD release by the Combattimento Consort, Amsterdam and its musical director Jan Willem de Vriend of the complete opus 6 Concerti Grossi of George Frideric Handel Challenge Classics are re-issuing the ensemble’s recording of the earlier opus 3 set with new notes and packaging.
George Frideric Handel’s 6 Concerti Grossi opus 3 were first published in 1734. As with the opus 6 set of 1739 the style is strongly influenced by the music of Corelli, however, as against the later group of concertos in the opus 3 works the composer varies the concertino group in each concerto, and the oboe rather than the violin is the predominant solo instrument.
Having studied the violin at the conservatories of Amsterdam and Den Haag, Jan Willem de Vriend went on to found the Combattimento Consort Amsterdam in 1982. In his capacity as violinist and artistic director of this ensemble he has conducted numerous concerts and opera productions both in the Netherlands and abroad. The Consort’s repertoire concentrates on the period 1600-1800, not only familiar works but also lesser known masterpieces, which are often only available in manuscript form.