George Frideric Handel: Organ Concertos, Vol. I (2 CD Compilation)

UPC: 724357267625

Overview

Simon Preston’s virtuosic organ and Colin Tilney/Valda Aveling on harpsichord join Yehudi Menuhin Festival Orchestra under the baton of Yehudi Menuhin for a landmark survey of Handel’s Op. 4 and Op. 7 organ concertos. Originally recorded and mixed digitally, then remastered in 1998, this two-disc set spans the vibrant range of Handel’s concerto writing—from the dramatic obbligatos of Concerto No. 1 in G minor to the graceful pastorales of Concerto No. 10 in D minor—offering over two hours of Baroque brilliance.

Product Features

• Format: 2 × CD, Compilation, Remastered (Stereo, ADD)
• Label & Catalogue: EMI Classics – 7243 5 72676 2 5 (Forte Series #2)
• Country of Release: Europe
• Release Year: 1998
• Genre: Classical / Baroque
• Total Playing Time: Disc 1 – 62:38; Disc 2 – 71:39

• Soloists:

  • Simon Preston – Organ
  • Colin Tilney & Valda Aveling – Harpsichord
• Orchestra: Menuhin Festival Orchestra
• Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin

• Recording & Remastering:

  • Original Engineer: Neville Boyling
  • Remastered by Simon Gibson

Track Listing

Compact Disc 1 (62:38)

Organ Concerto Op. 4 

• 1–4. No. 1 in G minor, Op. 4 No. 1 – 16:53
• 5–8. No. 2 in B flat, Op. 4 No. 2 – 10:15
• 9–13. No. 3 in G minor, Op. 4 No. 3 – 12:34
• 14–17. No. 4 in F, Op. 4 No. 4 – 13:39
• 18–21. No. 5 in F, Op. 4 No. 5 – 8:42

Compact Disc 2 (71:39)

Organ Concerto Op. 4 & Op. 7 

• 1–3. No. 6 in B flat, Op. 4 No. 6 – 10:08
• 4–9. No. 7 in B flat, Op. 7 No. 1 – 19:45
• 10–13. No. 8 in A, Op. 7 No. 2 – 12:54
• 14–17. No. 9 in B flat, Op. 7 No. 3 – 16:45
• 18–21. No. 10 in D minor, Op. 7 No. 4 – 12:07

Publishers and Artists

• Composer: George Frideric Handel (1685–1759)
• Conductor: Yehudi Menuhin
• Organ: Simon Preston
• Harpsichord: Colin Tilney (Concertos 1–4, 19–21), Valda Aveling
• Orchestra: Menuhin Festival Orchestra
• Producer: Christopher Bishop
• Engineer: Neville Boyling
• Remastering Engineer: Simon Gibson
• Sleeve Notes: Simon Heighes

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