in Choir & Organ (Nov, 2015)
The premise of this recording is sound enough – highlighting Handel’s introduction of the organ into his form of ‘Grand musical entertainment’ (in the words of the librettist Charles Jennens) using elements of the oratorio Saul arranged as organ concertos. Each musician’s contribution is of high quality, but there are many inconsistencies that contribute to a curious whole. The orchestral playing which, in line with the current trend, includes a battery of plucked continuo instruments, is brutally energetic and quite eccentric, and this all rather over-shadows the organ which, ironically, features in the background of the mix. By contrast, transcriptions of the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba and Music for …
Handel For Organ & Orchestra
Solomon (Salomo) HWV 67 (Oratorium) (Auszug)
Arrival of the queen of Sheba (tranksr. für Orgel von Hansjörg Albrecht)
Konzert für Orgel und Orchester (Aus: Saul HWV 53) (tranksr. für Orgel und Orchester von Hansjörg Albrecht)
1. Allegro
2. Larghetto
3. Allegro
Feuerwerksmusik: Concerto Nr. 2 D-Dur (tranksr. für Orgel von Hansjörg Albrecht)
1. Ouvertüre
2. Bourrée
3. La paix
4. La réjouissance
5. Menuett 1 – Menuett 2
Suite für Orgel und Orchester Nr. 1 “Hallelujah” (Aus: Saul HWV 53) (tranksr. für Orgel und Orchester von H. Albrecht)
1. Allegro
2. Larghetto
3. Trio: Ardito
4. Larghetto – Fuga: Tempo ordinario
5. Andante larghetto
6. Allgero
Suite für Orgel und Orchester Nr. 2 “Carillon” (Aus: Saul HWV 53) (tranksr. für Orgel und Orchester von H. Albrecht)
1. Ouvertüre
2. Andante allegro
3. Gavotte
4. Andante allegro
5. Largo
6. Improvisation
7. Andante allegro
Suite für Orgel und Orchester Nr. 3 “Resurrection” (Aus: Saul HWV 53) (tranksr. für Orgel und Orchester von H. Albrecht)
1. Largo assai
2. Largo
3. Capriccio
4. Allegro
5. Marcia: Grave
6. Quasi recitativo
7. Finale: Allegro
Schmeding, Martin / Munich Bach Orches / Albrecht, Hansjörg
14,90€
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