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Special offer. Handel: Concertos

Ragna Schirmer (fortepiano, piano and Hammond)), Gerard Presencer, Peter Weniger, Geoffroy de Masure, Winfried Holzenkamp Matthias Daneck

Handelfestpielorchester, DaCuore, Bernhard Forck, Andreas Seidel, Stefan Malzew

Handel: Concertos
The enjoyment of the players is palpable and I have a feeling that Handel might have raised an amused if quizzical eyebrow at their presumption.

Special offer. Handel: Concertos

Ragna Schirmer (fortepiano, piano and Hammond)), Gerard Presencer, Peter Weniger, Geoffroy de Masure, Winfried Holzenkamp Matthias Daneck

Handelfestpielorchester, DaCuore, Bernhard Forck, Andreas Seidel, Stefan Malzew

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The enjoyment of the players is palpable and I have a feeling that Handel might have raised an amused if quizzical eyebrow at their presumption.

About

On her new album, Ragna Schirmer again focusses on the multi‐faceted work of Handel. The 3 CDs feature the complete organ concertos of Handel, specially arranged for piano and other instruments.

They differ in their approach to the task of creating arrangements that really fit to the music: On the first CD Ragna plays the concertos Op. 4 on a period fortepiano accompanied by the famous Händel Festspiel Orchester Halle. Her instrument on the second CD, which presents the first works of Op. 7 and the famous "cuckoo and nightingale" concerto, is a modern Steinway. She is playing with ensemble DaCuore which she founded for this project, bringing together some of the most outstanding musicians from Halle, Berlin and Leipzig.

As a very special bonus ‐ which also serves as a kind of link to the third CD ‐ CD 2 presents a world‐premiere recording of a piece by the French contemporary composer Guillaume Conesson that was commissioned by Ragna especially for this project.

The third CD is perhaps the most exciting and surprising one: Ragna plays a Hammond organ creating a unique rock/jazz style together with a full jazzband.

Contents and tracklist

I. Larghetto
Track length2:44
II. Allegro
Track length2:20
III. Alla Siciliana
Track length1:40
IV. Presto
Track length2:23
I. Adagio
Track length3:56
II. Allegro
Track length3:39
III. Adagio
Track length0:55
IV. Allegro
Track length2:13
I. Larghetto e staccato
Track length5:38
II. Allegro
Track length5:07
III. Adagio
Track length1:42
IV. Andante
Track length3:56
I. Largo e staccato
Track length5:37
II. Andante
Track length4:56
III. Grave
Track length1:14
IV. Allegro
Track length6:20
I. Allegro
Track length4:01
II. Andante
Track length5:32
III. Adagio
Track length2:02
IV. Allegro
Track length3:42
I. A tempo ordinario e staccato
Track length0:53
II. Allegro
Track length4:24
III. Adagio e staccato
Track length1:01
IV. Allegro, ma non presto
Track length3:52
I. Andante
Track length9:24
II. Largo e Piano
Track length3:34
III. Fuga. Allegro
Track length2:28
IV. Ad libitum. Sarabande
Track length2:31
V. Bourée. Allegro
Track length2:27
I. Larghetto
Track length3:26
II. Allegro
Track length3:26
III. Larghetto
Track length2:45
IV. Allegro
Track length4:13
I. Allegro
Track length4:52
II. Spirituoso
Track length4:09
III. Menuet
Track length3:16
I. Ouverture
Track length2:28
II. A tempo ordinario
Track length4:33
III. Ad libitum: Lento, quasi improvisando
Track length2:49
IV. Allegro
Track length4:29
I. Dramatique - Agité
Track length5:27
II. Triste
Track length9:40
III. Joyeux
Track length3:53
I. Andante - Allegro (Arr. By Stefan Malzew)
Track length5:44
II. Larghetto (Arr. By Stefan Malzew)
Track length5:41
III. Allegro moderato (Arr. By Stefan Malzew)
Track length3:11
I. Staccato ma non troppo - Allegro (Arr. By Stefan Malzew)
Track length5:02
II. Andante - Larghetto e staccato "Tribute to Farinelli" (Arr. By Stefan Malzew)
Track length7:26
III. Menuett. Andante (Arr. By Stefan Malzew)
Track length4:18
IV. Gavotte (Arr. By Stefan Malzew)
Track length5:52
I. Adagio - Andante (Arr. By Stefan Malzew)
Track length4:31
II. Allegro cosi cosi (Arr. By Stefan Malzew)
Track length4:31
III. Maestoso - Allegro (Arr. By Stefan Malzew)
Track length4:37

Awards and reviews

May 2014

The enjoyment of the players is palpable and I have a feeling that Handel might have raised an amused if quizzical eyebrow at their presumption.
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