Handel: Concerti grossi, Op. 3 Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin & Georg Kallweit

• Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759): Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 1, HWV 312:
• 1 Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 1, HWV 312: I. Allegro 02:25
• 2 Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 1, HWV 312: II. Largo 03:53
• 3 Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 1, HWV 312: III. Allegro 01:21
• Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313:
• 4 Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: I. Vivace 01:37
• 5 Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: II. Largo 02:34
• 6 Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: III. Allegro 01:47
• 7 Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: IV. Menuet 01:18
• 8 Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: V. Gavotte 02:46
• Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 3 No. 3, HWV 314:
• 9 Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 3 No. 3, HWV 314: Ia. Largo e staccato 00:36
• 10 Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 3 No. 3, HWV 314: Ib. Allegro 02:30
• 11 Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 3 No. 3, HWV 314: II. Adagio 01:04
• 12 Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 3 No. 3, HWV 314: III. Allegro 03:48
• Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4b, HWV 315 "Orchestra":
• 13 Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4b, HWV 315 "Orchestra": I. Andante - Allegro - Lentement 05:57
• 14 Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4b, HWV 315 "Orchestra": II. Andante 02:08
• 15 Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4b, HWV 315 "Orchestra": III. Allegro 01:26
• 16 Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4b, HWV 315 "Orchestra": IV. Minuetto alternativo 02:29
• Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316:
• 17 Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: I. Grave 01:27
• 18 Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: II. Allegro 02:19
• 19 Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: III. Adagio 01:40
• 20 Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: IV. Allegro ma non troppo 01:30
• 21 Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: V. Allegro 02:33
• Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 3 No. 6, HWV 317:
• 22 Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 3 No. 6, HWV 317: I. Vivace 03:14
• 23 Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 3 No. 6, HWV 317: II. Allegro 03:16
• Total Runtime 53:38

Info for Handel: Concerti grossi, Op. 3

A multifaceted opus: The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin complete their Handel trilogy with this recording of the Op. 3 concerti grossi. Even if this selection of concertos was most likely compiled by Handel’s publisher rather than by the composer himself, the overall quality and colourful nature of the music contained do make it a powerful “opus”. With their historically-informed and lively playing, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and concertmaster Georg Kallweit demonstrate why many consider them the best baroque ensemble of today.

The ensemble’s first PENTATONE album, Cantata (2018) with countertenor Bejun Mehta, won a Diapason d’or. Their 2019 recording of the first six Op. 6 concerti grossi was hailed as “immaculately played … free of fashionable eccentricities” by The Sunday Times, while Klassik praised the ensemble’s playing as “eloquent”. Their following release with the remainder of the Op. 6 concertos (2020) was singled out by Music Web International for its unprecedented “lightness” and “brightness”.

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Georg Kallweit, concertmaster

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