Handel: Concerti a due cori Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz & Petra Müllejans

• Georg Friedrich Händel (1685 - 1759): Concerto in F Major, HWV 334:
• 1 Concerto in F Major, HWV 334: I. Ouverture 01:41
• 2 Concerto in F Major, HWV 334: II. Allegro 02:46
• 3 Concerto in F Major, HWV 334: III. Allegro ma non troppo 03:08
• 4 Concerto in F Major, HWV 334: IV. Adagio 02:25
• 5 Concerto in F Major, HWV 334: V. Andante larghetto 03:23
• 6 Concerto in F Major, HWV 334: VI. Allegro 04:18
• Concerto in B-Flat Major, HWV 332:
• 7 Concerto in B-Flat Major, HWV 332: I. Ouverture 01:24
• 8 Concerto in B-Flat Major, HWV 332: II. Allegro ma non troppo 02:17
• 9 Concerto in B-Flat Major, HWV 332: III. Allegro 02:31
• 10 Concerto in B-Flat Major, HWV 332: IV. Largo 02:29
• 11 Concerto in B-Flat Major, HWV 332: V. A tempo ordinario 01:36
• 12 Concerto in B-Flat Major, HWV 332: VI. Alle breve moderato 02:21
• 13 Concerto in B-Flat Major, HWV 332: VII. Minuet 02:13
• Concerto in F Major, HWV 333:
• 14 Concerto in F Major, HWV 333: I. Pomposo 01:46
• 15 Concerto in F Major, HWV 333: II. Allegro 01:57
• 16 Concerto in F Major, HWV 333: III. A tempo giusto 02:52
• 17 Concerto in F Major, HWV 333: IV. Largo 02:13
• 18 Concerto in F Major, HWV 333: V. Allegro ma non troppo 03:48
• 19 Concerto in F Major, HWV 333: VI. A tempo ordinario 03:26
• Total Runtime 48:34

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Handel’s focus in his three Concerti a due cori was on lively rhythms, arresting dialogue and vibrant colours, so his slow movements take something of a back seat, except here where he returned to Esther for a long, lilting siciliana in which the reedy oboes add a poignant edge to the movement’s lingering minor-key melancholy. This prepares the way perfectly for the finest movement of the work, which proudly revives a ground bass Handel had first used in his Birthday Ode for Queen Anne in 1713. Here, its pounding theme – typical of the early Venetian concerto – is taken up by all the strings in unison, frequently as a foil to the contrasting ideas proffered by the wind and brass. It’s hard not to sense in the complete transformation of the original, now amplified with idiomatic horn parts and rich concerto textures, Handel’s rekindled enthusiasm for the music he had first penned over three decades before. In the final movement two oboes are singled out for a virtuoso conversation, while the orchestra relies on the sturdy pillars of a chorus from the Occasional Oratorio.

Freiburger Barockorchester
Petra Müllejans, conductor
Gottfried von der Goltz, conductor

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