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:
• 1Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 1, HWV 312: I. Allegro02:25
• 2Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 1, HWV 312: II. Largo03:53
• 3Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 1, HWV 312: III. Allegro01:21
• Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313:
• 4Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: I. Vivace01:37
• 5Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: II. Largo02:34
• 6Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: III. Allegro01:47
• 7Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: IV. Menuet01:18
• 8Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313: V. Gavotte02:46
• Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 3 No. 3, HWV 314:
• 9Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 3 No. 3, HWV 314: Ia. Largo e staccato00:36
• 10Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 3 No. 3, HWV 314: Ib. Allegro02:30
• 11Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 3 No. 3, HWV 314: II. Adagio01:04
• 12Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 3 No. 3, HWV 314: III. Allegro03:48
• Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4b, HWV 315 "Orchestra":
• 13Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4b, HWV 315 "Orchestra": I. Andante - Allegro - Lentement05:57
• 14Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4b, HWV 315 "Orchestra": II. Andante02:08
• 15Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4b, HWV 315 "Orchestra": III. Allegro01:26
• 16Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4b, HWV 315 "Orchestra": IV. Minuetto alternativo02:29
• Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316:
• 17Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: I. Grave01:27
• 18Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: II. Allegro02:19
• 19Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: III. Adagio01:40
• 20Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: IV. Allegro ma non troppo01:30
• 21Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316: V. Allegro02:33
• Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 3 No. 6, HWV 317:
• 22Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 3 No. 6, HWV 317: I. Vivace03:14
• 23Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 3 No. 6, HWV 317: II. Allegro03:16
• Total Runtime53:38

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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