HANDEL: Complete Harpsichord Music; Michael Borgstede, Roberto Loreggian (8CD)

CD1
Suite in C HWV443
1. I. Praeludium       3’53
2. II. Allemande        2’47
3. III. Courante          1’14
4. IV. Sarabande – Double            4’10
5. V. Gigue    0’44
6. VI. Chaconne       14’11
Partita in G HWV450
7. I. Preludio             2’18
8. II. Allemande        2’16
9. III. Courante          1’32
10. IV. Sarabande    3’10
11. V. Gigue 0’50
12. VI. Menuet           1’12
13. Prelude in D minor HWV563 2’23
Prelude and Capriccio in G HWV571
14. I. Prelude            1’55
15. II. Capriccio        3’18
Suite in G minor HWV453
16. I. Overture: Grave – Allegro     3’19
17. II. Entrée             1’50
18. III. Chaconne     2’47
19. Preludio in D minor HWV564             1’13
20. Allegro in C HWV472   1’09
21. Chaconne in F HWV485          5’33
Suite in D minor HWV448
22. I. Overture: Grave – Allegro –
Adagio – Allegro      3’15
23. II. Allemande      2’56
24. III. Courante       1’48
25. IV. Sarabande I – Sarabande II          4’45
26. V. Chaconne      2’35
 
Total time      77’21
 
Roberto Loreggian harpsichord
(Flemish harpsichord by Frezzato-Di Mattia, Este, Padua, Italy, 2014, after Johannes Ruckers ‘grand revalement’, Antwerp, 1612)
 
Recording: 7–9 April & 11–13 May 2015, Abbazia di Santa Maria delle Carceri d’Este, Padua, Italy
 
CD2
Suite in D minor HWV449*
1. I. Prelude 1’28
2. II. Allemande        3’34
3. III. Courante          2’06
4. IV. Sarabande      1’34
5. V. Aria        4’57
6. VI. Gigue   1’25
7. VII. Menuet            1’29
8. Sonatina in D minor HWV581*             1’38
9. Allemande in A minor HWV478*          2’39
10. Fuga in F HWV611*      2’42
11. Chaconne in G minor HWV486*        4’18
Partita in C minor HWV444*
12. I. Prelude            1’03
13. II. Allemande      4’15
14. III. Courante       1’49
15. IV. Gavotte          0’48
16. V. Menuet            1’25
Suite in C minor HWV445*
17. I. Prelude            1’13
18. II. Allemande      4’46
19. III. Courante       2’16
Prelude and Allegro in A minor HWV576*
20. I. Prelude            1’08
21. II. Allegro             1’41
22. Air in G minor HWV467*          2’29
23. Toccata in G minor HWV586*            1’00
24. Sonatina in G minor HWV583*          1’48
25. Sonata in G minor HWV580: Larghetto*      2’05
Concerto in G HWV487*
26. I. Allegro 1’31
27. II. Andante          1’47
28. Air in B flat HWV471*    1’08
29. Preludium in F HWV567‡       2’27
30. Preludium in F minor HWV568‡        1’46
31. Prelude in G minor HWV573‡            2’05
32. Prelude in E HWV566‡            2’05
33. Air in G minor HWV466*          1’49
34. Air in B flat HWV470*    2’05
35. Impertinence in G minor HWV494*   0’59
36. Air in F HWV465*          1’15
37. Allegro in D minor HWV475* 1’55
38. Courante in B minor HWV489*          2’07
 
Total time      78’59
 
Roberto Loreggian harpsichord
(Harpsichords by Frezzato-Di Mattia, Este, Padua, Italy, 2014. *Flemish harpsichord after J. Ruckers ‘grand revalement’, Antwerp, 1612; ‡Italian harpsichord after G.B. Giusti
 
Recording: 7–9 April & 11–13 May 2015, Abbazia di Santa Maria delle Carceri d’Este, Padua, Italy
 
CD3
Prelude and Chaconne in G HWV442
1. I. Prelude 1’14
2. II. Chaconne         14’52
Six Fugues (1735)
3. Fugue No.1 in G minor HWV605         3’01
4. Fugue No.2 in G HWV606         4’28
5. Fugue No.3 in B flat HWV607   3’17
6. Fugue No.4 in B minor HWV608          5’21
7. Fugue No.5 in A minor HWV609          3’32
8. Fugue No.6 in C minor HWV610         3’36
9. Sonata in C HWV577     3’59
10. Capriccio in F HWV481           4’32
11. Prelude and Allegro in G minor HWV574    2’50
12. Fantasia in C HWV490            3’51
Suite in D minor HWV447
13. I. Allemande       2’28
14. II. Courante        2’00
15. III. Sarabande    2’27
16. IV. Gigue             1’01
Suite in G minor HWV452
17. I. Allemande       3’54
18. II. Courante        2’10
19. III. Sarabande    2’38
20. IV. Gigue             1’19
21. Capriccio in G minor HWV483           1’47
 
Total time      74’28
 
Roberto Loreggian harpsichord
(Italian harpsichord by Frezzato-Di Mattia, Este, Padua, Italy, 2014, after Giovanni Battista Giusti)
 
Recording: 7–9 April & 11–13 May 2015, Abbazia di Santa Maria delle Carceri d’Este, Padua, Italy
 
CD4
Suite in C minor HWV446
for 2 harpsichords (second part lost)
1. I. Allemande         3’36
2. II. Courante           2’15
3. III. Sarabande      3’06
4. IV. Chaconne       1’26
5. Allemande in A HWV477           3’14
6. Allemande in F HWV476           3’53
7. Gigue in F HWV492        0’54
8. Prelude in D minor HWV562    1’35
9. Sonatina in G HWV582 0’45
10. Sonatina in B flat HWV585      1’01
11. Prelude in F sharp minor HWV570   1’30
12. Air in A HWV468            1’11
Sonata in C HWV578
13. I. Allegro 3’17
14. II. Trio: Larghetto           2’37
15. III. Gavotte: Non troppo presto            1’08
16. Prelude in A minor HWV575   2’01
17. Lesson in A minor HWV496   2’07
Partita in A HWV454
18. I. Allemande       5’56
19. II. Courante        3’04
20. III. Sarabande    1’49
21. IV. Gigue             2’58
22. Prelude in G minor HWV572 1’07
23. Sonata in G HWV579 for 2 harpsichords     5’02
 
Total time      55’38
 
Roberto Loreggian harpsichord
(Italian harpsichord by Frezzato-Di Mattia, Este, Padua, Italy, 2015, after Giovanni Battista Giusti)
Elisa Fanchini harpsichord (II 1-4, I 23)
(Italian Harpsichord by Frezzato-Di Mattia, Este, Padua, Italy, 2014, after Giovanni Battista Giusti)
 
Recording: 7–9 April & 11–13 May 2015, Abbazia di Santa Maria delle Carceri d’Este, Padua, Italy
 
CD5
de pièces pour le clavecin I (1720)
Suite No.1 in A HWV426
1. I. Prelude 2’35
2. II. Allemande        4’19
3. III. Courante          2’36
4. IV. Gigue   2’43
Suite No.2 in F HWV427
5. I. Adagio    2’30
6. II. Allegro   2’29
7. III. Adagio 1’32
8. IV. Allegro 2’21
Suite No.3 in D minor HWV428
9. I. Prelude: Presto            1’08
10. II. Allegro             2’11
11. III. Allemande     4’31
12. IV. Courante       2’20
13. V. Air        9’16
14. VI. Presto            4’58
Suite No.4 in E minor HWV429
15. I. Allegro 3’43
16. II. Allemande      2’43
17. III. Courante       2’40
18. IV. Sarabande    4’18
19. V. Gigue 1’31
 
Total time      60’34
 
Michael Borgstede harpsichord
(double-manual Franco-Flemish harpsichord ‘ravalement’ by Fabrizio Acanfora and Thomas Power, Amsterdam, after Johannes Ruckers)
 
Recording: 21–25 January 2008, Remonstrantse Doopsgezinde Church, Deventer, The Netherlands
 
CD6
Suites de pièces pour le clavecin I (1720)
Suite No.5 in E HWV430
1. I. Prelude 2’13
2. II. Allemande        5’48
3. III. Courante          1’50
4. IV. Air          4’34
Suite No.6 in F sharp minor HWV431
5. I. Prelude 2’02
6. II. Largo     1’58
7. III. Allegro 2’31
8. IV. Gigue: Presto             2’39
Suite No.7 in G minor HWV432
9. I. Overture: Largo – Presto – Lentement        5’36
10. II. Andante          3’57
11. III. Allegro            2’01
12. IV. Sarabande    4’00
13. V. Gigue 1’24
14. VI. Passacaille 2’18
Suite No.8 in F minor HWV433
15. I. Prelude: Adagio         2’30
16. II. Fugue 2’39
17. III. Allemande     4’02
18. IV. Courante       1’45
19. V. Gigue 2’15
 
Total time      56’10
 
Michael Borgstede harpsichord
(double-manual Franco-Flemish harpsichord ‘ravalement’ by Fabrizio Acanfora and Thomas Power, Amsterdam, after Johannes Ruckers)
 
Recording: 21–25 January 2008, Remonstrantse Doopsgezinde Church, Deventer, The Netherlands
 
CD7
Suites de pièces pour le clavecin II (1733)
Suite No.1 in B flat HWV434
1. I. Prelude 3’03
2. II. Sonata   1’44
3. III. Aria con variazioni      3’58
4. IV. Minuet 1’52
5. Chaconne in G HWV435           10’49
Suite No.3 in D minor HWV436
6. I. Allemande         3’48
7. II. Allegro   1’31
8. III. Air: Lentement            2’35
9. IV. Gigue: Presto             1’53
10. V. Menuetto        3’46
Suite No.4 in D minor HWV437
11. I. Allmand           2’41
12. II. Corrant            1’43
13. III. Saraband      2’12
14. IV. Jigg    0’44
Suite No.5 in E minor HWV438
15. I. Allmand           3’21
16. II. Saraband       2’52
17. III. Jigg     1’39
 
Total time      50’16
 
Michael Borgstede harpsichord
(double-manual German harpsichord by Jan Kalsbeek, Zutphen, after Michael Mietke)
 
Recording: 10–13 December 2007, Remonstrantse Doopsgezinde Church, Deventer, The Netherlands
 
CD8
Suites de pièces pour le clavecin II (1733)
Suite No.6 in G minor HWV439
1. I. Allmand 6’37
2. II. Corrant 3’35
3. III. Jigg       4’38
Suite No.7 in B flat HWV440
4. I. Allmand 2’39
5. II. Corrant 1’55
6. III. Saraband         2’53
7. IV. Jigg       1’27
Suite No.8 in G HWV441
8. I. Allemande         1’56
9. II. Allegro   3’25
10. III. Corante          3’21
11. IV. Aria: Presto   1’27
12. V. Menuetto        3’19
13. VI. Gavotta          3’22
14. VII. Gigue            2’39
15. Preludio: Allegro           1’12
16. ‘Vo’ far guerra’ from Rinaldo 11’31
 
Total time      56’13 
Michael Borgstede harpsichord
(double-manual German harpsichord by Jan Kalsbeek, Zutphen, after Michael Mietke)
 
Recording: 10–13 December 2007, Remonstrantse Doopsgezinde Church, Deventer, The Netherlands