Handel: Concertos for Organ & Orchestra Op.4, transcribed for Organ, Concertos for Organ & Orchestra Op.7 (3CD)

George Frederic Handel 1685-1759

Concertos Op.4 & Op.7 for Organ Solo

CD1                                                                                                                                                                                79’48

Six Concertos for Organ and Orchestra Op.4

Transcribed for organ Solo by Clement Loret

Concerto No.1 in G minor

1. I Larghetto 5’21
2. II. Allegro 6’13
3. III. Adagio 1’22
4. IV. Andante 3’38

Concerto No.2 in B-flat

5. I. Maestoso 1’17
6. II. Allegro 5’24
7. III. Adagio 0’59
8. IV. Allegro ma non presto 2’59

Concerto No.3 in F

9. I. Moderato 4’38
10. II. Andante 5’59
11. III. Adagio 1’27
12. IV. Allegro 4’15

Concerto No.4 in G minor

13. I. Adagio 3’45
14. II. Allegro 4’04
15. III. Adagio 0’48
16. IV. Allegro 3’34

Concerto No.5 in F

17. I. Larghetto 2’28

18 II. Allegro                                                                                                                                                                  3’24

19. III. Alla Siciliana 1’58
20. IV. Presto 2’15

Concerto No.6 in B-flat

21. I. Allegro moderato 6’56
22. II. Larghetto 4’02
23. III. Allegro moderato 2’49

CD2                                                                                                                                                                                45’26

Six Conce rtos for Organ and Orchestra Op.7

Transcribed for organ Solo by Clement Loret

Concerto No.1 in B-flat

1. I. Andante 12’51
2. II. Larghetto 3’25
3. II. Bourrée 3’45

Concerto No.4 in D minor

4. I. Adagio 5’57
5. II. Allegro 6’57
6. III. Allegro 4’17

Concerto No.6 in B-flat

7. I. Pomposo 4’43
8. II. Moderato (tempo ordinario) 3’25

CD3                                                                                                                                                                                44’24

Concerto No.2 in A

1. I. Andante 3’21
2. II. Allegro 6’00
3. III. Allegro 5’17

Concerto No.3 in B-flat

4. I. Allegro 6’03
5. II. Spiritoso 5’57
6. III. Menuet 3’24

Concerto No.5 in G minor

7. I. Allegro 4’29
8. II. Andante larghetto 4’38
9. III. Menuet 2’51
10. IV. Gavotte 2’16

Ivan Ronda organ

at the organ of Abazzia Santa Stefano - Isola Della Scala, Verona (Op.4)

and the Tamburini organ of Santa Rita Da Cascia, Mestre (Op.7)

Recording: Op.4: 28-29 May 2021, Abazzia Santa Stefano, Isola della Scala (VR), Italy;

Op.7: 30 October 2021 & 25 June 2022, Chiesa Santa Rita da Cascia, Mestre (VE), Italy