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HÄNDEL, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759) | | Organ Concerto No. 1 in G minor, HWV289, Op. 4 No. 1. | | 1. | Larghetto e staccato | 4:54 | | 2. | Allegro | 5:10 | | 3. | Adagio | 1:24 | | 4. | Andante | 4:38 | | Organ Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, HWV290, Op. 4 No. 2. | | 5. | A tempo ordinario e staccato | 0:52 | | 6. | Allegro | 4:59 | | 7. | Adagio e staccato | 0:57 | | 8. | Allegro ma non presto | 4:31 | | Organ Concerto No. 3 in G minor, HWV291, Op. 4 No. 3. | | 9. | Adagio | 3:10 | | 10. | Andante | 2:40 | | 11. | Allegro | 3:41 | | 12. | Adagio | 1:05 | | 13. | Gavotte | 1:47 | | Organ Concerto No. 4 in F major, HWV292, Op. 4 No. 4. | | 14. | Allegro | 4:03 | | 15. | Andante | 5:41 | | 16. | Adagio | 1:38 | | 17. | Allegro | 3:29 | | “The two discs of Handel organ concertos offer nine of the 16 published concertos: all six from op. 4, two from op.7 and the concerto in F, HWV 308. Daniel Chorzempa’s readings with Schröder and the period instrument Concerto Amsterdam were highly regarded when they were new and hold up 28 years down the road.”
---Andrew Quint, Fanfare (May/June 2003)
“Here I am treating the two volumes of the Handel Organ concertos as if they were one recording. There is absolutely no difference between the two recordings other than the musical selections. Recording quality is identical, conducting consistently fine and the artist's performance also consistently top notch. The organist is for most people the primary attraction in these delightful organ concertos. The traditional competitors for baroque organ playing honors are usually Simon Preston, Karl Richter and George Malcolm. E. Power Biggs is sometimes considered but is a bit controversial, though I did retain his performance of Handel's concertos when I downsized my collection of LPs. If memory serves, his set used an organ formerly used by Handel. In any event, as very ably demonstrated here, Daniel Chorzempa is easily the equal of any the aforementioned performing artists in my not so humble opinion.”
---Karl Lozier, Enjoy the Music.com
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