Organ Concertos Op.7
Handel, George Frideric (1685–1750)
Academy of Ancient Music
Richard Egarr director & organ
Year: 2009
Catalogue: HMU 807447-48 (hybrid CD/SACD)
Handel’s last great published set of instrumental concertos arrived posthumously in 1761. Played in this recording on chamber organ with real-time improvisations and enlarged continuo support, these magnificent concertos (including the beloved The Cuckoo and the Nightingale) show Handel at his glorious compositional best, and allow a concentrated view of his style in the last 20 years of his life.
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