Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin & Bernhard Forck – Handel: Concerti grossi, Op. 6 Nos. 1-6 (2019) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin & Bernhard Forck – Handel: Concerti grossi, Op. 6 Nos. 1-6 (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:39 minutes | 1,36 GB | Genre: Classical
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The Akademie für Alte Musik reveals its performance of Handel’s first six concertos from Opus 6 in true chamber music spirit, which sometimes brings Handel’s universe closer to that of his continental counterpart, Georg Philipp Telemann, whose work has often been played and recorded by the Berlin ensemble musicians (including several indispensable albums for the French label Harmonia Mundi). For this magnificently recorded first part of their Handel trilogy, which includes the two opuses 3 and 6, recorded in the Nikodemuskirche in Berlin between September 2018 and February 2019, the Akademie für Alte Musik paints rich, striking colours (already showcased in their album Water Music) while remaining attentive to polyphonies and phrasing. This record is a real pleasure throughout, and perhaps even more compelling than their recent album Water Music. – Pierre-Yves Lascar

Tracklist:
1 Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 6 No. 1, HWV 319: I. A tempo giusto 01:44
2 Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 6 No. 1, HWV 319: II. Allegro 01:42
3 Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 6 No. 1, HWV 319: III. Adagio 02:27
4 Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 6 No. 1, HWV 319: IV. Allegro 02:28
5 Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 6 No. 1, HWV 319: V. Allegro 02:56
6 Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 6 No. 2, HWV 320: I. Andante larghetto 03:43
7 Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 6 No. 2, HWV 320: II. Allegro 02:34
8 Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 6 No. 2, HWV 320: III. Largo 02:17
9 Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 6 No. 2, HWV 320: IV. Allegro, ma non troppo 02:19
10 Concerto grosso in E Minor, Op. 6 No. 3, HWV 321: I. Larghetto 01:22
11 Concerto grosso in E Minor, Op. 6 No. 3, HWV 321: II. Andante 01:32
12 Concerto grosso in E Minor, Op. 6 No. 3, HWV 321: III. Allegro 02:27
13 Concerto grosso in E Minor, Op. 6 No. 3, HWV 321: IV. Polonaise. Andante 03:45
14 Concerto grosso in E Minor, Op. 6 No. 3, HWV 321: V. Allegro, ma non troppo 01:33
15 Concerto grosso in A Minor, Op. 6 No. 4, HWV 322: I. Larghetto affetuoso 02:37
16 Concerto grosso in A Minor, Op. 6 No. 4, HWV 322: II. Allegro 02:49
17 Concerto grosso in A Minor, Op. 6 No. 4, HWV 322: III. Largo e piano 02:11
18 Concerto grosso in A Minor, Op. 6 No. 4, HWV 322: IV. Allegro 02:40
19 Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 6 No. 5, HWV 323: I. Larghetto e staccato 01:48
20 Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 6 No. 5, HWV 323: II. Allegro 02:08
21 Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 6 No. 5, HWV 323: III. Presto 03:44
22 Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 6 No. 5, HWV 323: IV. Largo 02:08
23 Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 6 No. 5, HWV 323: V. Allegro 02:30
24 Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 6 No. 5, HWV 323: VI. Menuet. Un poco larghetto 02:44
25 Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 6, HWV 324: I. Largo affettuoso 03:03
26 Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 6, HWV 324: II. A tempo giusto 01:40
27 Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 6, HWV 324: III. Musette. Larghetto 04:37
28 Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 6, HWV 324: IV. Allegro 02:54
29 Concerto grosso in G Minor, Op. 6 No. 6, HWV 324: V. Allegro 02:17