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Track(s) taken from CDA67291/2

Organ Concerto in G minor, Op 7 No 5

composer
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Paul Nicholson (organ), The Brandenburg Consort, Roy Goodman (conductor)
Recording details: June 1996
St Lawrence, Whitchurch, London, United Kingdom
Produced by Andrew Keener & Oliver Rivers
Engineered by Tony Faulkner
Release date: November 1997
Total duration: 11 minutes 56 seconds
 

Reviews

‘Highly recommended, not least for a glorious rendition of the Harp Concerto and the novelty of the briefest contribution of Clare College Choir in an Alleluia finale’ (BBC Music Magazine)

‘The abiding impression is one of irrepressible tunefulness and joie de vivre … the instrument's special delight is the sweetness and delicacy of its flute stops … here and elsewhere Nicholson plays with zest and virtuoso flair. The Brandenburg Consort match him in style and élan, while Frances Kelly is a graceful soloist’ (The Daily Telegraph)

‘The great coup of this new recording … is to have secured the instrument on which the composer played. Nicholson's playing is unfailingly stylish’ (The Times)

‘Superbly played’ (Organists' Review)

‘Paul Nicholson's performances are musical, polished and wonderfully played and enjoyable to hear’ (Cathedral Music)

‘Incandescent music-making. Mr Nicholson, the fieriest of virtuosos, makes us remember that Handel, who wrote these pieces for himself, was an organist of legendary prowess. The Brandenburg Consort's luminous strings play with particular point and charm, thanks to Mr Goodman’ (The Dallas Morning News)
Op 7 No 5 in G minor was completed on 31 January 1750. Handel performed it during the premiere of Theodora at Covent Garden on 16 March. The material of the fifth movement was part of the overture to Alceste and was later incorporated into the oratorio Jephtha. To the original five movements Smith added a sixth (a Gavotte) which he adapted from an earlier concerto (Op 4 No 3).

from notes by Marc Rochester © 1997

L’op.7 no5 en sol mineur, achevé le 31 janvier 1750, fut interprété par Hændel le 16 mars 1750, lors de la première de Theodora à Covent Garden. Le matériau du cinquième mouvement, qui faisait partie de l’ouverture d’Alceste, fut incorporé par la suite à l’oratorio Jephtha. Smith ajouta un sixième mouvement aux cinq mouvements originaux – une Gavotte adaptée d’un concerto antérieur (op.4 no3).

extrait des notes rédigées par Marc Rochester © 1997
Français: Hypérion

Opus 7 Nr. 5 in g-Moll wurde am 31. Januar 1750 vollendet. Händel führte das Stück im Covent Garden bei der Premiere von Theodora am 16. März 1750 auf. Das Material des fünften Satzes war Teil der Ouverture von Alceste und wurde später in das Oratorium Jephtha eingegliedert. Zu den ursprünglich fünf Sätzen hat Smith einen sechsten (eine Gavotte), eine Bearbeitung aus einem früheren Konzert (Opus 4 Nr. 3), hinzugefügt.

aus dem Begleittext von Marc Rochester © 1997
Deutsch: Inge Schneider

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