ConcertI Grossi Op. 6
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HANDEL
ConcertI Grossi Op. 6
Arte Dei Suonatori / Martin Gester
[ BIS SACD / 2 Hybrid SACD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 1 July 2008
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"This Polish ensemble, little recorded so far, plays them splendidly - 16 technically assured period strings, coloured by harpsichord or organ continuo and a pretty active archlute." BBC Music Magazine, January 2009 *****
"This Polish ensemble, little recorded so far, plays them splendidly - 16 technically assured period strings, coloured by harpsichord or organ continuo and a pretty active archlute. The ensemble is intensely expressive, from the stark open-string ending of the No. 6 Largo, through a wall of sound in the Polonaise of No. 3, to the witty fugue in the opening movement of No. 7." BBC Music Magazine, January 2009 *****
Composed during a few hectic weeks in the autumn of 1739, the set was partly intended by Handel - renowned mainly as a writer for singers and as an organist - to reinforce his stature as an instrumental composer.
The result is music that exhibits a great variety of musical thought and invention, here interpreted by the highly acclaimed Polish ensemble Arte dei Suonatori making their third recording for BIS. The recordings are the fruit of a regular collaboration between the ensemble and French conductor Martin Gester, focusing on the baroque concerto.
