Organ Concertos

Organ Concertos
Composer Various Composers
Artist Various Artists, such as:
Christian Schmitt organ
Maurizio Croci organ
Anton Holzapfel organ
Roberto Loreggian organ
Format 10 CD
Cat. number 94099
EAN code 5028421940991
Release October 2010

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The organ concerto flourished in the Barock period, and early classical age, and, with a few exceptions (Rheinberger, Poulenc, Guilmant and Dupre) has not found favour with composers in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Perhaps the most famous Barock concertos are those by Handel – his Op.4 and Op. 7 sets. These date from the period of his great oratorios, and where written as vehicles to display his organ playing during the intervals and between the acts of the oratorios. Handel was a great improvisor, and these concertos have markings ‘ad lib’ liberally scattered throughout the scores.

Vivaldi composed over 600 concertos for a wide variety of instruments, often in unusual combinations. The concertos here are for violin, organ and strings and have all the hallmarks of the composer of The Four Seasons.

Padre Antonio Soler’s concertos are unique in that they have no orchestra – the two organs play the part of soloist and accompaniment.

Frantisek Brixi came from a Czech musical dynasty. He was a prolific composer, producing over 500 works – including the organ concertos included here. His style of writing is close to Alessandro Scarlatti with lively rhythms and a vibrant fresh melodic gift. He lived until 1771, and his influence upon Czech musical life was profound – influencing the young Mozart and generations of later Czech composers.

Haydn’s organ concertos are all early works dating from the 1750s when he was working for Count Morzin. They may have been composed for use at one of Haydn’s many Sunday jobs as it was customary in Austria and Bohemia to play organ concertos in the middle of Mass. Mozart’s later church sonatas were written for this very purpose.

Other information:
- A fascinating survey of the organ concerto from the Barock to classical periods, including some lesser known repertoire.

Listening

Track list

Disk 1

  1. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, HWV 289, Op. 4 No. 1: Larghetto e staccato
  2. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, HWV 289 (op. 4/1): Allegro
  3. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, HWV 289 (op. 4/1): Adagio
  4. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, HWV 289 (op. 4/1): Andante
  5. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, HWV 290 (op. 4/2): A tempo ordinario e staccato
  6. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, HWV 290 (op. 4/2): Allegro
  7. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, HWV 290 (op. 4/2): Adagio e staccato
  8. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, HWV 290 (op. 4/2): Allegro ma non presto
  9. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, HWV 291 (op. 4/3): Adagio
  10. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, HWV 291 (op. 4/3): Allegro
  11. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, HWV 291 (op. 4/3): Adagio
  12. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 3 in G Minor, HWV 291 (op. 4/3): Allegro
  13. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 4 in F Major, HWV 292 (op. 4/4): Allegro
  14. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 4 in F Major, HWV 292 (op. 4/4): Andante
  15. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 4 in F Major, HWV 292 (op. 4/4): Adagio
  16. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 4 in F Major, HWV 292 (op. 4/4): Allegro

Disk 2

  1. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 5 in F Major, HWV 293 (op. 4/5): Larghetto
  2. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 5 in F Major, HWV 293 (op. 4/5): Allegro
  3. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 5 in F Major, HWV 293 (op. 4/5): Alla Siciliana
  4. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 5 in F Major, HWV 293 (op. 4/5): Presto
  5. George Frideric Handel: Harp Concerto B-Flat Major, HWV 294: Andante allegro
  6. George Frideric Handel: Harp Concerto B-Flat Major, HWV 294: Larghetto
  7. George Frideric Handel: Harp Concerto B-Flat Major, HWV 294: Allegro moderato
  8. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major HWV 294 (op. 4/6): Andante allegro
  9. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major HWV 294 (op. 4/6): Larghetto
  10. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 6 in B-Flat Major HWV 294 (op. 4/6): Allegro moderato
  11. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 7 in B-Flat Major, HWV 306 (op. 7/1): Andante
  12. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 7 in B-Flat Major, HWV 306 (op. 7/1): Largo e piano
  13. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 7 in B-Flat Major, HWV 306 (op. 7/1): Fuga
  14. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 7 in B-Flat Major, HWV 306 (op. 7/1): Adagio
  15. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 7 in B-Flat Major, HWV 306 (op. 7/1): Bourrée

Disk 3

  1. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 8 in A Major, HWV 307 (op. 7/2): Ouverture
  2. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 8 in A Major, HWV 307 (op. 7/2): A tempo ordinario
  3. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 8 in A Major, HWV 307 (op. 7/2): Andante
  4. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 8 in A Major, HWV 307 (op. 7/2): Allegro
  5. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 9 in B-Flat Major, HWV 308 (op. 7/3): Andante
  6. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 9 in B-Flat Major, HWV 308 (op. 7/3): Organo ad Libitum: Sarabande
  7. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 9 in B-Flat Major, HWV 308 (op. 7/3): Spiritoso
  8. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 9 in B-Flat Major, HWV 308 (op. 7/3): Minuet I
  9. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 9 in B-Flat Major, HWV 308 (op. 7/3): Minuet II
  10. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 10 in D Minor, HWV 309 (op. 7/4): Adagio
  11. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 10 in D Minor, HWV 309 (op. 7/4): Allegro così così
  12. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 10 in D Minor, HWV 309 (op. 7/4): Organo ad Libitum
  13. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 10 in D Minor, HWV 309 (op. 7/4): Allegro
  14. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 11 in G Minor, HWV 310 (op. 7/5): Staccato ma non troppo allegro/Adagio
  15. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 11 in G Minor, HWV 310 (op. 7/5): Andante larghetto e staccato/Adagio
  16. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 11 in G Minor, HWV 310 (op. 7/5): Menuet
  17. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 11 in G Minor, HWV 310 (op. 7/5): Gavotte

Disk 4

  1. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 12 in B-Flat Major, HWV 311 (op. 7/6): Pomposo
  2. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 12 in B-Flat Major, HWV 311 (op. 7/6): Andante
  3. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 12 in B-Flat Major, HWV 311 (op. 7/6): Air
  4. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 13 in F Major, HWV 295 (2nd set, no. 1) "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale": Larghetto
  5. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 13 in F Major, HWV 295 (2nd set, no. 1) "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale": Allegro
  6. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 13 in F Major, HWV 295 (2nd set, no. 1) "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale": Organo ad libitum: Fuga HWV 609
  7. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 13 in F Major, HWV 295 (2nd set, no. 1) "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale": Larghetto
  8. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 13 in F Major, HWV 295 (2nd set, no. 1) "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale": Allegro
  9. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 14 in A Major, HWV 296a (2nd set, no. 2): Largo e staccato
  10. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 14 in A Major, HWV 296a (2nd set, no. 2): Organo ad libitum: Air A Major HWV 468
  11. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 14 in A Major, HWV 296a (2nd set, no. 2): Andante
  12. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 14 in A Major, HWV 296a (2nd set, no. 2): Grave: Organo ad libitum
  13. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 14 in A Major, HWV 296a (2nd set, no. 2): Allegro
  14. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 15 in D Minor, HWV 304: Andante
  15. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 15 in D Minor, HWV 304: Grave
  16. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 15 in D Minor, HWV 304: Organo ad libitum: Fuga G Major HWV 606
  17. George Frideric Handel: Concerto No. 15 in D Minor, HWV 304: Allegro

Disk 5

  1. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, organ, strings and continuo in D Minor, RV 541 (msc I-Tn, Giordano): I. Allegro
  2. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, organ, strings and continuo in D Minor, RV 541 (msc I-Tn, Giordano): II. Grave
  3. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, organ, strings and continuo in D Minor, RV 541 (msc I-Tn, Giordano): III. (Allegro)
  4. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, organ, strings and continuo in F, RV 542 (msc D-Dl): I. (Allegro)
  5. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, organ, strings and continuo in F, RV 542 (msc D-Dl): II. (Largo)
  6. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, organ, strings and continuo in F, RV 542 (msc D-Dl): III. Allegro
  7. Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for violin, oboe, organ and salmoè in C, RV 779 (msc D-Dl,“a Violino, Oboè e Organo obbligati et anco se piace il Salmoè”): I. Andante
  8. Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for violin, oboe, organ and salmoè in C, RV 779 (msc D-Dl,“a Violino, Oboè e Organo obbligati et anco se piace il Salmoè”): II. Allegro
  9. Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for violin, oboe, organ and salmoè in C, RV 779 (msc D-Dl,“a Violino, Oboè e Organo obbligati et anco se piace il Salmoè”): III. Largo cantabile
  10. Antonio Vivaldi: Sonata for violin, oboe, organ and salmoè in C, RV 779 (msc D-Dl,“a Violino, Oboè e Organo obbligati et anco se piace il Salmoè”): IV. Allegro
  11. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, organ, strings and continuo in C Minor, RV 766 (msc GB-Lam): I. Allegro
  12. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, organ, strings and continuo in C Minor, RV 766 (msc GB-Lam): II. Largo
  13. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, organ, strings and continuo in C Minor, RV 766 (msc GB-Lam): III. Allegro
  14. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, organ, strings and continuo in F, RV 767 (msc GB-Lam): I. Allegro
  15. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, organ, strings and continuo in F, RV 767 (msc GB-Lam): II. Larghetto
  16. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, organ, strings and continuo in F, RV 767 (msc GB-Lam): III. Allegro
  17. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, cello, organ, strings and continuo in C, RV 554 (msc I-Tb, Foà): I. (Allegro)
  18. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, cello, organ, strings and continuo in C, RV 554 (msc I-Tb, Foà): II. (Adagio)
  19. Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for violin, cello, organ, strings and continuo in C, RV 554 (msc I-Tb, Foà): III. (Allegro)

Disk 6

  1. Antonio Soler: 1° Concierto in C Major, I. Andante
  2. Antonio Soler: 1° Concierto in C Major, II. Minué
  3. Antonio Soler: 2° Concierto in A Minor, I. Andante –
  4. Antonio Soler: 2° Concierto in A Minor, I. Allegro
  5. Antonio Soler: 2° Concierto in A Minor, II. Tempo de Minué
  6. Antonio Soler: 3° Concierto in G Major, I. Andantino
  7. Antonio Soler: 3° Concierto in G Major, II. Minué
  8. Antonio Soler: 4° Concierto in F Major, I. Afectuoso – Andante non largo
  9. Antonio Soler: 4° Concierto in F Major, II. Minué
  10. Antonio Soler: 5° Concierto in A Major, I. Cantabile
  11. Antonio Soler: 5° Concierto in A Major, II. Minué
  12. Antonio Soler: 6° Concierto in D Major, I. Allegro – Andante – Allegro – Andante
  13. Antonio Soler: 6° Concierto in D Major, II. Minué

Disk 7

  1. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 6 in G Major: Moderato
  2. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 6 in G Major: Adagio
  3. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 6 in G Major: Allegro assai
  4. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 3 in D Major: Moderato
  5. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 3 in D Major: Adagio
  6. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 3 in D Major: Presto
  7. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 1 in C Major: Allegro
  8. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 1 in C Major: Adagio
  9. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 1 in C Major: Presto
  10. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 5 in F Major: Allegro moderato
  11. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 5 in F Major: Adagio
  12. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 5 in F Major: Allegro assai

Disk 8

  1. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 2 in C Major: Allegro assai
  2. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 2 in C Major: Adagio
  3. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 2 in C Major: Allegro
  4. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 7 in G Major: Allegro moderato
  5. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 7 in G Major: Adagio
  6. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 7 in G Major: Allegro molto
  7. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 4 in D Major: Allegro moderato
  8. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 4 in D Major: Andante molto
  9. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 4 in D Major: Allegro
  10. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 8 in D Major: Allegro
  11. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 8 in D Major: Adagio
  12. Frantisek Brixi: Organ Concerto No. 8 in D Major: Allegro

Disk 9

  1. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in C, Hob. XVIII:1: I. Moderato
  2. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in C, Hob. XVIII:1: II. Largo
  3. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in C, Hob. XVIII:1: III. Allegro molto
  4. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in D, Hob. XVIII:2: I. Allegro moderato
  5. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in D, Hob. XVIII:2: II. Adagio molto
  6. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in D, Hob. XVIII:2: III. Allegro
  7. Franz Joseph Haydn: (Andante) Hob. XIX:11
  8. Franz Joseph Haydn: Fuga: Allegro assai Hob. XIX:16
  9. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in C, Hob. XVIII:5: I. Allegro moderato
  10. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in C, Hob. XVIII:5: II. Andante
  11. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in C, Hob. XVIII:5: III. Allegro

Disk 10

  1. Franz Joseph Haydn: Double Concerto for violin and organ in F, Hob. XVIII:6: I. Allegro moderato (Cadenza: Sächsische Landesbibliothek Dresden, Mus. 3356/O/16a)
  2. Franz Joseph Haydn: Double Concerto for violin and organ in F, Hob. XVIII:6: II. Largo (Cadenza: Sächsische Landesbibliothek Dresden, Mus. 3356/O/16a)
  3. Franz Joseph Haydn: Double Concerto for violin and organ in F, Hob. XVIII:6: III. Finale: Presto
  4. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in C, Hob. XVIII:8: I. Moderato
  5. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in C, Hob. XVIII:8: II. Adagio
  6. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in C, Hob. XVIII:8: III. Finale: Allegro
  7. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in C, Hob. XVIII:10: I. Moderato
  8. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in C, Hob. XVIII:10: II. Adagio
  9. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in C, Hob. XVIII:10: III. Allegro
  10. Franz Joseph Haydn: Flötenuhr, Hob. XIX:17, 10 (Andante), 18 (Presto), 19, 20, 8, 21, 7, 22, 23, 9 (Menuet: Allegretto), 24 (Presto)
  11. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in F, Hob. XVIII:7: I. (Moderato)
  12. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in F, Hob. XVIII:7: II. Adagio
  13. Franz Joseph Haydn: Organ Concerto in F, Hob. XVIII:7: III. Allegro