℗ 2020 PENTATONE
Released | January 17, 2020 |
Duration | 1h 20m 06s |
Record Label | PENTATONE |
Catalogue No. | PTC5186738 |
Genre | Classical (Baroque Era) |
Handel: 12 Concerti grossi, Op. 6 Nos. 7-12
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck
Available in 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC and 2.8224 MHz DSD high resolution audio formats
Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 6 No. 7, HWV 325
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1.1
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I. Largo
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
1:04 | |||
1.2
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II. Allegro
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
2:41 | |||
1.3
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III. Largo
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
2:46 | |||
1.4
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IV. Andante
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
3:33 | |||
1.5
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V. Hornpipe
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
3:12 | |||
Concerto grosso in C Minor, Op. 6 No. 8, HWV 326
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1.6
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I. Allemande
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
4:30 | |||
1.7
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II. Grave
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
1:31 | |||
1.8
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III. Andante allegro
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
1:48 | |||
1.9
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IV. Adagio
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
1:15 | |||
1.10
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V. Siciliana. Andante
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
2:59 | |||
1.11
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VI. Allegro
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
1:12 | |||
Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 6 No. 9, HWV 327
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1.12
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I. Largo
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
1:30 | |||
1.13
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II. Allegro
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
3:37 | |||
1.14
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III. Larghetto
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
2:53 | |||
1.15
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IV. Allegro
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
1:57 | |||
1.16
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V. Menuet
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
1:23 | |||
1.17
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VI. Gigue. Allegro
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
1:53 | |||
Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 6 No. 10, HWV 328
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1.18
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I. Ouverture
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
3:48 | |||
1.19
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II. Air. Lentement
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
2:49 | |||
1.20
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III. Allegro
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
2:11 | |||
1.21
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IV. Allegro
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
2:54 | |||
1.22
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V. Allegro moderato
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
1:33 | |||
Concerto grosso in A Major, Op. 6 No. 11, HWV 329
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1.23
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I. Andante larghetto e staccato
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
4:17 | |||
1.24
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II. Allegro
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
1:34 | |||
1.25
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III. Largo e staccato
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
0:46 | |||
1.26
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IV. Andante
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
3:57 | |||
1.27
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V. Allegro
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
5:41 | |||
Concerto grosso in B Minor, Op. 6 No. 12, HWV 330
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1.28
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I. Largo
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
1:50 | |||
1.29
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II. Allegro
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
3:18 | |||
1.30
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III. Aria. Larghetto e piano
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
2:53 | |||
1.31
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IV. Largo
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
0:40 | |||
1.32
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V. Allegro
George Frideric Handel; Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin; Bernhard Forck |
2:11 | |||
Digital Booklet
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The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin continue their Handel trilogy with this recording of the last six concerti grossi of the composer’s Op. 6. Originally designed as attractive interludes to English oratorio performances, Handel’s concerti grossi soon gained fame as some of the most appealing orchestral music of the baroque era. With these pieces, written in London towards the end of his career, Handel paid tribute to the immensely popular concerti grossi of Corelli while simultaneously proving his mastery, incorporating all musical styles of his times into his work. The players of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, led by their concertmaster Bernhard Forck, demonstrate why many consider them the best baroque ensemble of today. The concerti grossi Op. 6 are concluded with this second instalment, and a recording of the concerti grossi Op. 3 will complete the trilogy.
The ensemble’s first PENTATONE album, Cantata (2018) with countertenor Bejun Mehta, won a "Diapason d’or". Their 2019 recording of the first six Op. 6 concerti grossi was hailed as “immaculately played … free of fashionable eccentricities” by The Sunday Times, while Klassik praised the ensemble’s playing as “eloquent”.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM and 2.8224 MHz DSD – PENTATONE Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.66 -14.85 to -1.01 | -25.16 -34.01 to -21.78 | -21.76 -31.10 to -18.60 | 13 10 to 15 | |
1 | I. Largo | -6.24 | -23.81 | -20.7 | 10 |
2 | II. Allegro | -2.44 | -21.78 | -18.6 | 12 |
3 | III. Largo | -8.16 | -27.09 | -24.1 | 11 |
4 | IV. Andante | -4.73 | -24.99 | -21.6 | 13 |
5 | V. Hornpipe | -2.56 | -21.82 | -18.8 | 13 |
6 | I. Allemande | -1.24 | -23.02 | -19.6 | 14 |
7 | II. Grave | -2.67 | -24.42 | -21.3 | 13 |
8 | III. Andante allegro | -3.76 | -24.54 | -21.2 | 13 |
9 | IV. Adagio | -7.42 | -28.10 | -24.5 | 12 |
10 | V. Siciliana. Andante | -2.10 | -24.21 | -21.0 | 12 |
11 | VI. Allegro | -5.27 | -23.06 | -19.7 | 12 |
12 | I. Largo | -6.38 | -30.43 | -25.8 | 14 |
13 | II. Allegro | -3.30 | -24.66 | -21.5 | 14 |
14 | III. Larghetto | -5.41 | -25.98 | -22.4 | 12 |
15 | IV. Allegro | -6.14 | -24.01 | -20.9 | 12 |
16 | V. Menuet | -3.78 | -25.11 | -22.0 | 11 |
17 | VI. Gigue. Allegro | -5.84 | -23.89 | -20.4 | 12 |
18 | I. Ouverture | -1.60 | -22.67 | -19.5 | 12 |
19 | II. Air. Lentement | -1.01 | -25.20 | -21.4 | 14 |
20 | III. Allegro | -4.63 | -24.43 | -21.4 | 12 |
21 | IV. Allegro | -4.63 | -24.90 | -21.5 | 12 |
22 | V. Allegro moderato | -3.64 | -23.47 | -19.9 | 12 |
23 | I. Andante larghetto e staccato | -4.13 | -25.07 | -21.1 | 13 |
24 | II. Allegro | -4.49 | -24.58 | -21.4 | 13 |
25 | III. Largo e staccato | -6.78 | -28.86 | -24.1 | 14 |
26 | IV. Andante | -3.50 | -24.87 | -21.7 | 13 |
27 | V. Allegro | -2.81 | -25.15 | -22.0 | 15 |
28 | I. Largo | -4.73 | -25.55 | -21.7 | 13 |
29 | II. Allegro | -4.52 | -24.01 | -21.0 | 13 |
30 | III. Aria. Larghetto e piano | -4.98 | -25.44 | -22.5 | 13 |
31 | IV. Largo | -14.85 | -34.01 | -31.1 | 11 |
32 | V. Allegro | -5.53 | -25.91 | -21.9 | 13 |