Handel's Concerti Grossi contain some of the finest orchestral music of the eighteenth century. The Op. 6 collection brims with a wealth of variety, colour, and dance rhythms - Polish and Pastoral dances, courtly and fast ones - and Handel's customary self-borrowings and indeed borrowings from other composers. The combination of full orchestra with a concertino solo group of two violins and cello allows both breadth and intimacy, producing concertos in the fullest sense. On this recording Kevin Mallon incorporates the later oboe parts for Concertos Nos. 1, 2, 5 and 6, using them as a model for most of the other concertos. When the oboes are silent, flutes or recorders are added, in line with eighteenth-century practice.

Tracklist:

Concerto Grosso In G Major, Op. 6, No. 1, Hwv 319: I. A Tempo Giusto
Concerto Grosso In G Major, Op. 6, No. 1, Hwv 319: II. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In G Major, Op. 6, No. 1, Hwv 319: III. Adagio
Concerto Grosso In G Major, Op. 6, No. 1, Hwv 319: IV. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In G Major, Op. 6, No. 1, Hwv 319: V. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In F Major, Op. 6, No. 2, Hwv 320: I. Andante Larghetto -
Concerto Grosso In F Major, Op. 6, No. 2, Hwv 320: II. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In F Major, Op. 6, No. 2, Hwv 320: III. Largo - Larghetto Andante E Piano -
Concerto Grosso In F Major, Op. 6, No. 2, Hwv 320: IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Concerto Grosso In E Minor, Op. 6, No. 3, Hwv 321: I. Larghetto
Concerto Grosso In E Minor, Op. 6, No. 3, Hwv 321: II. Andante
Concerto Grosso In E Minor, Op. 6, No. 3, Hwv 321: III. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In E Minor, Op. 6, No. 3, Hwv 321: IV. Polonaise: Andante
Concerto Grosso In E Minor, Op. 6, No. 3, Hwv 321: V. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
Concerto Grosso In A Minor, Op. 6, No. 4, Hwv 322: I. Larghetto Affettuoso
Concerto Grosso In A Minor, Op. 6, No. 4, Hwv 322: II. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In A Minor, Op. 6, No. 4, Hwv 322: III. Largo E Piano
Concerto Grosso In A Minor, Op. 6, No. 4, Hwv 322: IV. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In D Major, Op. 6, No. 5, Hwv 323: I. [Larghetto E Staccato] -
Concerto Grosso In D Major, Op. 6, No. 5, Hwv 323: II. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In D Major, Op. 6, No. 5, Hwv 323: III. Presto
Concerto Grosso In D Major, Op. 6, No. 5, Hwv 323: IV. Largo -
Concerto Grosso In D Major, Op. 6, No. 5, Hwv 323: V. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In D Major, Op. 6, No. 5, Hwv 323: VI. Menuet: Un Poco Larghetto
Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6, No. 6, Hwv 324: I. Largo Affettuoso
Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6, No. 6, Hwv 324: II. A Tempo Giusto
Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6, No. 6, Hwv 324: III. Musette: Larghetto
Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6, No. 6, Hwv 324: IV. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In G Minor, Op. 6, No. 6, Hwv 324: V. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In B Flat Major, Op. 6, No. 7, Hwv 325: I. Largo
Concerto Grosso In B Flat Major, Op. 6, No. 7, Hwv 325: II. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In B Flat Major, Op. 6, No. 7, Hwv 325: III. Largo
Concerto Grosso In B Flat Major, Op. 6, No. 7, Hwv 325: IV. Andante
Concerto Grosso In B Flat Major, Op. 6, No. 7, Hwv 325: V. Hornpipe
Concerto Grosso In C Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, Hwv 326: I. Allemande
Concerto Grosso In C Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, Hwv 326: II. Grave
Concerto Grosso In C Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, Hwv 326: III. Andante Allegro
Concerto Grosso In C Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, Hwv 326: IV. Adagio
Concerto Grosso In C Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, Hwv 326: V. Siciliana: Andante
Concerto Grosso In C Minor, Op. 6, No. 8, Hwv 326: VI. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In F Major, Op. 6, No. 9, Hwv 327: I. Largo
Concerto Grosso In F Major, Op. 6, No. 9, Hwv 327: II. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In F Major, Op. 6, No. 9, Hwv 327: III. Larghetto
Concerto Grosso In F Major, Op. 6, No. 9, Hwv 327: IV. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In F Major, Op. 6, No. 9, Hwv 327: V. Minuet
Concerto Grosso In F Major, Op. 6, No. 9, Hwv 327: VI. Gigue
Concerto Grosso In D Minor, Op. 6, No. 10, Hwv 328: I. Overture - II. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In D Minor, Op. 6, No. 10, Hwv 328: III. Air: Lento
Concerto Grosso In D Minor, Op. 6, No. 10, Hwv 328: IV. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In D Minor, Op. 6, No. 10, Hwv 328: V. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In D Minor, Op. 6, No. 10, Hwv 328: VI. Allegro Moderato
Concerto Grosso In A Major, Op. 6, No. 11, Hwv 329: I. Andante Larghetto, E Staccato
Concerto Grosso In A Major, Op. 6, No. 11, Hwv 329: II. Allegro - III. Largo, E Staccato
Concerto Grosso In A Major, Op. 6, No. 11, Hwv 329: IV. Andante
Concerto Grosso In A Major, Op. 6, No. 11, Hwv 329: V. Allegro
Concerto Grosso In B Minor, Op. 6, No. 12, Hwv 330: I. Largo -
Concerto Grosso In B Minor, Op. 6, No. 12, Hwv 330: II. Allegro -
Concerto Grosso In B Minor, Op. 6, No. 12, Hwv 330: III. Aria: Larghetto E Piano -
Concerto Grosso In B Minor, Op. 6, No. 12, Hwv 330: IV. Largo
Concerto Grosso In B Minor, Op. 6, No. 12, Hwv 330: V. Allegro

UPC: 747313235827
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 3.26.13
Format: CD

Aradia Ensemble - Concerti Grossi Op 6 (3 CD)