Gilbert Rowland - George Frideric Handel: Suites for Harpsichord, volume 1 (2011)
Gilbert Rowland - George Frideric Handel: Suites for Harpsichord, volume 1 (2011)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 999 Mb | Total time: 74:57+71:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Divine Art | dda21219 | Recorded: 2010
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 999 Mb | Total time: 74:57+71:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Divine Art | dda21219 | Recorded: 2010
British harpsichordist Gilbert Rowland, who has recorded well-received versions of works by Soler and Scarlatti, here turns his attention to Handel's suites for harpsichord. These works have been historically neglected, apparently for the mere reason that they are not like Bach's partitas. Published mostly in 1720 and 1733 but dating in some cases from the earliest years of Handel's career, they are brilliant works that effectively fuse the decoration-encrusted French style with joyous Italianate lightness. They can be approached in several different ways. Rowland steers away from tempo variations, offering crisp readings that tend to drive directly forward through a phrase and then pause slightly at its end. He's a bit sober but doesn't try to make the music sound like Bach; sample the Sarabande from the Suite in G minor, HWV 439 (CD 2, track 3), to hear the strong forward momentum in his slow movements. Rowland's technique is clean enough to be exciting, and he applies ornaments intelligently; there's quite a bit of ornamentation, but never a sense that it's covering everything. The unidentified harpsichord Rowland uses is a major attraction with its bright, clear top; less attractive is the church sound, which is not as ponderous as some church recordings but still gives an unnatural hardness to the music. There are a few other contemporary recordings of these suites, beginning with a complete set by Scott Ross some years ago; for a reading that places them much closer to French tradition there are some versions by Sophie Yates. This is a good, straightforward collection for Handel fans, however, and this first volume is the beginning of what would appear to be a planned three-volume set on Britain's Divine Art label.–James Manheim
Performer:
Gilbert Rowland, harpsichord
Tracklist:
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
CD1:
Suite in D minor, HWV 428 (24.52)
01. I. Prelude: Presto
02. II. Allegro
03. III. Allemande
04. IV. Courante
05. V. Air and 5 Variations
06. VI. Presto
Suite in A major, HWV 454 (14.35)
07. I. Allemande
08. II. Courante
09. III. Sarabande
10. IV. Gigue
Suite in E minor, HWV 438 (8.07)
11. I. Allemande
12. II. Sarabande
13. III. Gigue
Suite in C major, HWV 443 (27.12)
14. I. Präludium
15. II. Allemande
16. III. Courante
17. IV. Sarabande and Double
18. V. Gigue
19. VI. Chaconne and 49 Variations
CD2:
Suite in G minor, HWV 439 (17.15)
01. I. Allemande
02. II. Courante
03. III. Sarabande
04. IV. Gigue
Suite in G major, HWV 441 (21.49)
05. I. Allemande
06. II. Allegro
07. III. Courante
08. IV. Aria: Presto
09. V. Menuetto
10. VI. Gavotta
11. VII. Gigue
Suite in E minor, HWV 429
12. I. Allegro
13. II. Allemande
14. III. Courante
15. IV. Sarabande
16. V. Gigue
Suite in E major, HWV 430
17. I. Prelude
18. II. Allemande
19. III. Courante
20. IV. Air and 5 Variations
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