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Handel - Romantic Organ Transcriptions | Brilliant Classics 94709

Handel - Romantic Organ Transcriptions

Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 94709

Barcode: 5028421947099

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 24th June 2013

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Contents

Works

Handel, George Frideric

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV63
» Paraphrase on 'See, the conqu'ring hero comes' (arr. Alexandre Guilmant)
Keyboard Suite in B flat major, HWV434 (arr. William Thomas Best)
Messiah, HWV56
» Hallelujah Chorus (arr. Theodore Dubois)
» I know that my Redeemer liveth (arr. Francis Cunningham Woods)
» Marche religieuse on 'Lift up your heads' (arr. Alexandre Guilmant)
Occasional Oratorio, HWV62 (arr. William Thomas Best)
Prelude and Fugue in F minor (arr. Alexandre Guilmant)
Saul, HWV53
» Symphony (Act 1) (arr. William Thomas Best)
» Symphony (Act 2) (arr. William Thomas Best)
Serse (Xerxes), HWV40
» Ombra mai fu (arr. George Clement Martin)
Zadok the Priest, HWV258 (arr. William Thomas Best)

Artists

Massimo Gabba (organ)

Works

Handel, George Frideric

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV63
» Paraphrase on 'See, the conqu'ring hero comes' (arr. Alexandre Guilmant)
Keyboard Suite in B flat major, HWV434 (arr. William Thomas Best)
Messiah, HWV56
» Hallelujah Chorus (arr. Theodore Dubois)
» I know that my Redeemer liveth (arr. Francis Cunningham Woods)
» Marche religieuse on 'Lift up your heads' (arr. Alexandre Guilmant)
Occasional Oratorio, HWV62 (arr. William Thomas Best)
Prelude and Fugue in F minor (arr. Alexandre Guilmant)
Saul, HWV53
» Symphony (Act 1) (arr. William Thomas Best)
» Symphony (Act 2) (arr. William Thomas Best)
Serse (Xerxes), HWV40
» Ombra mai fu (arr. George Clement Martin)
Zadok the Priest, HWV258 (arr. William Thomas Best)

Artists

Massimo Gabba (organ)

About

The art of transcription has been a part of the history of keyboard instruments since the Renaissance period, a time that saw the first publishing of sacred as well as secular vocal works. In the 19th century, however, the trend entered its golden age, thus satisfying the domestic music-making appetite of the bourgeoisie across Europe and reflecting technological advances in mechanisms such as the organ.

This release is dedicated towards this king of instruments, whose expansion into concert-like proportions allowed the music of Handel to flourish in particular.

The recording is based on a selection of the Baroque composer's most famous works, arranged by some of the 19th century's greatest organ virtuosos. As well as W T Best, who gave about 100 recitals a year for 40 years and who published two great collections (of which Handel's Choruses, selected and arranged for the Organ is included here), there features transcriptions by the likes of George C Martin (organist of St Paul's Cathedral), F C Woods, Théodore Dubois (organist at the Madeleine in Paris) and Alexandre Guilmant (organist of Saint-Trinité in Paris and a noted concert performer).

Performed by Massimo Gabba at the Mascioni organ of the Church of San Giovanni Evangelista in Alessandri (Italy), 'Romantic Organ Transcriptions' details a fascinating area of 19th-century music-making and exposes the predilection for all things Baroque at that time. Gabba explores the full gamut of the instrument, revealing the immense variety of timbres and characteristic grandeur that the organ came to attain during the 1800s.

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