George Frideric Handel: Concerti Grossi Opus 3

George Frederick Handel (Composer), John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor), Elizabeth Wilcock (Conductor), Alistair Ross (Performer), English Baroque Soloists (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Alistair Ross
• Orchestra: English Baroque Soloists
• Conductor: John Eliot Gardiner, Elizabeth Wilcock
• Composer: George Frederick Handel
• Audio CD (May 11, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Erato
• ASIN: B000005E9Z
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #138,658 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.4a: Largo-Allegro

2. Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.4a: Andante

3. Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.4a: Allegro

4. Concerto Grosso Op.3 No.4a: Menuet. Alternat: Allegro

5. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.5: Largo

6. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.5: Allegro

7. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.5: Adagio

8. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.5: Allegro ma non troppo

9. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.5: Allegro

10. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.6: Vivace

11. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.6: Allegro

12. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.2: Vivace

13. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.2: Largo

14. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.2: Allegro

15. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.2: Minute

16. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.2: Gavotte

17. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.3: Largo e staccato-Allegro

18. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.3: Adagio-Allegro

19. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.1: Allegro

20. Concert Grosso Op.3 No.1: Largo

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This would make anyone a Handel fan!, October 10, 2000

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Bob (Mesa, AZ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: George Frideric Handel: Concerti Grossi Opus 3 (Audio CD)

These concertos are less famous and less recorded than the Opus 6 concerti grossi but in this recording, they are fabulous. This is that rare disc that you could listen to over and over and just keep smiling. Ok, this is one of the select that I would take to a desert isle. No kidding, Gardiner and the always excellent EBO play these pieces like I have never heard them before. They are quick tempi but not rushed and they are full of embellishments that are never intrusive and always delightfull. These folks are such consumate artists that their playing seems effortless. This recording would make Handel proud to have written the music. Go buy this and wear it out! For those of you new to Handel, it may be more fun than the Water Music.