Händel: Suites for Keyboard

George Frideric Handel (Composer), Keith Jarrett (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Keith Jarrett
• Composer: George Frideric Handel
• Audio CD (January 25, 2000)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: ECM
• ASIN: B000025XCW
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,018 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #27 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Suites
  • #29 in Music > Jazz > Modern Postbebop
  • #52 in Music > Classical > Historical Periods > Baroque (c.1600-1750) > General

Editorial Reviews

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Media Type: CD
Artist: JARRETT,KEITH
Title: PLAYS HANDEL KEYBOARD SUITES
Street Release Date: 01/25/2000
Domestic
Genre: CLASSICAL ARTISTS

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HOMAGE TO HANDEL, July 9, 2003

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Melvyn M. Sobel "Melvyn M. Sobel" (Freeport, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Händel: Suites for Keyboard (Audio CD)

Jarrett's recording of seven attractive Handel suites is, well, just delicious. His pianism, always at the service of the composer, is consistently lyrical, never rushed or hectic, with textures warm and rich. Each suite holds its own bounty, all of which Jarrett mines to the fullest. The pianist's jazz background complements the music, imbues it with a depth and humanity rarely found, especially in baroque keyboard. As well, it's more than apparent that Jarrett has made a conscious effort to get completely "inside" the composer, completely "inside" the music. He has succeeded incredibly well.

Sample, for instance, his swirling, beautifully wrought playing of the opening Prelude from Suite 1, No. 1 (HWV 426), the purity of the following Allemande, and the yearning wistfulness of the Courante. Or feel the breathtaking melancholy of the opening Adagio of Suite 1, No. 2 (HWV 427). And the particular beauty Jarrett imparts to the Prelude-Fuga of Suite 1, No. 8 (HWV 433) is absolutely not to be missed. This is playing of such tenderness and honesty that it silences criticism, pays homage to Handel and offers us the most unusual kind of musical blessing.

[Running time: 74:31]

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, Handel Perfectly Played on Piano, December 27, 2001

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Timothy Dougal (Madison, Wi United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Händel: Suites for Keyboard (Audio CD)

This is a terrific disc, well-filled(74 minutes), well recorded and wonderfully played. I am particularly grateful that Mr. Jarrett chose to use his piano, rather than the harpsichord he has been accustomed to use on his other baroque recordings. It is much more expressive. Only the piano could really bring out the warm-heartedness of many of the Handel melodies recorded here, as well as the power of some of the fugues. This disc is one of a kind and certainly worth keeping!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars very unique, February 25, 2003

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Tina Morris "schultheiss" (Rockville, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Händel: Suites for Keyboard (Audio CD)

This CD is wonderful because I have never heard Haendel played like this - Baroque meets the Koeln concert. Without depriving Haendel's music of its period appeal, Jarrett is able to infuse it with his absolutely unique keyboard style. Furthermore the pieces fit together so well that they seem to form a natural melodic progression that the listener soon wants to continue forever. A wonderful set of music!