Keyboard Works - Vol.1-4

Description

To mark the Handel Year 2009 Bärenreiter is offering a special set on all Handel's keyboard music. Up till now all works have been published as individual volumes Keyboard Works I-IV (BA 4221-4224) in the " Halle Handel Edition" .

These volumes encompass Handel's output over a long period spanning approx. 1705 to 1750. Volumes I and II include both collections of suites (1720 and 1733) which the composer himself saw to print. These standout in terms of their compositional demands and are a testimony to Handel's sometimes idiosyncratic treatment of the Baroque form. Volumes III and IV contain all the other individual surviving pieces and miscellaneous suites.

The edition, based on the Urtext of the "Halle Handel Edition" , has been edited by the internationally-renowned Handel scholar Terence Best. The music text in each volume, which also takes into consideration alternative versions of individual pieces, is accompanied by a detailed foreword on the history of the compositions, transmission and performance practice.

• Urtext based on the "Halle Handel Edition"
• Comprehensive edition of Handel's keyboard works
• Detailed introductory text with notes on performance practice (Ger/Eng)
• Based on the latest Handel research findings

Content :

Keyboard Works, Volume 1:First Set of 1720. The Eight Great Suites. HWV 426-433: Suite Nr. 1 A-Dur HWV 426 / Suite no. 1 in A major HWV 426 Suite Nr. 2 F-Dur HWV 427 / Suite no. 2 in F major HWV 427 Suite Nr. 3 d-Moll HWV 428 / Suite no. 3 in D minor HWV 428 Suite Nr. 4 e-Moll HWV 429 / Suite no. 4 in E minor HWV 429 Suite Nr. 5 E-Dur HWV 430 / Suite no. 5 in E major HWV 430 Suite Nr. 6 fis-Moll HWV 431 / Suite no. 6 in F-sharp minor HWV 431 Suite Nr. 7 g-Moll HWV 432 / Suite no. 7 in G minor HWV 432 Suite Nr. 8 f-Moll HWV 433 / Suite no. 8 in F minor HWV 433

1. Anhang / Appendix:
2. Ursprünglicher Schluss-Satz (Satz 5) von Suite Nr. 2: Allegro F-Dur HWV 427/[5] / Original Finale (Movement 5) from Suite no. 2: Allegro in F major HWV 427/[5]
3. Erstfassung des ursprünglichen Schluss-Satzes von Suite Nr. 2: Prelude F-Dur HWV 488 / First Version of Original Finale from Suite no. 2: Prelude in F major HWV 488
4. Vorform von Suite Nr. 3, Satz 1: Prelude d-Moll HWV 565 / Preliminary Form of Suite no. 3, Movement 1: Prelude in D minor HWV 565
5. Variante zu Suite Nr. 3, Satz 5 / Variant of Suite no. 3, Movement 5
6. Erstfassung von Suite Nr. 3, Satz 6: Lesson d-Moll HWV 495 a / First Version of Suite no. 3, Movement 6: Lesson in D minor HWV 495 a
7. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 3, Satz 6 / Early Version of Suite no. 3, Movement 6
8. Variante zu Suite Nr. 3, Satz 6: Lesson d-Moll HWV 495 b / Variant of Suite no. 4, Movement 2
9. Ursprüngliche Fassung von Suite Nr. 4, Satz 4, Takte 41-48 / Suite no. 4, Movement 2
10. Originalfassung von Suite Nr. 4, Satz 4, Takte 41-48 / Original Version of Suite no. 4, Movement 4, mm. 41-48
11. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 2 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 2
12. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 3 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 3
13. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 4 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 4
14. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 4 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 4
15. Autographe Fassung von Suite Nr. 6, Satz 4 / Autograph Version of Suite no. 6, Movement 4

Keyboard Works, Volume 2:Suites de Pièces pour le Clavecin. Second Set of 1733. HWV 434-442: Prelude, Sonata und Air mit Variationen B-Dur / Prelude, Sonata and Air with variations in B-flat major HWV 434/1-3 Chaconne G-Dur / in G major HWV 435 Suite d-Moll / in D minor HWV 436 Suite d-Moll / in D minor HWV 437 Suite e-Moll / in E minor HWV 438 Suite g-Moll / in G minor HWV 439 Suite B-Dur / in B-flat major HWV 440 Suite G-Dur / in G major HWV 441 Preludio und Chaconne G-Dur / Preludio and Chaconne in G major HWV 442

1. Appendix:
2. Minuet g-Moll / in G minor HWV 434/4
3. Nr. 1, frühe Fassung von Satz 1 und Satz 2 (Takte 1-11) / no. 1, early Version of Movement 1 and Movement 2 (mm. 1-11)
4. Nr. 1, Satz 3, frühe Fassung / no. 1, Movement 3, early Version
5. Nr. 2, erste Fassung / no. 2, first Version
6. Nr. 2, Fassung 3 (Takte 1-8) / no. 2, Version 3 (mm. 1-8)
7. Nr. 2, Fassung 4, Variation 9 und 10 / no. 2, Version 4, Variation 9 and 10
8. Nr. 3, Satz 1, frühe Fassung / no. 3, Movement 1, early Version HWV 479
9. Nr. 5, Satz 3, Variante / no. 5, Movement 3, Variant HWV 438/3b
10. Nr. 6, Satz 4, frühe Fassung / no. 6, Movement 4, early Version HWV 493a
11. Nr. 6, Satz 4, frühe Fassung / no. 6, Movement 4, early Version HWV 493b
12. Nr. 7, Satz 1, frühe Fassung / no. 7, Movement 1, early Version HWV 440/1a
13. Nr. 7, Satz 3, frühe Fassung / no. 7, Movement 3, early Version HWV 440/3a

Keyboard Works, Volume 3:Miscellaneous Suites and Pieces. First Part: Sechs Fugen / Six Fugues:

• Fuga I g-Moll / in G minor HWV 605
• Fuga II G-Dur / in G major HWV 606
• Fuga III B-Dur / in B-flat major HWV 607
• Fuga IV h-Moll / in B minor HWV 608
• Fuga V a-Moll / in A minor HWV 609
• Fuga VI c-Moll / in C minor HWV 610

Sonata C-Dur / in C major HWV 577 Capriccio F-Dur / in F major HWV 481 Preludio ed Allegro g-Moll / in G minor HWV 574 Fantaisie C-Dur / in C major HWV 490 Suite d-Moll / in D minor HWV 447 Suite g-Moll / in G minor HWV 452 Capriccio g-Moll / in G minor HWV 483 Allemande A-Dur / in A major HWV 477 Allemande F-Dur / in F major HWV 476 Gigue F-Dur / in F major HWV 492 Prelude d-Moll / in D minor HWV 562 Sonatina G-Dur / in G major HWV 582 Sonatina B-Dur / in B-flat major HWV 585 Prelude fis-Moll / in F-sharp minor HWV 570 Air A-Dur / in A major HWV 468 Sonata C-Dur / in C major HWV 578 Prelude - Allegro a-Moll / in A minor HWV 575 Lesson a-Moll / in A minor HWV 496 Partita A-Dur / in A major HWV 454 Prelude g-Moll / in G minor HWV 572 Sonata G-Dur / in G major HWV 579 Keyboard Works, Volume 4:Miscellaneous Suites and Pieces. Second Part: Suite C-Dur / in C major Partita G-Dur / in G major Prelude d-Moll / in D minor Prelude - Capriccio G-Dur / in G major Ouverture g-Moll / in G minor Entrée g-Moll / in G minor Chaconne g-Moll / in G minor Preludio d-Moll / in D minor Allegro C-Dur / in C major Chaconne F-Dur / in F major Suite d-Moll / in D minor Suite d-Moll / in D minor Sonatina d-Moll / in D minor Allemande a-Moll/ in A minor Fuga F-Dur / in F major Chaconne g-Moll / in G minor a. Partita c-Moll / in C minor
b. Suite c-Moll / in C minor Prelude - Allegro a-Moll / in A minor Air g-Moll / in G minor Toccata g-Moll / in G minor Sonatina g-Moll / in G minor Sonata g-Moll / in G minor Concerto G-Dur / in G major Air B-Dur / in B-flat major Preludium F-Dur / in F major Preludium f-Moll / in F minor Prelude g-Moll / in G minor Prelude E-Dur / in E major Air g-Moll / in G minor Air B-Dur / in B-flat major Impertinence g-Moll / in G minor Air F-Dur / in F major Allegro d-Moll / in D minor Courante h-moll / in B minor

1. Anhang / Appendix:
2. Air c-Moll / in C minor
3. Sonatina a-Moll / in A minor
4. Aria c-Moll / in C minor