The Avison Ensemble - Handel: 12 Concerti Grossi, Opus 6 (2010)FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time - 160:28 minutes | 3,28 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet Handel's unrivaled masterpieces of the concerto grosso form and style - his Twelve Grand Concertos, in seven parts, for four violins, a tenor, a violoncello, with a thorough-bass for the harpsichord - here receive their finest recording to date, with performances that leave all others - both period - and modern-instrument versions - in their wake. For obvious reasons these 12 concertos have remained popular since their publication in 1740: the irresistibly congenial tunes and engaging rhythms, the free-spirited fugues, endearing Largos and Adagios, and overall vivacious writing for all instruments elicits correspondingly high-spirited responses from anyone within earshot of these unrelentingly entertaining works.