Handel Concerti Grossi Op. 3

Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Orchester - George Frideric Handel: Concerti Grossi Op.3 & 6 (1996)

Karl Richter, Münchener Bach-Orchester - George Frideric Handel: Concerti Grossi Op.3 & 6 (1996)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 1.31 Gb | Total time: 66:31+66:27+64:22+59:51 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Archiv Produktion | # 453 2492 | Recorded: 1971

Richter actually made a full set of recordings for Handel's Concerti Grossi. The Munich Bach Orchestra, who almost played exclusively for Richter, maintained its essential baroque flur throughout all the pieces, under the impeccable conducting of Richter. The different string sections played as if they were in a chorus, each minute part played in fully melodious and engaging manner, while the ensemble as a whole displayed all the required congeniality and harmoniousness essential of the baroque style. The rhythms are enlivened while contrasts striking, and you will seldom find Handel's works played in such grand style as did Richter and the Munich Bach Orchestra here.
Corrado Rovaris, Silete Venti! - Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 3; Concerto Doppio (2011)

Corrado Rovaris, Silete Venti! - Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 3; Concerto Doppio (2011)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 345 Mb | Total time: 66:44 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Deutsche Harmonia Mundi ‎| 88697987422 | Recorded: 2009

The Concerti Grossi Opus 3 by George Frideric Handel are probably the most famous and most frequently performed work of the composer. And although these pieces are so often presented, the ensemble Silete Venti! conducted by Corrado Rovaris, develope from the six Concerti something unique thanx to their Italian heritage.
Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre - George Frideric Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 3 (1994)

Marc Minkowski, Les Musiciens du Louvre - George Frideric Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 3 (1994)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 280 Mb | Total time: 60:16 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Erato | # 4509-94354-2 | Recorded: 1992

…the organ solo is played outstandingly well by Aline Zylberajch… Minkowski is no stranger to Handel and his recordings of the composer's operas Amadigi and Teseo have been warmly acclaimed. So it is not surprising to find plenty to enjoy in his interpretations of the Op. 3 concertos. The playing is spirited, and the obbligato contributions often dazzling; and there are some novel ideas, too, which I found effective. In the third concerto of the set, for instance, Minkowski uses a descant recorder in the outer movements, where flute or treble recorder are generally favoured…
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown - Händel: Concerti Grossi Op. 3 (2019)

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown - Händel: Concerti Grossi Op. 3 (2019)
WEB | FLAC (tracks) - 288 MB | 53:49
Genre: Classical | Label: CFClassic

Handel’s Twelve Grand Concertos, Op. 6, represent one of the twin peaks of the late Baroque orchestral repertoire – Bach’s Brandenburgs are, of course, the other. Like all the greatest art they are susceptible to an almost infinite variety of interpretation and, for the same reason, there is something interesting and of value in each. The Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, playing modern instruments, favours a sprightly, crisply delivered, no-nonsense approach.

Christopher Hogwood - Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 3 (1989)  Music

Posted by tirexiss at Sept. 5, 2019
Christopher Hogwood - Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 3 (1989)

Christopher Hogwood - Handel: Concerti Grossi Op. 3 (1989)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 01:00:29 | 326 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Decca | Catalog: 4832062

Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 is a recording under the direction of Christopher Hogwood who leads the Handel & Haydn Society on this Decca Record Limited release from 1989. Donald Burrows has written the liner-notes and one also gets a short description of the Handel & Haydn Society. Classic Handel at its best. Highly recommended.
John Eliot Gardiner - Handel: Water Music; Concerti grossi Op.3; Israel in Egypt; The Ways of Zion Do Mourn; Semele (2007)

John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloisits, Monteverdi Choir - Handel: Water Music; Concerti grossi Op.3; Israel in Egypt; The Ways of Zion Do Mourn; Semele [6CDs] (2007)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 1.8 Gb | Total time: 06:52:20 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Erato | # 2564 69838-5 | Recorded: 1980-83

John Eliot Gardiner and his period instrument ensemble produce a lovely, smooth sound in these very well played performances, which use Handel's versions for strings and winds. Balances are fine; playing and recording collaborate to produce a treasurable clarity in which every line registers. –Leslie Gerber … Handel's epic oratorio, Israel in Egypt, here in a gripping performance by John Eliot Gardiner and the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra, was a failure during Handel's lifetime. This was perhaps because of its immense variety of compositional techniques and forms.
Iona Brown, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - Handel: Concerti grossi Op. 3 (1996)

Iona Brown, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields - Handel: Concerti grossi Op. 3 (1996)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 53:50 | 537 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Hanssler | Catalog: 98.918

This version of Handel's wonderful late potpourri of short orchestra works boasts the best string playing the music will ever receive - more recent recordings going forward running steadfastly to Historical Informed Practices complete with twitchy and bizarre tuning and pitches. The superb violinist Iona Brown, who sadly passed away too soon, was also an excellent conductor, and she nails practically every movement with just the right balance of tempo and spirit. The music's variety of colors and instrumental pairings is put across splendidly.
Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone & Alessandro Tampieri - Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 (2022) [Digital Download 24/96]

Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone & Alessandro Tampieri - Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Front Cover & Digital Booklet | Time - 55:39 minutes | 1,07 GB
Classical | Label: HDB Sonus, Official Digital Download

First of all, we can see that the form of the “Concerto Grosso” is almost absent in this collection, with a succession of movements more often reminiscent of the Dance Suite, the Overture or even the Concerto for several instruments. The featured soloists range from Violins, Cellos, Oboes, Bassoons, Flutes and even the Organ. But what most disconcerts and bewilders the scholar is the compositional technique.
Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone & Alessandro Tampieri - Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 (2022)

Accademia Bizantina, Ottavio Dantone & Alessandro Tampieri - Handel: Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 287 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 134 Mb | Digital booklet | 00:55:39
Classical | Label: HDB Sonus

First of all, we can see that the form of the “Concerto Grosso” is almost absent in this collection, with a succession of movements more often reminiscent of the Dance Suite, the Overture or even the Concerto for several instruments. The featured soloists range from Violins, Cellos, Oboes, Bassoons, Flutes and even the Organ. But what most disconcerts and bewilders the scholar is the compositional technique.
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin & Georg Kallweit - Handel: Concerti grossi, Op. 3 (2020) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin & Georg Kallweit - Handel: Concerti grossi, Op. 3 (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 53:58 | 1.04 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover+digital booklet

Even if this selection of 'Concertos' was most likely compiled by Handel's publisher rather than by the composer himself, the overall quality and colourful nature of the music contained do make it a powerful 'opus'. With their historically-informed and lively playing, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and concertmaster Georg Kallweit demonstrate why many consider them the best Baroque ensemble of today.