Händel: Acht Suiten 1720 HWV 426-433/Chaconne HWV 435/Suiten HWV 438 & 444, Audio-CD

Marke: Danny Driver

Variante: Audio-CD

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PRODUKTBESCHREIBUNGEN KURZBESCHREIBUNG Freiraum für Fantasie Händels acht sogenannte Grosse Suiten (gedruckt 1720) sind eine hochinspirierte und charakteristische Mischung aus französischen Hoftänzen, italienischer Vokallyrik und deutscher Kontrapunktik. Im Vergleich zu den sorgfältig ausgearbeiteten Suiten Bachs erwecken diejenigen Händels gelegentlich den Anschein, als seien sie notierte Improvisationen. Insbesondere in den freien Präludien kann man das geniale Extemporieren des Meisters nachvollziehen, und häufig lässt er der Fantasie des Ausführenden viel Freiraum. Danny Driver interpretiert die Suiten in diesem Sinne auf dem modernen Flügel mit überzeugendem Ergebnis. Danny Driver's recordings of CPE Bach's keyboard works have been much admired: praised by critics as deeply stylish and revelatory accounts of eighteenth-century works on a modern piano, with Driver's impeccable pianism constantly present. Now he turns to Handel's 'Eight Great Suites', largely written when the composer was resident in Cannons, near London. The 'Great Suites' are an inspired, idiosyncratic amalgam of Gallic courtly dances, Italian vocal lyricism, Teutonic counterpoint and robust English tunefulness. Whereas Bach's keyboard suites follow broadly similar patterns, centred on the traditional French dance sequence of Allemande, Courante, Sarabande and Gigue, Handel's are unpredictable, with no two suites alike in the number and ordering of their movements. There are fugues, arias with variations, Italian-style sonata movements, even (in No 7) a Passacaglia. Compared with the elaborate finish of Bach's suites, Handel's often give the impression of written-down improvisations. In the fantasia-like Preludes, especially, Handel hints at his own genius as extemporiser, while leaving plenty to the performer's own imagination. REZENSION If you want to hear these pieces played on a sleek grand piano using an engagingly post-historical approach, with flawlessly styles ornamentation, then look no further. --Gramophone, May'14 The famous Handel keyboard suite is No5, the one that ends with five variations on the tune The Harmonious Blacksmith . But, as this fine release by Driver illustrates, there is a whole spectrum of inventiveness, originality and variety throughout the eight so-called Great Suites. To these eight works Driver adds a further two the C minor Suite (Partita) and the short E minor Suite published in the 1730s but composed earlier together with the majestic G major Chaconne. The Great Suites were mostly completed in 1717 and 1718 while Handel was composer in residence to the future Duke of Chandos at his Cannons estate near Edgware in Middlesex. For some reason, the Great Suites seem not to be so omnipresent in the catalogue as the suites of Bach, although there have been some notable recordings of them on the harpsichord by Richard Egarr and Laurence Cummings. Driver uses a modern piano, and he does so with a potent mix of discretion and vitality. The suites are full of surprises. In most of them Handel has recourse to the popular dance forms of the day, such as the allemande, courante, sarabande and gigue. In others, as in the F major Suite No2, he merely uses the generic tempo indications adagio and allegro. The D minor Third Suite, like No5, contains a theme with variations. To the G minor Suite No7, which could end quite plausibly with the lively gigue of its fifth movement, Handel appends a grand passacaglia. ***** --Telegraph. 18/5/14 what is so remarkable about these performances is the combination of textual clarity with the richness of tone afforded by Driver's steinway. --IRR, June'14 Danny Driver handles this idiosyncratic profusion with relaxed authority and and an impeccable touch. He's completely attuned to the musics fleeting emotional piquancies, from tender Sarabande to vigorous Gigue and brings a thrilling touch of fantasy to the improvisatory Preludes. --International Pianist ,Aug'14

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