Handel - Harpsichord Suites | Mirare MIR480

Handel - Harpsichord Suites

£16.10

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Label: Mirare

Cat No: MIR480

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Instrumental

Release Date: 20th November 2020

Contents

Artists

Pierre Hantai (harpsichord)

Artists

Pierre Hantai (harpsichord)

About

By the time he issued his first collection of harpsichord suites in 1720, Handel had already focused his attention entirely on opera. As soon as it was published, the set delighted music lovers and became a bestseller all over Europe. It was such a success that it was reprinted many times.

Alternating between the French and Italian styles, Handel does not respect the customary sequence of dance suites of the period. But he does touch the heart. On this recording, harpsichordist Pierre Hantaï brings out all the direct charm and imaginative power of these these remarkable works.

Reviews

[Hantaï’s] performances are clean-cut and thought-out, full of pert little trills and mordents, tasteful rhythmic dislocations and a variety of spread-chord formulations. They are wonderfully effective in the quieter, slower movements, where his instrument sings sweetly, but the range of shrewdly used harpsichord techniques extends into the more extrovert movements too... what could be more perfect?  Lindsay Kemp
Gramophone February 2021
Gramophone Editor's Choice

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