The Handel Project - Handel: 3 Suites & Brahms: Variations Seong-Jin Cho / 2LP Vinyl

Pianist Seong-Jin Cho prepares an album that shows his special affection for Handel's keyboard music. Among Handel's keyboard suites, he selected three of his favorite pieces, and each of No. 2, 5, and 8 retains a distinct personality and vitality. In addition, "Handel Variations" by Johannes Brahms, a composer who loved Handel's keyboard suites, was recorded together to awaken the value of these works that constantly inspired him in the history of music. Seong-Jin Seong's Handel performance, which drew more colorful expressions by imagining the concerto grosso of the Baroque era, is another masterpiece record that uses the advantages of modern instruments to complete the charm of the work with a clear and fresh interpretation. Released on February 28, 2023.
Disc

01 HANDEL: Suite No. 2 in F major HWV 427
from 8 Suites de Pieces pour le Clavecin, 1720
Adagio

02 Allegro

03 Adagio

04 Allegro [Fugue]

05 HANDEL: Suite No. 8 in F minor HWV 433
from 8 Suites de Pieces pour le Clavecin, 1720
Prelude

06 Allegro [Fugue]

07 Allemande

08 Courante

09 Gigue

10 HANDEL: Suite No. 5 in E major HWV 430
from 8 Suites de Pieces pour le Clavecin, 1720
Prelude

11 Allemande

12 Courante

13 Air - Double I-V [Air with 5 Variations “The Harmonious Blacksmith”]

14 BRAHMS: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by HANDEL in B flat major op. 24
Aria

15 Variation I

16 Variation II. Animato

17 Variation III. Dolce

18 Variation IV. Risoluto

19 Variation V. Espressivo

20 Variation VI. Sempre legato

21 Variation VII. Con vivacita

22 Variation VIII

23 Variation IX. Poco sostenuto

24 Variation X. Energico

25 Variation XI. Dolce

26 Variation XII. Soave

27 Variation XIII. Largamente, ma non piu

28 Variation XIV. Sciolto

29 Variation XV

30 Variation XVI. Piano ma marcato

31 Variation XVII. Piu mosso

32 Variation XVIII. Grazioso

33 Variation XIX. Leggiero e vivace

34 Variation XX. Legato

35 Variation XXI. Dolce

36 Variation XXII

37 Variation XXIII. Vivace e staccato

38 Variation XXIV

39 Variation XXV

40 Fuga

41 HANDEL: Sarabande in B flat major HWV 440/3
3rd mvt. from Suite No. 7 in B flat major from 9 Suites de Pieces pour le Clavecin, 1733

42 HANDEL: Menuetto in G minor arr. Wilhelm Kempff
in past editions treated as 4th mvt. from Suite No. 1 in B flat major HWV 434
from 9 Suites de Pieces pour le Clavecin, 1733