Handel's Nine German Arias are composed for a soprano voice, an obligatory melodic instrument, and basso continuo, following the style of modern Italian solo cantatas he encountered during his 1706-1710 tour of Italy.
Critical Reception
Handel never sought to publish his Nine German Arias, and they did not appear in print until 1921 under a non-original title.
Composition History
Handel's Nine German Arias were inspired by a collection of poems titled 'Irdisches Vergnügen in Gott' (Earthly pleasure in God) by his friend Barthold Heinrich Brockes, published in 1721.
Composition History
Handel did not specify concrete melodic instruments in his autographs for the Nine German Arias, leaving the interpreter with the greatest possible freedom.
Performer Biography
Marie Friederike Schöder, the soprano on this album, won first prize at the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig in 2008.
Composer Biography
George Frideric Handel, at 17, enrolled in law at Friedrich University in Halle, likely to fulfill his barber surgeon father's wishes, but his academic career was cut short when he became an organist three months later.
Composition History
Handel composed 18 short pieces around 1730 for a musical clock designed by English mechanic Charles Clay, adapting to the limitations of mechanical instruments.
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