Handel's Op. 6 concertos were likely influenced by the immense popularity of Arcangelo Corelli's music in London, which was considered a 'classic' by the 1730s.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Handel's Op. 6 Concerti grossi consciously followed the more traditional Corellian model of concerto writing, named after the popular composer Arcangelo Corelli.
Composer Biography
George Frideric Handel, the composer of these concertos, spent most of his career in London writing Italian operas and English oratorios for the stage.
Compositional Technique
Handel's Op. 6 concertos incorporate a wide range of European musical styles, including French overtures, Italian, French, and English dances, fugues, and movements resembling opera arias.
Composition History
Handel composed these twelve Concerti grossi, Op. 6, in just one month, between September 29 and October 30, 1739.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded at the Nikodemuskirche, Berlin, in September 2018 and February 2019.
Composition History
Ten of the twelve concertos in Handel's Op. 6 were performed during his 1739-40 oratorio season at Lincoln's Inn Fields, suggesting they were intended for his theatre performances.
