Handel: Keyboard Suites, Vol. 2

Featuring

Philip Edward Fisher
George Frideric Handel

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Critical Reception

Handel's keyboard suites of 1720 proved immensely popular and sold extremely well, being republished several times during his lifetime.

Composer Biography

Handel, an astonishingly gifted keyboardist, was once suspected by an astonished audience in Rome of having diabolical powers, with his hat being the source.

Historical Context

In Handel's time, 'keyboard' was a broad term encompassing instruments like harpsichords, clavichords, organs, spinets, and early fortepianos.

Performer Biography

Philip Edward Fisher, the pianist on this album, made his New York debut at Alice Tully Hall in 2002, performing Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto.

Recording & Production

This album is the second volume of Handel Keyboard Suites by Philip Edward Fisher for Naxos; the first volume hit the U.S. Classical Billboard Charts.

Composition History

Handel's 'eight great suites' were published in 1720, but many sections were revised and new movements added, partly to combat widespread piracy of his music.