For George Frideric Handel, the composer featured on this album, harmony was paramount, focusing on the deep impact of three notes played, sung, and felt together.
Interpretation
The pianist, Martin Stadtfeld, believes that baroque opera is alien to modern audiences and that individual arias can have an impact even without their original emotional context, especially on a piano.
Recording & Production
This album was recorded in July 2019 at the Emmerich-Smola-Saal, SWR Kaiserslautern.
Cultural Impact
The Sarabande by George Frideric Handel has been internalized by popular culture and advertising, making it difficult to perform without evoking its commercial associations.
Compositional Technique
George Frideric Handel often recycled pre-existing material in his organ concertos, a practice also seen in Johann Sebastian Bach's Christmas Oratorio.
Interpretation
Pianist Martin Stadtfeld arranged all the works on this album, which are primarily arias by George Frideric Handel, for piano.
Compositional Technique
Many of George Frideric Handel's ideas flowed into Johann Sebastian Bach's works, including the bass for the Goldberg Variations and the Crucifixus from the B minor Mass.
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