George Frideric Handel - Organ Concertos, opp. 4 & 7 - Tachezi/CMW/Harnoncourt (Repost)
George Frideric Handel - Organ Concertos, opp. 4 & 7
Classical, Baroque | 2 CD | EAC | FLAC, CUE, LOG | Scans | 704 MB | RS | TT: 70:55, 77:52
Recorded: Feb. 1975, Casino Zögernitz, Vienna | Released: 2007 | ADD | Label: Apex 256469985
Herbert Tachezi - organ | Concentus Musicus Wien, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Surprising as it may seem, these very distinguished accounts of the Handel Organ Concertos Op. 4 and Op. 7 are now more than 25 years old–yet they've more than stood the test of time, and indeed are still virtually unrivalled. Herbert Tachezi's performances always are fascinating to hear anew: note for example how he constantly stimulates interest with delightful ornamentation of melody lines, and the way he approaches caesuras in the texts with proper attention paid to their structural and harmonic settings. And there are some nicely inventive touches in Tachezi's subtle use of registrations, quite often dictated by the historical background to individual concertos, most of which are transcriptions. As an example, he uses a light touch and flageolet-like range of settings to mimic the sound of a recorder, which was, as far as can be determined, the instrument for which Handel composed the first version of the Op. 4 No. 2 concerto. By contrast, Tachezi chooses a sonorous diapason for the grave passacaglia-like opening movement of the concerto in B-flat Op. 7 No. 1.
Nikolaus Harnoncourt's Vienna Concentus Musicus plays superbly, with a deftness of touch and technical clarity that perfectly suits the music. You'll be constantly delighted, too, by the intimacy of musical dialog, particularly in slow sections (try the adagio from the G minor concerto, Op. 4 No. 1), a considerable feat when you consider that conductor and orchestra must have been located a very considerable distance away from the organ bench in the gallery. If you need these works in a still more pronounced period setting you could try the 1996 Hyperion discs by Paul Ni...ecting the Brandenburg Consort. The drawback there is that the historic organ has a rickety-sounding mechanical action that's far more intrusive than that of Tachezi's instrument (located at the Casino Zögernitz, Vienna). Nicholson uses an organ (from St. Lawrence Church, Whitchurch, England) that almost certainly was played by Handel himself, and this may be a tempting consideration for some collectors. The Tachezi/Harnoncourt set may have been around for years, but it's still exceptionally good, and a genuine bargain. (Michael Jameson, classicstoday.com)
Preston's performances on Archiv Produktion are notable for their tireless energy and wonderful ongoing sense. The total effect gives the impression of many hours spent on drill and precision, and it is this quality above all that one admires. Tachezi and Harnoncourt take a totally different line. They wish to re-create the atmosphere of improvization which must have dominated these concertos in Handel's day, his increasing blindness making him rely more on the impact of his impromptu gifts. These Viennese performances were deliberately planned to allow maximum freedom in this respect, the orchestra having to respond all the time to new challenges from the organist. All cadenzas and ad lib. sections are true improvizations, and astonishing and often amusing they are. I have found them very refreshing, infecting the listener with a spirit of adventure.
Tachezi is a will-o'-the-wisp, whose course one follows with some astonishment. The element of conversation between orchestra and soloist is very marked and it's possible to see the grins when some unexpected elaboration bobs up. The organ sound is particularly bright and entertaining. Hearing this 1977 recording for the first time, in its new CD format, I am quite captivated by it. Tachezi and Harnoncourt displaying such imagination. The approach is so different from Preston and Pinnock that I would like to have both versions—but if that were impossible, then I'd plump for these highly-diverting touches of Tachezi. (G. R., Gramophone, Feb. 1986)
Tracklist:
CD 1:
Concerto No. 7 in B flat major op. 7 no. 1 (HWV 306)
01 Andante (4:25)
02 Andante (3:24)
03 Largo e piano (2:11)
04 Bourrée (2:08)
Concerto No. 8 in A major op. 7 no. 2 (HWV 307)
05 Overture [Grave] (2:06)
06 A tempo ordinario (4:29)
07 Organo ad libitum (3:16)
08 Allegro (5:56)
Concerto No. 9 in B flat major op. 7 no. 3 (HWV 308)
09 Allegro (4:56)
10 Organo ad libitum (3:05)
11 Spiritoso (4:22)
12 Menuet I - Menuet II (4:00)
Concerto No. 10 in d minor op. 7 no. 4 (HWV 309)
13 Adagio (4:06)
14 Allegro (4:02)
15 Organo ad libitum (2:03)
16 Allegro (3:53)
Concerto No. 11 in g minor op. 7 no. 5 (HWV 310)
17 Allegro ma non troppo, e staccato (3:45)
18 Andante larghetto e staccato (4:31)
19 Menuet (2:23)
20 Gavotte (1:41)
CD 2:
Concerto No. 12 in B flat major op. 7 no. 6 (HWV 311)
01 Pomposo (3:18)
02 Adagio (ad libitum) (2:55)
03 A tempo ordinario (3:38)
Concerto No. 1 in g minor op. 4 no. 1 (HWV 289)
04 Larghetto e staccato (4:13)
05 Allegro (5:11)
06 Adagio (1:00)
07 Andante (3:57)
Concerto No. 2 in B flat major op. 4 no. 2 (HWV 290)
08 A tempo ordinario (:46)
09 Allegro (4:43)
10 Adagio e staccato (:45)
11 Allegro ma non presto (3:54)
Concerto No. 3 in g minor op. 4 no. 3 (HWV 291)
12 Adagio (3:13)
13 Allegro (3:42)
14 Adagio (:43)
15 Allegro (2:01)
Concerto No. 4 in F major op. 4 no. 4 (HWV 292)
16 Allegro (4:03)
17 Andante (4:55)
18 Adagio (1:12)
19 Allegro (3:27)
Concerto No. 5 in F major op. 4 no. 5 (HWV 293)
20 Larghetto (1:56)
21 Allegro (2:18)
22 Alla siciliana (1:19)
23 Presto (2:19)
Concerto No. 6 in B flat major op. 4 no. 6 (HWV 294)
24 Andante - Allegro (5:52)
25 Larghetto (3:42)
26 Allegro moderato (2:35)
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