First published at 10:41 UTC on October 16th, 2021.
Concerti Grossi, Op. 3, No. 2, HWV. 313 by George Frideric Handel
Handel would begin this collection of concerti grossi for strings and woodwind, with various instruments taking a solo role in each concerto, in 1710, with the best estimate on when …
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Concerti Grossi, Op. 3, No. 2, HWV. 313 by George Frideric Handel
Handel would begin this collection of concerti grossi for strings and woodwind, with various instruments taking a solo role in each concerto, in 1710, with the best estimate on when the collection was finished being in 1718. Handel did not publish the collection himself, with the English music publisher John Walsh releasing the official collection in 1734. Some historians suggest Handel did not intend for these works to be compiled into a single collection, and that Walsh was attempting to pique public interest with a new concerti grossi collection, a format which was popular at the time.
This concerto is comprised of five movements:
I. Vivace
II. Largo
III. Allegro
IV. Moderato
V. Allegro
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