Händel, Georg Friedrich - Keyboard Works, Volume 1 HWV 426-433
First set of 1720 - The Eight Great suites
Description
Throughout his life Handel was famous as a brilliant performer on keyboard instruments, and he began composing for them in his youth: his early training under Zachow included the study of the most important 17th-century German composers for the keyboard, and their influence can be seen in the harpsichord music which he had written by the time he left Hamburg for Italy in 1706. He seems to have taken it up again only after he settled in England in 1712, and during the next few years he wrote a large number of harpsichord works, with a peak about 1717, when he was becoming involved with the music at Cannons.
Apparently Handel was in no hurry to publish these compositions, and manuscript copies were made for friends and patrons. The primary source for our text is the third impression of the Cluer edition. As well as the Walsh, le Cène and Leclerc editions there are important manuscript sources, including some autographs, which give much additional information concerning the text.
Content
Vorwort / Preface
Faksimiles / Facsimiles
Suite Nr. 1 A-Dur HWV 426 / Suite no. 1 in A major HWV 426
Suite Nr. 2 F-Dur HWV 427 / Suite no. 2 in F major HWV 427
Suite Nr. 3 d-Moll HWV 428 / Suite no. 3 in D minor HWV 428
Suite Nr. 4 e-Moll HWV 429 / Suite no. 4 in E minor HWV 429
Suite Nr. 5 E-Dur HWV 430 / Suite no. 5 in E major HWV 430
Suite Nr. 6 fis-Moll HWV 431 / Suite no. 6 in F-sharp minor HWV 431
Suite Nr. 7 g-Moll HWV 432 / Suite no. 7 in G minor HWV 432
Suite Nr. 8 f-Moll HWV 433 / Suite no. 8 in F minor HWV 433
Anhang / Appendix:
1. Ursprünglicher Schluss-Satz (Satz 5) von Suite Nr. 2: Allegro F-Dur HWV 427/[5] / Original Finale (Movement 5) from Suite no. 2: Allegro in F major HWV 427/[5]
2. Erstfassung des ursprünglichen Schluss-Satzes von Suite Nr. 2: Prelude F-Dur HWV 488 / First Version of Original Finale from Suite no. 2: Prelude in F major HWV 488
3. Vorform von Suite Nr. 3, Satz 1: Prelude d-Moll HWV 565 / Preliminary Form of Suite no. 3, Movement 1: Prelude in D minor HWV 565
4. Variante zu Suite Nr. 3, Satz 5 / Variant of Suite no. 3, Movement 5
5. Erstfassung von Suite Nr. 3, Satz 6: Lesson d-Moll HWV 495a / First Version of Suite no. 3, Movement 6: Lesson in D minor HWV 495 a
6. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 3, Satz 6 / Early Version of Suite no. 3, Movement 6
7. Variante zu Suite Nr. 3, Satz 6: Lesson d-Moll HWV 495 b / Variant of Suite no. 3, Movement 6: Lesson in D minor HWV 495 b
8. Ursprüngliche Fassung von Suite Nr. 4, Satz 2 / Original Version of Suite no. 4, Movement 2
9. Originalfassung von Suite Nr. 4, Satz 4, Takte 41-48 / Original Version of Suite no. 4, Movement 4, mm. 41-48
10. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 2 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 2
11. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 3 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 3
12. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 4 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 4
13. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 4 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 4
14. Autographe Fassung von Suite Nr. 6, Satz 4 / Autograph Version of Suite no. 6, Movement 4
Product information
Edition number: BA04224
ISMN: 9790006446247
Composer / Author: Händel, Georg Friedrich
Title: Keyboard Works, Volume 1 HWV 426-433
Scoring: Piano
Instrumentation in detail: Piano
Volume / Series: BÄRENREITER URTEXT
Editor: Steglich, Rudolf / Best, Terence
Product format: Performance score, Anthology, Urtext edition
Scoring: Piano
Publisher: Bärenreiter
Binding: Paperback
Print run: 9th printing 2025
Pages / Format: XXI, 113 S. - 31,0 x 24,3 cm
Weight: 564 g
