1. Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in A Major, HWV 426: I. Prelude (1:54)
2. Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in A Major, HWV 426: II. Allemande (3:20)
3. Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in A Major, HWV 426: III. Courante (2:55)
4. Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in A Major, HWV 426: IV. Gigue (3:17)
5. Harpsichord Suite No. 2 in F Major, HWV 427: I. Adagio (2:16)
6. Harpsichord Suite No. 2 in F Major, HWV 427: II. Allegro (2:36)
7. Harpsichord Suite No. 2 in F Major, HWV 427: III. Adagio (1:21)
8. Harpsichord Suite No. 2 in F Major, HWV 427: IV. Allegro (2:34)
9. Harpsichord Suite No. 3 in D Minor, HWV 428: I. Prelude (0:58)
10. Harpsichord Suite No. 3 in D Minor, HWV 428: II. Allegro (2:38)
11. Harpsichord Suite No. 3 in D Minor, HWV 428: III. Allemande (3:35)
12. Harpsichord Suite No. 3 in D Minor, HWV 428: IV. Courante (2:16)
13. Harpsichord Suite No. 3 in D Minor, HWV 428: V. Air and Variations (8:23)
14. Harpsichord Suite No. 3 in D Minor, HWV 428: VI. Presto (4:29)
15. Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in E Minor, HWV 429: I. Allegro (3:47)
16. Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in E Minor, HWV 429: II. Allemande (2:20)
17. Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in E Minor, HWV 429: III. Courante (2:24)
18. Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in E Minor, HWV 429: IV. Sarabande (3:06)
19. Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in E Minor, HWV 429: V. Gigue (1:45)
20. Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430: I. Prelude (2:16)
21. Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430: II. Allemande (4:24)
22. Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430: III. Courante (2:21)
23. Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430: IV. Air and Variations, "The Harmonious Blacksmith" (4:49)
24. Harpsichord Suite No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, HWV 431: I. Prelude (1:44)
25. Harpsichord Suite No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, HWV 431: II. Largo (1:32)
26. Harpsichord Suite No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, HWV 431: III. Allegro (2:46)
27. Harpsichord Suite No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, HWV 431: IV. Gigue (2:53)
CD2
1. Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432: I. Overture (5:16)
2. Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432: II. Andante (3:11)
3. Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432: III. Allegro (2:14)
4. Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432: IV. Sarabande (2:09)
5. Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432: V. Gigue (1:24)
6. Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432: VI. Passacaille (4:14)
7. Harpsichord Suite No. 8 in F Minor, HWV 433: I. Prelude (2:04)
8. Harpsichord Suite No. 8 in F Minor, HWV 433: II. Allegro (2:45)
9. Harpsichord Suite No. 8 in F Minor, HWV 433: III. Allemande (3:59)
10. Harpsichord Suite No. 8 in F Minor, HWV 433: IV. Courante (1:58)
11. Harpsichord Suite No. 8 in F Minor, HWV 433: V. Gigue (2:28)
12. Muzio Scevola, HWV 13: Ouverture (Version for Harpsichord) (4:33)
13. Keyboard Arrangements of Arias from Italian Operas, HWV 482: IV. 'Pupile sdegnose' from Muzio Scevola (4:43)
14. Keyboard Arrangements of Arias from Italian Operas, HWV 482: V. 'Come se ti vedrò' from Muzio Scevola (4:49)
15. Keyboard Arrangements of Arias from Italian Operas, HWV 482: II. 'Sventurato godi o core abbandonato' from Floridante (6:22)
16. Keyboard Arrangements of Overtures from Italian Operas, HWV 456: V. Overture to Riccardo Primo (5:11)
17. Keyboard Arrangements of Arias from Italian Operas, HWV 482: III. 'Ombra cara' from Radamisto (6:48)
18. Chaconne in G Major, HWV 435 (Version V) (11:23)
This important new recording revisits George Frideric Handel’s monumental Suites de Pièces pour le Clavecin - subsequently known as the Eight Great Harpsichord Suites as well as his Chaconne in G major and some world première recordings of Handel’s superb arrangements of operatic arias and ouvertures which were specially reworked and ornamented by Handel for the harpsichord.
The album celebrates the 300th anniversary of the first publication of these works on 14 November 1720.
Bridget Cunningham is an international conductor, prizewinning harpsichordist and musicologist who trained at the Royal College of Music and was awarded a Junior Fellowship to work in the Centre for Performance History and coach singers in the baroque style.
Cunningham is also Artistic Director of London Early Opera, with a number of critically acclaimed recordings out on Signum Classics.
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01 - Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in A Major, HWV 426 I. Prelude.flac
41.5 MB
02 - Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in A Major, HWV 426 II. Allemande.flac
74.2 MB
03 - Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in A Major, HWV 426 III. Courante.flac
65.1 MB
04 - Harpsichord Suite No. 1 in A Major, HWV 426 IV. Gigue.flac
75.6 MB
05 - Harpsichord Suite No. 2 in F Major, HWV 427 I. Adagio.flac
47.3 MB
06 - Harpsichord Suite No. 2 in F Major, HWV 427 II. Allegro.flac
59.7 MB
07 - Harpsichord Suite No. 2 in F Major, HWV 427 III. Adagio.flac
28.2 MB
08 - Harpsichord Suite No. 2 in F Major, HWV 427 IV. Allegro.flac
57.5 MB
09 - Harpsichord Suite No. 3 in D Minor, HWV 428 I. Prelude.flac
21.4 MB
10 - Harpsichord Suite No. 3 in D Minor, HWV 428 II. Allegro.flac
58.4 MB
11 - Harpsichord Suite No. 3 in D Minor, HWV 428 III. Allemande.flac
79.8 MB
12 - Harpsichord Suite No. 3 in D Minor, HWV 428 IV. Courante.flac
50.3 MB
13 - Harpsichord Suite No. 3 in D Minor, HWV 428 V. Air and Variations.flac
188.6 MB
14 - Harpsichord Suite No. 3 in D Minor, HWV 428 VI. Presto.flac
103.6 MB
15 - Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in E Minor, HWV 429 I. Allegro.flac
87.3 MB
16 - Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in E Minor, HWV 429 II. Allemande.flac
52 MB
17 - Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in E Minor, HWV 429 III. Courante.flac
53.9 MB
18 - Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in E Minor, HWV 429 IV. Sarabande.flac
68.1 MB
19 - Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in E Minor, HWV 429 V. Gigue.flac
39.6 MB
20 - Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430 I. Prelude.flac
52.1 MB
21 - Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430 II. Allemande.flac
103.8 MB
22 - Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430 III. Courante.flac
56 MB
23 - Harpsichord Suite No. 5 in E Major, HWV 430 IV. Air and Variations, 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'.flac
116.8 MB
24 - Harpsichord Suite No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, HWV 431 I. Prelude.flac
36.9 MB
25 - Harpsichord Suite No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, HWV 431 II. Largo.flac
34.1 MB
26 - Harpsichord Suite No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, HWV 431 III. Allegro.flac
62 MB
27 - Harpsichord Suite No. 6 in F-Sharp Minor, HWV 431 IV. Gigue.flac
67 MB
28 - Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432 I. Overture.flac
116.5 MB
29 - Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432 II. Andante.flac
69.3 MB
30 - Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432 III. Allegro.flac
50.8 MB
31 - Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432 IV. Sarabande.flac
44.4 MB
32 - Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432 V. Gigue.flac
31.6 MB
33 - Harpsichord Suite No. 7 in G Minor, HWV 432 VI. Passacaille.flac
97 MB
34 - Harpsichord Suite No. 8 in F Minor, HWV 433 I. Prelude.flac
44.2 MB
35 - Harpsichord Suite No. 8 in F Minor, HWV 433 II. Allegro.flac
60.3 MB
36 - Harpsichord Suite No. 8 in F Minor, HWV 433 III. Allemande.flac
87.5 MB
37 - Harpsichord Suite No. 8 in F Minor, HWV 433 IV. Courante.flac
44.3 MB
38 - Harpsichord Suite No. 8 in F Minor, HWV 433 V. Gigue.flac
55.4 MB
39 - Muzio Scevola, HWV 13 Ouverture (Arranged for Harpsichord).flac
103.8 MB
40 - Keyboard Arrangements of Arias from Italian Operas, HWV 482 IV. 'Pupile sdegnose' from Muzio Scevola.flac
106.5 MB
41 - Keyboard Arrangements of Arias from Italian Operas, HWV 482 V. 'Come se ti vedrò' from Muzio Scevola.flac
101.9 MB
42 - Keyboard Arrangements of Arias from Italian Operas, HWV 482 II. 'Sventurato godi o core abbandonato' from Floridante.flac
138.3 MB
43 - Keyboard Arrangements of Overtures from Italian Operas, HWV 456 V. Overture to Riccardo Primo.flac
117.7 MB
44 - Keyboard Arrangements of Arias from Italian Operas, HWV 482 III. 'Ombra cara' from Radamisto.flac
154.4 MB
45 - Chaconne in G Major (Version V), HWV 435.flac