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Handel: Organ Concertos, Op. 4 [CD]

Matthew Halls | Format: Audio CD
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Monica Huggett and her ensemble Sonnerie scored a hit on Avie with their recording of Handel's Trio Sonatas, Op. 2. They continue their traversal of Handel's chamber works with the Organ Concertos, Op. 4.

Matthew Halls is the brilliant young soloist who spins out Handel's endlessly tuneful works with an improvisatory flair that the composer - himself a virtuoso organist - would surely have approved of. Halls was Assistant Organist at New College, Oxford and Director of Music at the University Church before playing harpsichord with the European Union Baroque Orchestra in 1998. Since then he has played with many of Europe's leading period instrument ensembles, including Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra with Tom Koopman, English Baroque Soloists with Sir John Eliot Gardiner, and the King's Consort. As a member of Sonnerie, he has appeared at the Wigmore Hall and at Festivals throughout Europe. Matthew is also active as a conductor and is currently assistant musical director of New Chamber Opera. On this CD, he plays a replica of a Baroque style chamber organ, built by Jaap Fama and Henk Klop, and owned by the Dutch Bach Society.

Recorded 2003

Personnel:
Matthew Halls (organ), Sonnerie, Monica Huggett (conductor)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A breath of new life! 22 July 2008
By Emmet C. Tuohy - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD
I'll make this quick: Halls is AMAZING. He and the ensemble breathe new life into what is a very fixed part of the repertoire. Take good players and great music, add rubato, interesting ornamentation, and passion, and the result is a must-have CD.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfection does exist! 27 July 2011
By Barnaud at Exeter, Tasmania - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is one of the few disks I'll grab if the house is burning down, or if I'm banished to a desert island for being considered too antisocial in my little town because I prefer to hide away from the locals & listen to music such as this as much as I can!
Everything about this disk is simply beautiful - the superb choice of chamber organ, the unassuming virtuosity & total commitment of the performers (one player to each part resulting in an intimacy not heard on other recordings), & the magical sense that Handel himself could have breezed in to suggest ideal tempi & to give a thumbs-up to the imaginative ornamentation & cadenzas. Add to these qualities the excellent clarity of the recording, &, of course, the sheer gorgeousness of the concertos themselves, & you're in for a ravishing experience.
5.0 out of 5 stars Heard this on the radio and had to have it. 15 Mar 2013
By mbx1 - Published on Amazon.com
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I'm not a big Handel fan. But I heard this on the radio and just loved it. The recording, the performance, the music... all wonderful.

People who don't know much about classical music often ask me to recommend recordings for them. I'll put this near the top of the list. It's very engaging and easy to listen to.

Highly recommended.
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