Handel: Organ Concertos, Op. 4 / Dantone

Ottavio Dantone (solo organ & conductor), Stefano Montanari (violin) & Marco Frezzato (cello) Accademia Bizantina

Full of characteristic melodies and sonorous harmonies, Handel’s organ concertos op. 4 were composed in 1735-36, when Handel was in his prime. It is the first time the Accademia Bizantina and Ottavio Dantone have recorded these famous Baroque works. As a point of difference, in two of the six concertos, Dantone also performs a solo prelude (improvisation) before the beginning of the concerto, as Handel did in performances. Recorded in Halle, Handel’s birth place, in the Sankt Bartholomäus Church, the church where many members of the Handel family got married.

Price: $15.98