Description
This suite in G minor belongs to Handel's second collection of keyboard suites, published in 1733. Lasting just over five minutes with more than two thousand notes, it weaves tense minor-key harmonies together with flowing melodic lines across its movements. Combining dance-like energy with lyrical melody, it challenges advanced players to shape the suite's overall architecture.
Baroque-era suites that string together a sequence of contrasting dances, such as allemandes and gigues, into a single work.
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George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
George Frideric Handel was a Baroque composer born in Halle, Germany, who later became a naturalized British citizen. Celebrated for the oratorio Messiah and his Italian-style operas, he also composed many keyboard suites and sonatas. Often mentioned alongside his contemporary Bach, his music is marked by accessible melody and stately grandeur. This site includes 72 of his works, such as gavottes, concertos, and sonatinas.
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