ヘンデル: 合奏協奏曲 Op.6

溢れる音楽への喜び!
レザール・フロリサンによる合奏協奏曲、復活!

レザール・フロリサンによるヘンデルの合奏協奏曲op.6の復活!典雅な雰囲気と、溢れる音楽への喜びに満ちた、聴いていて実に幸せになる1枚です。ヘンデルの時代、合奏協奏曲は大流行のジャンルでしたが、やはりその中でもヘンデルの作品はひときわ輝きを放っているといえるでしょう。フランス風序曲(第10番冒頭)、リュリ風の舞曲(第6番、第10番)など多様なスタイルをさらりと書いています。もちろんイタリア風の要素が強く感じられる楽章も多く、ヘンデルの変幻自在の才が遺憾なく発揮されています。
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Released in 1995, this Harmonia Mundi CD of five of Handel's Concerti grossi, Op. 6, is an absolute bargain and highly recommended to any lover of great music. Considering William Christie and Les Arts Florissants are among the most brilliant interpreters of Handel, that these gorgeous works afforded them an ideal platform for their talents, and that Harmonia Mundi provided the best possible engineering to capture their glorious sound, this album is an embarrassment of riches not to be missed. One regrets, however, that there are just 5 of the 12 concerti; since Christie recorded only Nos. 1, 2, 6, 7, and 10 for Harmonia Mundi before switching to Erato, there is no follow-up disc for the rest of Op. 6. But this is an exceptional package for anyone who does not already own a complete set, and a great deal even for those who do. The ripieno glows with a burnished luster in the resonant acoustic, and the concertino soloists are wonderfully expressive, technically polished, and utterly clear in execution. Handel's genius, of course, is comparable only to Bach's, and these exquisite works are fine choices for any beginner exploring Baroque music beyond the Brandenburg Concertos.