The Handel Project (Handel: 3 Suites - Brahms: Handel Variations)
South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho turns to the harpsichord-keyboard worlds of Handel and Brahms with his 2023 Deutsche Grammophon release. The album pairs three of Handel's elegant keyboard suites with Brahms' set of variations on a Handel theme—an inspired pairing that shows how different eras responded to the same source material. Cho's approach is refined without being precious. Handel's music sparkles with baroque clarity, while Brahms' variations demonstrate how a 19th-century master reinterpreted earlier language. For anyone wanting an entry point to early keyboard music that sounds fresh rather than dusty, this is an ideal choice.
Item Details+
| Genre | Classical |
| Notes | Sealed. |
| Media | Mint (M) |
| Sleeve | Mint (M) |
| Label | Deutsche Grammophon |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | Europe |
| Format | CD |
Tracklist+
. GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL: Suite No. 2 In F Major HWV 427 (From 8 Suites De Pièces Pour Le Clavecin, 1720)
1. 1. Adagio 2:38
2. 2. Allegro 2:17
3. 3. Adagio 1:36
4.. 4. Allegro [Fugue] 2:14
. GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL: Suite No. 8 In F Minor HWV 433 (From 8 Suites De Pièces Pour Le Clavecin, 1720)
5. 1. Prélude 2:16
6. 2. Allegro [Fugue] 2:28
7. 3. Allemande 3:04
8. 4. Courante 1:40
9. 5. Gigue 2:03
. GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL: Suite No. 5 In E Major HWV 430 (From 8 Suites De Pièces Pour Le Clavecin, 1720)
10. 1. Prélude 2:09
11. 2. Allemande 4:33
12. 3. Courante 1:42
13. 4. Air - Double I-V [Air With 5 Variations "The Harmonious Blacksmith"] 3:37
. JOHANNES BRAHMS: Variations And Fugue On A Theme By Handel In B Flat Major Op. 24
14. Aria 0:49
15. Variation I 0:47
16. Variation II. Animato 0:41
17. Variation III. Dolce 0:44
18. Variation IV. Risoluto 0:49
19. Variation V. Espressivo 0:56
20. Variation VI 0:55
21. Variation VII. Con Vivatià 0:37
22. Variation VIII 0:35
23. Variation IX. Poco Sostenuto 1:17
24. Variation X. Energico 0:35
25. Variation XI. Dolce 0:47
26. Variation XII. Soave 0:49
27. Variation XIII. Largamente, Ma Non Più 1:25
28. Variation XIV. Sciolto 0:37
29. Variation XV 0:43
30. Variation XVI. Piano Ma Marcato 0:30
31. Variation XVII. Più Mosso 0:28
32. Variation XVIII. Grazioso 0:50
33. Variation XIX. Leggiero E Vivace 1:06
34. Variation XX. Legato 1:22
35. Variation XXI. Dolce 0:50
36. Variation XXII. 1:04
37. Variation XXIII. Vivace E Staccato 0:32
38. Variation XXIV 0:33
39. Variation XXV 0:37
40. Fuga 5:13
. GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL: Sarabande In B Flat Major HWV 440/3
41. 3rd mvt. from Suite No. 7 In B Flat Major From 9 Suites De Pièces Pour Le Clavecin, 1733 2:38
. GEORG FRIEDRICH HÄNDEL: Minuet In G Minor
42. In Past Editions Treated As 4th mvt. From Suite No. 1 In B Flat Major HWV 434 From 9 Suites de Pièces Pour Le Clavecin, 1733 4:20
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