Handel: Miscellaneous Keyboard Works Giovanni Mazzocchin

• George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759):
• 1 Handel: Allemande in F Major, HWV 476 05:32
• 2 Handel: Gigue in F Major, HWV 492 00:50
• 3 Handel: Chaconne in F Major, HWV 485 03:54
• 4 Handel: Keyboard Sonata in G Minor, HWV 580 01:56
• 5 Handel: Keyboard Sonatina in G Minor, HWV 583 00:32
• 6 Handel: Suite in G Minor, HWV 453: II. Entrée 01:18
• 7 Handel: Air in G Minor, HWV 467 02:44
• 8 Handel: Minuet in G Minor, HWV 434/4 01:38
• 9 Handel: Capriccio in G Minor, HWV 483 01:24
• 10 Handel: Chaconne in G Minor, HWV 486 04:09
• 11 Handel: Prelude in G Minor, HWV 572 00:59
• 12 Handel: Fugue in G Minor, HWV 605 02:47
• 13 Handel: Fugue in G Major, HWV 606 03:21
• 14 Handel: Fugue in B-Flat Major, HWV 607 03:35
• 15 Handel: Fugue in B Minor, HWV 608 03:22
• 16 Handel: Prelude in A Minor, HWV 575 01:56
• 17 Handel: Fugue in A Minor, HWV 609 04:47
• 18 Handel: Fugue in C Minor, HWV 610 02:41
• 19 Handel: Preludium in F Major, HWV 567 01:59
• 20 Handel: Fugue in F Major, HWV 611 02:23
• 21 Handel: Prelude in E Major, HWV 566 01:30
• 22 Handel: Fugue in E Major, HWV 612 01:46
• 23 Handel: Allemande in B Minor, HWV 479 03:12
• 24 Handel: Courante in B Minor, HWV 489 01:28
• 25 Handel: Allemande in A Minor, HWV 478 02:31
• 26 Handel: Allemande in A Major, HWV 477 02:48
• 27 Handel: Chaconne in G Major, HWV 435 12:50
• Total Runtime 01:17:52

Info for Handel: Miscellaneous Keyboard Works

Georg Friedrich Handel was born 1685 in Halle, Germany, and worked in Germany, Italy and England.

In 1720 Handel became Musical Director of the Royal Academy of Music in London, and in 1727 a naturalized English Citizen. When he died in 1759 he was recognized as one of the most important composers of his time known for his operas and oratorios (among them, The Messiah), for his concerto grossi and his organ concertos, and for his chamber music and solo harpsichord music. Most of Handel's keyboard works date from the period of 1720–1740, and many of them were printed during the composer's lifetime.

The compositions of this particular album are rare works covering a wide span of Handel’s creative life, from his Hamburg years until about 1750; but most of them were written before 1720.

The album contains a collection of freely assembled pieces into "suites" based on the key. Each suite ends with an magnificent chaconne. The famous Chaconne in G major, also included, was based on the ancient "ground bass" also used by contemporary Johann Sebastian Bach in his Goldberg Variations, BWV 988 [also recorded by the performer]. The eight fugues (HWV 605-612) are here presented with preludes in "arpeggiato" style.

The performer, Giovanni Mazzocchin (Beethoven, L. van: Late Piano Sonatas, Op. 101, 106 'Hammer-Klavier', 109, 110, 111; Beethoven, L. van: Variations 'Diabelli' Op. 120 & Bagatelles Op. 126; Haydn, FJ: Late Piano Sonatas, Nos. 59-62 (Hob.XVI: 49-52)), arranged a special album with music that is rarely heard on the modern piano and, nonetheless, flaunts its skills in baroque embellishments and arpeggios.

The recording was captured using a pair of Brüel & Kjær microphones from the 90s.

Giovanni Mazzocchin, piano

Giovanni Mazzocchin
is born in Bassano del Grappa in 1994. He studied at the Conservatory 'Arrigo Pedrollo' in Vicenza under the guidance of Marco Tezza.

During the years of conservatory he also attended masterclasses with some notable pianists such as Carlo Grante, Alexander Madzar and Filippo Gamba. He degreed in 2012 with high degrees, honor and special mention.

Giovanni is now student at the University of the Padua in the faculty of Computer Science, and he combines the study with the musical interest.

He is as an OnClassical artist since November 2015. A first collaboration with the label includes the recording of the late sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven, Opus 101 & 106 (Hammerklavier) and Opus 109, 110, 111 (OnClassical Cat. OC141C), and the Bach's Goldberg Variations.

This album contains no booklet.