Asako Ogawa - 8 Great Su [CD]

Please Note Not All Our New Items Are Shrink Wrapped.All items shipped within 3 working days of payment.The London-based Japanese harpsichordist Asako Ogawa has recorded Handel's 8 Great Suites for Harpsichord on a rich sounding instrument in a perfect acoustic, showcasing her brilliant technique and engrossing interpretation. rr

This release follows on from her critically acclaimed debut for FHR, the 6 Partitas of J.S. Bach (FHR92). Ogawa is one of the today's most versatile performers on the keyboard, from virginals, harpsichord, fortepiano to modern piano.rr

'Bach Partitas with refined control' - The Independent, 4 Starsr

'...her playing radiated excitement, and a vivid sense of the character of each individual piece'. - BBC Music Magazine, 4 Starsrr

Like Bach and Scarlatti, Handel was a virtuoso keyboard player, but his concentration on opera and oratorio has perhaps obscured this fact for many. He wrote keyboard music throughout his life, his output including some 22 suites for keyboard. Eight of these, known as the Great Suites, and recorded on this album, have been particularly admired since they were first published by John Cluer in London 1720 under the title Suites de Pieces pour le Clavecin.rThe Suites demonstrate the composer's absorption of many different influences including Italian and French styles but they also have a very German feeling for counterpoint.rr

'Asako Ogawa explores the rich variety of styles with rhythmic suppleness and a lively feeling for characterisation. Her extrovert gestures are spontaneous and authoritative, qualities which greatly enhance the two sets of Air and Variations' - BBC Music Magazine; Performance 5 STARS, Recording 5 STARS

Suite No. 1 in A major HWV 426: I. Prelude

Suite No. 2 in F major HWV 427: I. Adagio

Suite No. 1 in A major HWV 426: II. Allemande

Suite No. 2 in F major HWV 427: II. Allegro

Suite No. 1 in A major HWV 426: III. Courante

Suite No. 2 in F major HWV 427: III. Adagio

Suite No. 1 in A major HWV 426: IV. Gigue

Suite No. 2 in F major HWV 427: IV. Allegro

Suite No. 6 in F sharp minor HWV 431: I. Prelude

Suite No. 3 in D minor HWV 428: I. Prelude (Presto)

Suite No. 6 in F sharp minor HWV 431: II. Largo

Suite No. 3 in D minor HWV 428: II. Allegro

Suite No. 6 in F sharp minor HWV 431: III. Allegro

Suite No. 3 in D minor HWV 428: III. Allemande

Suite No. 6 in F sharp minor HWV 431: IV. Gigue: Presto

Suite No. 3 in D minor HWV 428: IV. Courante

Suite No. 5 in E major HWV 430: I. Prelude

Suite No. 3 in D minor HWV 428: V. Air and Variations

Suite No. 5 in E major HWV 430: II. Allemande

Suite No. 3 in D minor HWV 428: VI. Presto

Suite No. 5 in E major HWV 430: III. Courante

Suite No. 8 in F minor HWV 433: I. Prelude (Adagio)

Suite No. 5 in E major HWV 430: IV. Air and Variations, 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'

Suite No. 8 in F minor HWV 433: II. Allegro

Suite No. 4 in E minor HWV 429: I. Allegro

Suite No. 8 in F minor HWV 433: III. Allemande

Suite No. 4 in E minor HWV 429: II. Allemande

Suite No. 8 in F minor HWV 433: IV. Courante

Suite No. 4 in E minor HWV 429: III. Courante

Suite No. 8 in F minor HWV 433: V. Gigue

Suite No. 4 in E minor HWV 429: IV. Sarabande

Suite No. 7 in G minor HWV 432: I. Overture

Suite No. 4 in E minor HWV 429: V. Gigue

Suite No. 7 in G minor HWV 432: II. Andante

Chaconne in G major HWV 435

Suite No. 7 in G minor HWV 432: III. Allegro

Suite No. 7 in G minor HWV 432: IV. Sarabande

Suite No. 7 in G minor HWV 432: V. Gigue

Suite No. 7 in G minor HWV 432: VI. Passacaille

Suite No. 1 in A major HWV 426: I. Prelude

Suite No. 2 in F major HWV 427: I. Adagio

Suite No. 1 in A major HWV 426: II. Allemande

Suite No. 2 in F major HWV 427: II. Allegro

Suite No. 1 in A major HWV 426: III. Courante

Suite No. 2 in F major HWV 427: III. Adagio

Suite No. 1 in A major HWV 426: IV. Gigue

Suite No. 2 in F major HWV 427: IV. Allegro

Suite No. 6 in F sharp minor HWV 431: I. Prelude

Suite No. 3 in D minor HWV 428: I. Prelude (Presto)

Suite No. 6 in F sharp minor HWV 431: II. Largo

Suite No. 3 in D minor HWV 428: II. Allegro

Suite No. 6 in F sharp minor HWV 431: III. Allegro

Suite No. 3 in D minor HWV 428: III. Allemande

Suite No. 6 in F sharp minor HWV 431: IV. Gigue: Presto

Suite No. 3 in D minor HWV 428: IV. Courante

Suite No. 5 in E major HWV 430: I. Prelude

Suite No. 3 in D minor HWV 428: V. Air and Variations

Suite No. 5 in E major HWV 430: II. Allemande

Suite No. 3 in D minor HWV 428: VI. Presto

Suite No. 5 in E major HWV 430: III. Courante

Suite No. 8 in F minor HWV 433: I. Prelude (Adagio)

Suite No. 5 in E major HWV 430: IV. Air and Variations, 'The Harmonious Blacksmith'

Suite No. 8 in F minor HWV 433: II. Allegro

Suite No. 4 in E minor HWV 429: I. Allegro

Suite No. 8 in F minor HWV 433: III. Allemande

Suite No. 4 in E minor HWV 429: II. Allemande

Suite No. 8 in F minor HWV 433: IV. Courante

Suite No. 4 in E minor HWV 429: III. Courante

Suite No. 8 in F minor HWV 433: V. Gigue

Suite No. 4 in E minor HWV 429: IV. Sarabande

Suite No. 7 in G minor HWV 432: I. Overture

Suite No. 4 in E minor HWV 429: V. Gigue

Suite No. 7 in G minor HWV 432: II. Andante

Chaconne in G major HWV 435

Suite No. 7 in G minor HWV 432: III. Allegro

Suite No. 7 in G minor HWV 432: IV. Sarabande

Suite No. 7 in G minor HWV 432: V. Gigue

Suite No. 7 in G minor HWV 432: VI. Passacaille

• Genre: Classical
• Product Type: AUDIO CD
• Barcode: 5060216341422

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