1732 Garrels organ in the Grote Kerk, Maassluis, The Netherlands

Handel With Care

…one of the most popular and influential composer-performers of the Baroque era continues to inspire in the 21st century.

Program Broadcast dates:

• Week of February 23, 2009

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Music played in the program

Hour 1

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL: Organ Concerto No. 1 in g, Op. 4, no. 1 –La Divina Armonia Ensemble, Lorenzo Ghielmi, conductor & organist (2007 Pradella/Santuario del Divin Prigioniero, Valle de Colorina, Italy) Passacaille CD-944

HANDEL: Organ Concerto No. 5 in F, Op. 4 (solo version; movements 1 & 2) –Calvert Johnson (1747 Parker/St. James Chapel, Great Packington, England, UK) Calcante CD-035

HANDEL (arranged Best): Organ Concerto No. 5, Op. 4 (solo version; movements 3 & 4) –Lorenz Maycher (1955 Aeolian-Skinner/Trinity Episcopal Church, Bethlehem, PA) Raven OAR-710

HANDEL: Fugue in B-flat –Jennifer Bate (1693 Smith/Addlington Hall, Cheshire, England, UK) Regis CD-1113

HANDEL: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, from Solomon. ALAN SMITH: Scherzo on Gopsal PAUL AYRES: The Departure of the Queen of Sheba –Paul Ayres (1998 Goetze & Gwynn/Handel House Museum, London, England, UK) Priory CD-894

PERCY GRAINGER: Handel in the Strand –William Saunders (1864 Willis-1931 Rutt/St. Mary-le-Tower, Ipswich, England, UK) Regent CD-296

HANDEL (arranged Ashton): Overture, from Music for the Royal Fireworks –Graham Ashton Brass Ensemble; Anthony Newman (1993 Mander/Church of Saint Ignatius Loyola, New York, NY) Sonoma CD-001

Filler - HANDEL: Organ Concerto in F –Calvert Johnson (see above)

Hour 2

HANDEL: Keyboard Suite No. 2 in F, HWV 427 –Garrick Ohlsson, piano. Bridge CD-9193

HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in D/d, Op. 3, no. 6 –Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr, conductor (1986 Collins continuo organ) Harmonia Mundi CD-907415

HANDEL: Il Pastor Fido Overture –Christopher Nickol (1989 Flentrop/Dunblane Cathedral, Scotland, UK) Priory CD-606

SIGFRID KARG-ELERT: Homage to Handel, Op. 75, no. 5 –Jaap Kroonenburg (1732 Garrels/Grote Kerk, Maassluis, The Netherlands) Lindenberg BC-54

Filler - HANDEL: Concerto Grosso in D, Op. 3, no. 6 (see above)