Once the least thoroughly recorded of the great masters, Handel nonetheless has had his champions, and their efforts to bring his music out of obscurity have led to a lasting revival. Although Handel's instrumental pieces and songs have been arranged several times for the modern orchestra, most notably by Elgar and Beecham, such arrangements were popularizations that failed to present the music in a proper Baroque style. This compilation fares better than its precursors, for the orchestra is small and some attempts are made ...
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Once the least thoroughly recorded of the great masters, Handel nonetheless has had his champions, and their efforts to bring his music out of obscurity have led to a lasting revival. Although Handel's instrumental pieces and songs have been arranged several times for the modern orchestra, most notably by Elgar and Beecham, such arrangements were popularizations that failed to present the music in a proper Baroque style. This compilation fares better than its precursors, for the orchestra is small and some attempts are made at correct ornamentation. On the whole, though, these pieces are played in a straightforward style on modern instruments, with few nods toward authentic performance practice. Although E. Power Biggs is given top billing and is featured as a soloist in the sonata from The Triumph of Time and Truth and the Concerto in B flat major, his role is mainly restricted to the occasionally exposed continuo part. Charles Groves and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra have the lion's share of the...
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