Georg Friedrich Händel
Arrival of the Queen of Sheba (from Solomon) for organ
Concerto in C Major (from Saul) for organ and orchestra
Music for the Royal Fireworks for organ
Saul, King of Israel (three suites from Saul) for organ and orchestra:
Suite I “Halleluja”, Suite II “Carillon”, Suite III “Resurrection”
Martin Schmeding, organ · Münchener Bach-Orchester
Hansjörg Albrecht, conductor
This new CD by Hansjörg Albrecht contains the Arrival
of the Queen of Sheba and the Music for the Royal Fireworks,
two of Handel‘s best-known works, transcribed
for organ and recorded in Handel‘s baptismal church,
the Marktkirche in Halle. These magnificent sounding
solo works, as well as the newly arranged concertos
for organ and orchestra, will convey a great deal of
Handel‘s unbridled playfulness to the listener: a fine
counterpart to Farinelli‘s divine voice and a “Grand
Musical Entertainment” for the buyer.