Composition: Organ Concerto in G minor, HWV 291 (Handel, George Frideric)

Title Organ Concerto in G minor
Creators George Frideric Handel (composer)
Opus HWV 291
Instrumentation violin, cello, organ and orchestra
violin, cello, harpsichord and orchestra
Number of movements
Keys G minor
Composed 1735
First published 1738
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Composition types Concertos
Period Baroque
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Metronome Key Measures
Adagio
Allegro
Adagio
Gavotte: Allegro

Arrangements

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Scores

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Variant of Movement 4 (scan) · view
Revision (scan) · view
view Complete I. Adagio · view
II. Allegro · view
III. Adagio · view
IV. Allegro · view
Engraving files (Finale) · view
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view Complete parts Violin Solo/Violins I/Oboe 1/2 · view
Violins II · view
Violas · view
Cello Solo/Cellos/Basses/Bassoon · view
view Complete parts Organ solo · view
Oboe 1 · view
Oboe 2 · view
Violins I (incl. violin solo) · view
Violins II · view
Violas · view
Cellos/Basses (incl. cello solo) · view
view Complete parts Violin solo · view
Violins I · view
Violins II · view
Violas · view
Cello solo · view
Cellos/Basses · view
view Complete Arrangement for organ Complete Score · view

Recordings/Performances

DetailsTypeEnsemblePerformersFiles
view Synthesized Orchestre de chambre Paul Kuentz (orchestra) Marie-Claire Alain (organ) and Françoise Baudlot (harpsichord) Complete Performance · file
view Synthesized Orchestre De Chambre Jean-François Paillard (orchestra) Marie-Claire Alain (organ) and Jean-François Paillard (conductor) Complete Recording · file
view Synthesized Complete Performance · file
view Synthesized London Philharmonic (orchestra) E. Power Biggs (organ) and Adrian Boult (conductor) Complete Performance · file
view Synthesized 1. Adagio · file
2. Allegro · file
3. Adagio · file
4. Allegro · file
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