Concerto for organ HWV. 289 (Op. 4 n. 1) | Georg Friedrich Händel

Concerto for organ HWV. 289 (Op. 4 n. 1) | Georg Friedrich Händel

Georg F. Händel (1685-1759) is the writer of some spectacular organ concertos, such as this one, HWV. 289 (Op. 4 n. 1). 289 (Op. 4 n. 1). The sonority of the concerto was purposely designed for the pipe organ, which vibrates with the scales and presents the listener with major harmonies at the end of each movement.

This composition, originally played during the intervals of the ode Alexander’s Feast, is an excellent piece of classical music interpreted here on the first pipe organ of the Heralds of the Gospel, located in our formation house in São Paulo, Brazil, built by the master organ-builder Edson Groth.

Georg Friedrich Händel was a German composer who became a British citizen in 1726. From an early age, he showed remarkable musical talent, and even despite the opposition of his father, who wanted him a lawyer, he managed to receive qualified training in the art of music. In addition, he had an impressive facility for composing, sometimes composing faster than his librettists could provide him with the text for his operas and oratorios.

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