HANDEL, George Frideric (1685-1759)
Klavierwerke, Band 1: Erste Sammlung von 1720. Die acht großen Suiten. / Keyboard Works, Volume 1: First Set of 1720. The Eight Great Suites. HWV 426-433:
Vorwort / Preface
Faskimiles / Facsimiles
Suite Nr. 1 A-Dur HWV 426 / Suite no. 1 in A major HWV 426
Suite Nr. 2 F-Dur HWV 427 / Suite no. 2 in F major HWV 427
Suite Nr. 3 d-Moll HWV 428 / Suite no. 3 in D minor HWV 428
Suite Nr. 4 e-Moll HWV 429 / Suite no. 4 in E minor HWV 429
Suite Nr. 5 E-Dur HWV 430 / Suite no. 5 in E major HWV 430
Suite Nr. 6 fis-Moll HWV 431 / Suite no. 6 in F-sharp minor HWV 431
Suite Nr. 7 g-Moll HWV 432 / Suite no. 7 in G minor HWV 432
Suite Nr. 8 f-Moll HWV 433 / Suite no. 8 in F minor HWV 433
Anhang / Appendix:
1. Ursprünglicher Schluss-Satz (Satz 5) von Suite Nr. 2: Allegro F-Dur HWV 427/[5] / Original Finale (Movement 5) from Suite no. 2: Allegro in F major HWV 427/[5]
2. Erstfassung des ursprünglichen Schluss-Satzes von Suite Nr. 2: Prelude F-Dur HWV 488 / First Version of Original Finale from Suite no. 2: Prelude in F major HWV 488
3. Vorform von Suite Nr. 3, Satz 1: Prelude d-Moll HWV 565 / Preliminary Form of Suite no. 3, Movement 1: Prelude in D minor HWV 565
4. Variante zu Suite Nr. 3, Satz 5 / Variant of Suite no. 3, Movement 5
5. Erstfassung von Suite Nr. 3, Satz 6: Lesson d-Moll HWV 495 a / First Version of Suite no. 3, Movement 6: Lesson in D minor HWV 495 a
6. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 3, Satz 6 / Early Version of Suite no. 3, Movement 6
7. Variante zu Suite Nr. 3, Satz 6: Lesson d-Moll HWV 495 b / Variant of Suite no. 4, Movement 2
8. Ursprüngliche Fassung von Suite Nr. 4, Satz 4, Takte 41-48 / Suite no. 4, Movement 2
9. Originalfassung von Suite Nr. 4, Satz 4, Takte 41-48 / Original Version of Suite no. 4, Movement 4, mm. 41-48
10. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 2 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 2
11. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 3 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 3
12. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 4 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 4
13. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 4 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 4
14. Autographe Fassung von Suite Nr. 6, Satz 4 / Autograph Version of Suite no. 6, Movement 4
Klavierwerke, Band 2: Suites de Pièces pour le Clavecin. Zweite Sammlung von 1733. / Keyboard Works, Volume 2: Suites de Pièces pour le Clavecin. Second Set of 1733. HWV 434-442:
Preface
Editorial Note
Faksimiles / Facsimiles
1. Prelude, Sonata und Air mit Variationen B-Dur / Prelude, Sonata and Air with variations in B-flat major HWV 434/1-3
2. Chaconne G-Dur / in G major HWV 435
3. Suite d-Moll / in D minor HWV 436
4. Suite d-Moll / in D minor HWV 437
5. Suite e-Moll / in E minor HWV 438
6. Suite g-Moll / in G minor HWV 439
7. Suite B-Dur / in B-flat major HWV 440
8. Suite G-Dur / in G major HWV 441
9. Preludio und Chaconne G-Dur / Preludio and Chaconne in G major HWV 442
Anhang / Appendix:
(1) Minuet g-Moll / in G minor HWV 434/4
(2) Nr. 1, frühe Fassung von Satz 1 und Satz 2 (Takte 1-11) / no. 1, early Version of Movement 1 and Movement 2 (mm. 1-11)
(3) Nr. 1, Satz 3, frühe Fassung / no. 1, Movement 3, early Version
(4) Nr. 2, erste Fassung / no. 2, first Version
(5) Nr. 2, Fassung 3 (Takte 1-8) / no. 2, Version 3 (mm. 1-8)
(6) Nr. 2, Fassung 4, Variation 9 und 10 / no. 2, Version 4, Variation 9 and 10
(7) Nr. 3, Satz 1, frühe Fassung / no. 3, Movement 1, early Version HWV 479
(8) Nr. 5, Satz 3, Variante / no. 5, Movement 3, Variant HWV 438/3b
(9) Nr. 6, Satz 4, frühe Fassung / no. 6, Movement 4, early Version HWV 493a
(10) Nr. 6, Satz 4, frühe Fassung / no. 6, Movement 4, early Version HWV 493b
(11) Nr. 7, Satz 1, frühe Fassung / no. 7, Movement 1, early Version HWV 440/1a
(12) Nr. 7, Satz 3, frühe Fassung / no. 7, Movement 3, early Version HWV 440/3a
Klavierwerke, Band 3: Einzelne Suiten und Stücke. Erste Folge. / Keyboard Works, Volume 3: Miscellaneous Suites and Pieces. First Part:
Preface
Editorial Note
1. Sechs Fugen / Six Fugues:
Fuga I g-Moll / in G minor HWV 605
Fuga II G-Dur / in G major HWV 606
Fuga III B-Dur / in B-flat major HWV 607
Fuga IV h-Moll / in B minor HWV 608
Fuga V a-Moll / in A minor HWV 609
Fuga VI c-Moll / in C minor HWV 610
2. Sonata C-Dur / in C major HWV 577
3. Capriccio F-Dur / in F major HWV 481
4. Preludio ed Allegro g-Moll / in G minor HWV 574
5. Fantaisie C-Dur / in C major HWV 490
6. Suite d-Moll / in D minor HWV 447
7. Suite g-Moll / in G minor HWV 452
8. Capriccio g-Moll / in G minor HWV 483
9. Allemande A-Dur / in A major HWV 477
10. Allemande F-Dur / in F major HWV 476
11. Gigue F-Dur / in F major HWV 492
12. Prelude d-Moll / in D minor HWV 562
13. Sonatina G-Dur / in G major HWV 582
14. Sonatina B-Dur / in B-flat major HWV 585
15. Prelude fis-Moll / in F-sharp minor HWV 570
16. Air A-Dur / in A major HWV 468
17. Sonata C-Dur / in C major HWV 578
18. Prelude - Allegro a-Moll / in A minor HWV 575
19. Lesson a-Moll / in A minor HWV 496
20. Partita A-Dur / in A major HWV 454
21. Prelude g-Moll / in G minor HWV 572
22. Sonata G-Dur / in G major HWV 579
Klavierwerke, Band 4: Einzelne Suiten und Stücke. Zweite Folge. / Keyboard Works, Volume 4: Miscellaneous Suites and Pieces. Second Part:
Preface
Editorial Note
1. Suite C-Dur / in C major
2. Partita G-Dur / in G major
3. Prelude d-Moll / in D minor
4. Prelude - Capriccio G-Dur / in G major
5. Ouverture g-Moll / in G minor
6. Entrée g-Moll / in G minor
7. Chaconne g-Moll / in G minor
8. Preludio d-Moll / in D minor
9. Allegro C-Dur / in C major
10. Chaconne F-Dur / in F major
11. Suite d-Moll / in D minor
12. Suite d-Moll / in D minor
13. Sonatina d-Moll / in D minor
14. Allemande a-Moll/ in A minor
15. Fuga F-Dur / in F major
16. Chaconne g-Moll / in G minor
17a. Partita c-Moll / in C minor
17b. Suite c-Moll / in C minor
18. Prelude - Allegro a-Moll / in A minor
19. Air g-Moll / in G minor
20. Toccata g-Moll / in G minor
21. Sonatina g-Moll / in G minor
22. Sonata g-Moll / in G minor
23. Concerto G-Dur / in G major
24. Air B-Dur / in B-flat major
25. Preludium F-Dur / in F major
26. Preludium f-Moll / in F minor
27. Prelude g-Moll / in G minor
28. Prelude E-Dur / in E major
29. Air g-Moll / in G minor
30. Air B-Dur / in B-flat major
31. Impertinence g-Moll / in G minor
32. Air F-Dur / in F major
33. Allegro d-Moll / in D minor
34. Courante h-moll / in B minor
Anhang / Appendix:
1. Air c-Moll / in C minor
2. Sonatina a-Moll / in A minor
3. Aria c-Moll / in C minor
These volumes encompass Handels output over a long period spanning
approx. 1705 to 1750.
Volumes I and II include both collections of suites (1720 and 1733) which the composer himself saw to print. These standout in terms of their compositional demands and are a testimony to Handels sometimes idiosyncratic treatment of the Baroque form. Volumes III and IV contain all the other individual surviving pieces and miscellaneous suites.
The edition, based on the Urtext of the Halle Handel Edition , has been edited by the internationally-renowned Handel scholar Terence Best. The music text in each volume, which also takes into consideration alternative versions of individual pieces, is accompanied by a detailed foreword on the history of the compositions, transmission and performance practice.
Editor: Northway, Peter / Best, Terence