♥♥♥♥♥♥ "Det drejer sig om flot musik. Prangende komponeret for hele to orkestre, der spiller op imod hinanden i kompositioner, som viser Händels mesterskab som komponist i en stil med masser af inspiration fra 1700-tallets moderne italienske musik" Politiken, juni 2018 The concerto genre gave Handel an opportunity to reuse material from his choral works by presenting ‘transcriptions’ enriched with multiple effects. The contrasts of timbre, volume and colour between the strings and the two cori of wind instruments add a highly theatrical dimension that forms the basis of this interpretation by the Freiburger Barockorchester. This music is immediately attractive and immensely lively. Concerto a due cori, HWV 334 F major / Fa majeur / F-Dur 1 I. Ouverture 1'42 2 II. Allegro 2'46 3 III. Allegro ma non troppo 3'08 4 IV. Adagio 2'26 5 V. Andante larghetto 3'23 6 VI. Allegro 4'10 Concerto a due cori, HWV 332 B flat major / Si bémol majeur / B-Dur 7 I. Ouverture 1'25 8 II. Allegro ma non troppo 2'17 9 III. Allegro 2'31 10 IV. Largo 2'31 11 V. A tempo ordinario 1'37 12 VI. Alle breve moderato 2'22 13 VII. Minuet 2'05 Concerto a due cori, HWV 333 F major / Fa majeur / F-Dur 14 I. Pomposo 1'46 15 II. Allegro 1'58 16 III. A tempo giusto 2'52 17 IV. Largo 2'14 18 V. Allegro ma non troppo 3'48 19 VI. A tempo ordinario 3'26