GFHandel - Harpsichord Suites Fuga I in G minor

[VicodinAddicted]

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[TaylorGirl99]

not a single dislike :D <3

[fukyous]

I feel like I'm playing an old NES rpg game. Sweet.

[adamworth1979]

I just bought my first real harpsichord and having a difficult time finding sheet music. Anyone knows a good book with various harpsichord compositions? I have many of Bach's works, but would love Handel's and other other Baroque composers, also renaissance and early baroque. Shoot me an e-mail if you have suggestions.

[shadowxtremo]

@adamworth1979 I don't know about books, but in IMSLP there are LOTS of free sheet music, so you can start there, find nice music and then you can find and buy some book that has the music you like to have a nice version of the sheet =D. For harpsichord you should search mainly for baroque composers.

[achantus1]

After Bach ( the pinnacle of western music), there is no competitor to Handel when it comes to fugues (or anything else, really). Just listen to some of his choral work. Fantastic! Handel was untraditional; he did'nt always follow strict form. And even though I regard Bach as the greatest composer,of all times I must admit that Handel was much better as a dramatisist and as a lyrical/pastoral composer.

[adamworth1979]

@achantus1 I do agree with you and with Bach being my all time favorite composer I also love Handel. But you cannot overlook Telemann. I have been a fan of Baroque music since I was in my early teens and the more I listen to it, the harder it is to say that I have a "favorite" composer. There are so many baroque composers with so much talent, skill and artistry that I find myself having a new favorite every time. I've come to realize that I love Baroque music and all Baroque composers.

[achantus1]

@adamworth1979 It was an age with so many incredible talents, like Henry Purcell, one of my favourites. What a talent he was, and he died so tragically young, at the age of 36, just like Mozart. But I I also love later composers, like Mozart , Beethoven and Wagner. But in our silly age, there is no understanding of the beauty and excellence of this type of music. It makes me so sad and frustrated. The pinnacle of western civisization is negleted and forgotten. How crazy is that?

[achantus1]

Händels fugues are, in my opinion underestimated. Not only his harpsichord fugues but also his choral work.

[gregoriobarbosa]

Beautiful!

[Nataarci03]

Wow I'm very ignorant about music, but this sounds just lovely!!

[NihilTico]

The Fugal trinity, Bach, Händel, Mozart.

Maybe Mozart/Haydn, but Haydn, I don't believe mastered it to the degree Mozart did.

Also, I think difference between Bach and Mozart's fugues are truly just stylistic, there is nothing less impressive about a Bach or Mozart Fugue contrasted against each other, you have to compare them from different points of view, since they came from different eras.

[Kiwimagik]

@NihilTico IMHO, I think that Beethoven was superior to Mozart at writing polyphony. Even though Mozart did a great job with his Kyrie Eleison and the finale of the Jupiter symphony, he's still no match for Beethoven's Hammerklavier and Missa Solemnis.

[MarSwanlake]

Hermoso!

[angelb650650]

един е Бах,и той умря.... ;)))

[b0ttomzone]

There are also quite a few very good fugues that were written in the Romantic era by Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, and others.

And of course there are 20th century fugues, like the ones that Paul Hindemith wrote.

[shnimmuc]

This is a double fuge with two subjects. At the end of Alexanders Feast he (Handel) manages a quardriple fugue with four subjects. One of the only examples known.

[shnimmuc]

Haydn wrote many great fugues, certainly as great as Mozart`s.

[shnimmuc]

Handel`s greatest fugues are choral. Alexander`s Feast has a quadripartite or double double fugue at the end.

[HERIBERTO37ify]

Bonito video

[MVLausun]

I admit that Bach is a great fugue master but the "fugue" should not be taken under Bach's hegemony. Other composers wrote many beautiful fugal pieces too which might seem lighter than Bachs'. But the difference in style makes them individual.

[elbartorowitz]

@MVLausun , Hi, can you tell me if you know another version of this piece on youtube. I'm fond of it and i would like to hear someone else ;)

tell me if this piece is part of " Harpsichord Suite in G Minor HWV432."

thanks .

Alex

[jkenyon1985]

Bach is the fugue master indeed, but there is a freshness in Handel's fugues that really sets them apart from other composers, especially if you've been listening to a lot of Bach. I find that besides Bach, most composers' fugues either sound academic or simply mediocre. Not so with Handel. These are works of an unbridled imagination, yet masterful in form.

[HARMONICO101]

Indeed. "Lyrical" I guess is the best word to describe them.

[baroquegeek]

I agree with you 1000%. Have you heard Domenico Scarlatti's fugues? There are 5 of them (Kp.30, 41, 58, 93 & 417) within the 550+ that he wrote. I find they are somewhat similar to that of Handel. . Everyone plays Kp 30 (Cat Fugue) and to a far lesser extent the marathon fugue 417 (but nothing compared to Bach's length). They don't have the keyboard gymnastics like most of his sonatas but they are extremely beautiful.

[parquar]

Mozart's fugues, however, I find legit although sometimes light on the counterpoint. (I of course prefer Bach's). Zoltan something completed Bach's last fugue Contrapunctus XIV and did an absolutely amazing job. Most non-Bach fugues do seem like crap though. Including my attempts lol

[Dirkovic80]

@parquar

then u got to listen 2 the double fugue of the 3rd movement of mozarts organ fantasy in f (kv 608) its is breathtaking i promise ,it sounds like it could be bach in the beginning of his last movement but in the last minute u will hear some of the most epic counterpoints mozart has ever done

the last minute of his piece is beyond this world

he even wrote a letter about this organ piece (it was improvised in dresden when some organist tried 2 mess with him)

[parquar]

@Dirkovic80 It was less of a true fugue than a fuguetta or whatever you would call a miniature within and subordinate to a larger structure. I say that not to try to be technical but because it didn't have much that would bring it beyond an improvisatory style in the way of content due to the lack of the real variations and episodes that make fugues stand out as better than standard. Honestly based on that and what I have heard I would put even Mendelssohn as a better composer of fugues

[Dirkovic80]

@parquar

mozart himself said that it is a double fugue , so i dont understand why u say its not ... anyways i dont watch who is the best fugue composer but the best overall composer , and that mozart perfected the counterpoint is out of discussion for me , only listen to his great c minor mass or requiem he allways hits the perfect situations

2 complex for mendelsohn and co.^

his partitures sometimes look so damn simple but they sound divine

sry if i cant argue with u so good in english

[Dirkovic80]

cause its not my motherlanguage , so pls try to answer simplier next time if u do (so i dont have 23 use the dictionary 2 much ^)

and if u get me wrong its not my intention , i respect your oppinion ...

the mendelssohn fugue is nice y but i like the beginning most how he intrudced the 2nd voice in 0:13 it sound baroque and majestic but it doesnt get as extatic in the end as mozart used 2 get

but i think mendelssohn does 2 much repititions which make sound it a bit "boring "

[Dirkovic80]

but mb i give u another example of mozarts music on the organ

/watch?v=UkkwMonNsbQ

this for example is the smae theme in C (listen to his great switch from majour to minor in 0:30 or his extatic counterpoints in 1:35 - 1:37 , and especially the section from 3:30 till the end listen to this hollow deepest bass u ever will hear at the ending again ^ he does no repitions as mendelsohn he does oppositions ^ listen carefully and u will realize what i mean , its rlly sick makes u cry almost

[Dirkovic80]

and what i wanted 2 see is that mozart started wrtinig fugues after he was 20 yrs old , he didnt write that much for organ and harpsichord as bach or mendelssohn did but he also composed some pretty nice fugues , and thats why i said he is the completest composer , wether for choir , opera, orchestra , soloinstruments he owned everything

mb beethoven was better composer for the piano thats what i would accept and bach and haendel better organ composers but overall no1 could mess with mozart

[Dirkovic80]

here some other examples of mozarts greatness

/watch?v=Um6oxvCFGkw (listen to the theme in the beginning the 2 violines and the viola play 6 times in a row exactly the same note/tone only the cello varies, it sounds just scary , greatness through simplicity )

or some of my favorite pieces of mozart menuett of 40th symphony

/watch?v=VVZc8IOo4QI&feature=r­elated

this interpretation is the best i found on utube yet but still not very good, so imagine how this rlly has to sound

[Dirkovic80]

i can send u the perfect interpretation on mp3 if u want

i know its no fugue, but listen to this great polyphony it blows your mind . fugues are also kind of polyphone structures so u can compare a bit

/watch?v=36614oq2O_4&feature=r­elated here the piano transcription for better understanding

[parquar]

@Dirkovic80 A double fugue as a small movement within the entire piece yes but not a very full fugue on its own. That was what I was saying. Listening to everything my impression on Mozart still is that he limited his potential by conforming too much to what was fashionable. You would probably like other composers from the classical era because they are very similar in parts

[Dirkovic80]

@parquar

here the best interpretation: /watch?v=C5M9KsJ3qRM

listen 2 this piece and u can imagine how truely awesome mozart was

Mozarts still the best and most complete composer who ever lived , his music gives u feelings from another world

the master of masters forever untouchable

[parquar]

Given it being based on an improv or whatever a small degree of excuse is given but it is still kept in my mind how shallowly constructed his fugues always appear. Beethoven in his great fugue far surpassed anything (in its structure, counterpoint, and vision) I've heard from Mozart and can give example for Mendelssohn's writing with his fugue in e minor (/watch?v=4VGbJ9O_GfA). Bach without question remains untouched and I will tell you fugue in g minor (little and great) search koopman shoelace

[alilapointe1]

@Dirkovic80 you mean an orgasmic feeling but with music? i get those all the time

[Dirkovic80]

@alilapointe1

no its a feeling of deepest respect i have when i listen to mozarts great music.

the word "awesome" is abused today but mozarts music is really awesome

his musical skills are just from another world

[sdasix]

@parquar regardless of how terrible our own fugues might sound the process itself, of trying to write a fugue, is always thrilling!

[dolofonos]

@jkenyon1985 You ought listen to Buxtehude.

[julieification]

@jkenyon1985 Thanks for educating you tubers like me. I don't know what you know about composers, but Handel's music does something to my spirit. I love his music.

[mtv565]

@jkenyon1985 My favourite fugue of Handel is "He Trusted in God".

[twfourofsix]

@mtv565

My favorite fugue of Handel is "He saw the lovely youth" from the Oratorio "Theodora" from 1752.

[julieification]

@morvensky By church, do you mean like a funeral? I love Jesus Christ, and I love beautiful music. So ridiculous that God has been equated with funeral dirges. He is the creator of beauty, both physical and musical. I agree that Handel moves my emotions. I have come to love his music.

[NoirDoresu]

this is awesome :D

[gislim]

Pretty good, but Bach is still the fugue master

[pierretang]

MY FAVOURITE PIECE OF HANDEL