Leo van Doeselaar (organ),
George Frideric Handel - Organ Concerto no. 2 in B flat major, op. 4, HWV 290,
Tempo ordinario and Allegro (I and II),
with the Freiburger Barockorchester,
performed at the Early Music Festival in Utrecht, the Netherlands,
on August 24th, 1990.
www.leovandoeselaar.com
@NorbertZF I recall reading in The Bach Reader, that in Bach/Handel's time such habit was frowned upon. Those who did this were sarcastically called "knights of the keyboard".
mercoid 11 months ago
A fine if somewhat "staid" or restrained performance. I find it very distracting when a keyboardist is bopping their head around while playing. I personally don't do that because I might lose my place in the music while playing. I let my hands do all the "work" of conveying some measure of authority over the music. But, to each his own I suppose.
NorbertZF 1 year ago