William Primrose plays Handel/Casadesus Concerto (mvmnt 1)

Just a still frame, no video. I've had quite a few requests for this so I decided not to be lazy and to upload it. I haven't heard any other recordings of this highly under rated piece so as far as i'm concerned, this is a definitive interpretation. This is the first movement, the second and third movements can be listened to at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1fJHxwKn3w
and
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abPF9dvmSh8

By the way, in case some of you guys didn't know, this piece was not actually written by Handel. It was written by french violist/ violist d'amore Henri Casadesus in the style of Handel. He forged the piece under Handel's name and then later admitted to having written it in a court dispute.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Handel
• Henri
• Casadesus
• William
• Primrose
• viola
• concerto
• minor
• Heifetz
• Milstein
• Oistrakh
• Menuhin

[WatcherofTrends]

About the title: It's believed that Casadesus wrote this piece, but realizing that his work wouldn't be taken seriously, put Handel's name on it to make it a success. He's done this on other pieces as well, so the next time you see the author as Handel/Casadesus, it's not that they wrote it together, but rather that Casadesus used Handel's name. I recently played this without harmony for a state audition which I was admitted. One of my favorite pieces for sure.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

I included that bit of info in the description when I first posted this video, but thanks for informing everyone who didn't read it lol

[bigdaveistheman]

@WatcherofTrends

he also did this for the "JC Bach" viola concerto.

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

@bigdaveistheman yup

[29865]

personally, i love it in this tempo! since when does beauty go away when you play a piece quickly?

[AbsoluteZ3R0]

Finally, someone who understands the way I think lol

[jazzychazzy007]

I had the honour of studying with Primrose at I.U.

[mstuartg]

One of the greatest viola players who ever lived

[tlcooper93]

I liked it.

[eduardocatamarca]

Buenísimo! Gracias por compartir esta excelente versión, son difíciles de conseguir en la web

[MrRightguard56]

@iscan000 IMSLP is the greatest thing in the history of the world

[CrazyHufnagle]

Its in Suzuki volume 7

[iscan000]

@Lolitacore have you tried IMSLP? it has all public domain sheet music for free.. i believe this should be public domain because it's handel

[Tim92G]

@WatcherofTrends Yes thats very true. The entire Casadesus family made fakery into a cottage industry. Apparently Henri Casadesus claimed to have come by Handel's original composition, just as he did the Bach one, and that he had "completed" these pieces. Surprisingly, Casadesus could never produce any solid evidence of them. Performers like Primrose, Menuhin, and Heifetz recorded them under Bach and Handel until the 1970's when music experts determined Casadesus to be the composer.

[Kuyree35]

@Kitsurugi You can always try a youtube downloader. I can link one to you if you want.

[Lolitacore]

could someone pass me the sheet music for this concert? I don't find it anywhere

: S pleasee!