George Frideric HANDEL: Allemande in D minor, HWV 437

Cubus plays Allemande in D minor by George Frideric Handel.

MP3 and sheet music: http://cubus-adsl.dk/

Playlist with all musical pieces by HANDEL posted by cubusdk: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D3D1E7773B8C5FC1

Sound: Synthogy Ivory II Grand Pianos - Studio 7ft 16 level 2 (a Yamaha C7 Grand sampled in dynamic 16 levels).

Reverb: Redline Reverb.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• George
• Frideric
• Handel
• händel
• haendel
• allemande
• suite
• no.4
• hwv.437
• classical
• piano
• Cubus

[gentlecurrent]

You technique is excellent and your Arabesque #1 is one of my favourites.

However, you play Haendel like you play Debussy which sounds a bit wrong. This music was written for cembalo. The original sound would be very clear and crisp and the timing extremely precise, almost staccato. (H. was also a good mathematician and it shows in his music by its precision). It is of course up to you how you interpret a tune, but maybe you could try both and see what you like best? (the "dislike" wasn't me)

[cubusdk]

@gentlecurrent My interpretations develop themselves through hours, days, weeks or months until a combination of a particular sound, tempo and phrasing combines to something I find interesting. I do not play music according to conventions.

[bmdola]

very nice

[pbizunow]

speaking of modernisation -- this piece sounds surprisingly great with 6/8 swing and walking bassline. Heard it performed such way once.

[majav15mg]

This is not how it is originally played on the harpsichord, as far as I'm concerned. It sounds rather modernized BUT it still sounds great and honestly there is absolutely nothing wrong with it being played in a more "romantic" style. It is all about personal taste.

[jsblator]

@cubusdk Congratulations! Händel, Bach and other geniuses like them brought us the essence of music, a living one but with a kind of abstraction. Therefore, any instrument and different interpretations can be valid. Thanks a lot for sharing us with your wonderful play.

[543693The]

belle interprétation personnelle ! Merci ! *****

[alb84guitar]

Great interpretation, my compliments! If you want more scores by Handel you can find the full scores of his suites for keyboard on grunin DOT com SLASH Handel SLASH index DOT htm

[gentlecurrent]

@actorman1 I bet he only came for these awesome British cookies, puddings and sweetmeats ! ;-)

(naah, seriousely, you made a good and valid point there. At Haendel's time the situation in Britain was much better for a composer. More sponsoring, better income and less interference by church officials and nobility.)

[gentlecurrent]

@1969Chronos Thank you :) That was very much what I meant, only - this not being my native language - I couldn't put it that well. The points of view differ: where I try to play what the composer imagined, cubus plays what he imagines. Neither view is wrong. They are only different. In this case they happen to be exactly contrary. In case of Debussy or Satie we happen to concur.

[1969Chronos]

@gentlecurrent I agree with you as far as the styling is concerned. Cubus' interpretations may be idiosyncratic yet gorgeous and inspiring. I too think that the conventional baroque staccato used for Scarlatti's, Bach's, and obviously Handel's keyboard music is conspicuously absent here. Though intentionally breaking from traditionally interpretative modes, his audacity blurs stylistic techniques that distinguish one period music from another. Playing gives him joy as much as it does for me.

[WongWu]

@cubusdk I really like this attitude. I'm beginning to become more proficient at piano myself, enjoying it very much, and shielding myself from communities or schools of thought. For me, playing the piano is an exercise in passion and beauty, and I feel it will be muddled if you introduce rules and formal doctrines.

That said, I really enjoy your videos and can hardly believe you can play so many pieces! Cheers!