Handel: Ouverture (Alcina)

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• Handel
• Haendel
• Ouverture
• Alcina

[0314256]

wonderful

[abdul7591]

@mnummer53 I recognized the castle at the beginning too. It is Wasserschloss Bodelschwingh located somewher ein the NW part of Germany.

[mnummer53]

At 1:30: Moritzburg Castle (Schloss Moritzburg) at Moritzburg (near Dresden, Saxony, Germany).

[Malloyism]

There are only 2 or so Basso Continuo worth having in the world of Baroque. Harpsichord and Theorbo. But I have seen up to 3 Positive organs operating in one outfit but I dont know if they were all or not laying down an underlying theme. One actually lead off the chorus in Brockes Passion.

[gera1262]

@harryslide from what i can gather from the score, it seems to be scored for;

2 Oboes

Vlns 1 + 2

Viola

Cello

Bass

and basso continuo, (Harpsichord)

[harryslide]

What is the instrumentation?

Thanks for the great music and fab pictorial of superb and unequalled European architecture! Whatever happened to Euro-exceptionalism? It seems to be remarkably downplayed currently. 

[AliHandel]

Wonderful, A great piece written by the Greatest composer who ever lived, Handel to him we bow the knees.

[baalhaophanim]

Divine! first, we are shaken and put out of place of this world... then, in the fugato, we are transported to hights of light and beauty

[la200o]

One of Handel's best overtures, IMO.

[Arsamenes1]

@laianemesis

At 0:40 the picture shows the catholic court-church (Katholische Hofkirche) at Dresden (Saxony). Constructed between 1739 and 1755 by Gaetano Chiaveri under orders of elector Friedrich August II.