GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)

Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426

11:26

1

1

Prelude

1:44

2

2

Allemande

3:15

3

3

Courante

3:31

4

4

Gigue

2:56

Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427

8:54

5

1

Adagio

2:21

6

2

Allegro

2:35

7

3

Adagio

1:23

8

4

Allegro

2:35

Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428

23:16

9

1

Prelude

0:47

10

2

Allegro

3:08

11

3

Allemande

3:39

12

4

Courante

2:29

13

5

Air & Doubles

8:38

14

6

Presto

4:35

Suite No. 4 in E minor, HWV 429

13:46

15

1

Allegro

3:54

16

2

Allemande

2:07

17

3

Courante

2:48

18

4

Sarabande

3:21

19

5

Gigue

1:36

Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430

13:44

20

1

Prelude

2:04

21

2

Allemande

4:03

22

3

Courante

2:50

23

4

Air & Doubles

4:47

Suite No. 6 in F sharp minor, HWV 431

9:02

24

1

Prelude

1:51

25

2

Largo

1:42

26

3

Allegro

2:39

27

4

Gigue

2:50

Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432

19:49

28

1

Ouverture

4:51

29

2

Andante

4:21

30

3

Allegro

2:09

31

4

Sarabande

2:33

32

5

Gigue

1:17

33

6

Passacaille

4:38

Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433

12:05

34

1

Prelude

2:05

35

2

Allegro

2:30

36

3

Allemande

3:30

37

4

Courante

1:39

38

5

Gigue

2:21

Laurence Cummings harpsichord

4, 5, 6 & 9 November 2008