Handel - Concerto Grosso No. 4 in F major, Op. 3, HWV 315 (2º Mov., Allegro)
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The Concerti grossi, Op. 3, HWV 312–317, are six concerti grossi by George Frideric Handel compiled into a set and published by John Walsh in 1734. Musicologists now agree that Handel had no initial knowledge of the publishing. Instead, Walsh, seeking to take advantage of the commercial success of Corelli's Concerti grossi, Op. 6, simply combined several of Handel's already existing works and grouped them into six "concertos".
The structure of Op. 3 is somewhat unusual. The six concertos have anything between two and five movements, but only one of them contains the usual four movements. Only occasionally are the instrumental forces set in the traditional concerto grosso manner: a tutti group and a contrasting, soloistic concertino group. However, the concertos are filled with virtuoso solo passages for both the strings and the woodwinds, thus maintaining the form of the concerto grosso despite the lack of traditional contrasting forces.
The fourth concerto in F major is the only piece in the opus that follows a four movement framework. Although the layout of this work does not reflect the typical concerto grosso as the music was pulled straight from the 1716 overture to the 1715 opera Amadigi di Gaula, the piece uniquely displays many aspects of Handel's concerto grosso style. The piece is scored for two oboes, one bassoon, strings, and continuo.
About it's structure, this Concerto Grosso is set in four moevments:
1. Andante - Allegro
2. Andante
3. Allegro
4. Minuetto
The piece of this video, Concerto Grosso No. 4 in F major, Op. 3, HWV 315 (2º Mov., Allegro), is the second movement of the Handel's Concerto Grosso No. 4 in F major, Op. 3, HWV 315.
Performers: B’Rock Orchestra