Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
What we know as "Handel’s Opus 3" is most likely little more than a brazen attempt by the London publisher John Walsh to make some quick money. In 1715, Walsh had issued a pirated edition of Corelli’s 12 Concerti grossi, Op. 6 which proved an instant success and left him constantly looking for similar opportunities. Almost 20 years later, perhaps in the knowledge that the royal protection granted to Handel’s musical output was about to expire, Walsh assembled a set of six orchestral pieces for a wide range of instruments. He prefaced them with a wholly misleading title-page – based on Corelli’s style-defining collection – and advertised them as Handel’s "Opera Terza".
It is likely that Handel never took part in the selection and organization of the individual movements, although he may have been involved in the revisions made when a reprint was necessary a few years later. Selected from various sources, the six concertos certainly don’t form an organic cycle – in complete contrast to the future Op. 6 concerti grossi, which Handel carefully conceived as a set. The fact remains that Opus 3 contains some of Handel’s best-loved music, in instrumental combinations that are colorful and often unexpected – aspects that Martin Gester and his musicians in the Tasmanian period band Van Diemen’s Band make the most of. © BIS Records
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From kr133,33/month
Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Concerto grosso in G Major, Op. 3 No. 3, HWV 314 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Concerto grosso in D Minor, Op. 3 No. 5, HWV 316 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Concerto grosso in D Major, Op. 3 No. 6, HWV 317 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Concerto grosso in F Major, Op. 3 No. 4a, HWV 315 "Orchestra" (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 1, HWV 312 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
George Frideric Handel, Composer - Martin Gester, Conductor, MainArtist - Hans Kipfer, Producer - Haig Burnell, SoundEngineer - Van Diemen's Band, Ensemble, MainArtist
2021 BIS 2021 (P) BIS
Album review
What we know as "Handel’s Opus 3" is most likely little more than a brazen attempt by the London publisher John Walsh to make some quick money. In 1715, Walsh had issued a pirated edition of Corelli’s 12 Concerti grossi, Op. 6 which proved an instant success and left him constantly looking for similar opportunities. Almost 20 years later, perhaps in the knowledge that the royal protection granted to Handel’s musical output was about to expire, Walsh assembled a set of six orchestral pieces for a wide range of instruments. He prefaced them with a wholly misleading title-page – based on Corelli’s style-defining collection – and advertised them as Handel’s "Opera Terza".
It is likely that Handel never took part in the selection and organization of the individual movements, although he may have been involved in the revisions made when a reprint was necessary a few years later. Selected from various sources, the six concertos certainly don’t form an organic cycle – in complete contrast to the future Op. 6 concerti grossi, which Handel carefully conceived as a set. The fact remains that Opus 3 contains some of Handel’s best-loved music, in instrumental combinations that are colorful and often unexpected – aspects that Martin Gester and his musicians in the Tasmanian period band Van Diemen’s Band make the most of. © BIS Records
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 24 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:48
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Van Diemen's Band Martin Gester
- Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel
- Label: BIS
- Genre: Classical Chamber Music
2021 BIS 2021 BIS
Improve album informationWhy buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.