Passacaglia

« This arrangement is made of the “Passacaglia” from the “Suite in G Minor HWV 432” by Handel for solo piano combined with “After the Harpsichord Suite in G Minor HWV 432” written by Johan Halvorsen, also known as “The Impossible Duet” for Cello and Violin. » (Adélaïde Ferrière)

George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel was a German, later British, Baroque composer who spent the bulk of his career in London, becoming well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos. Handel received important training in Halle and worked as a composer in Hamburg and Italy before settling in London in 1712; he became a naturalised British subject in 1727. He was strongly influenced both by the great composers of the Italian Baroque and by the middle-German polyphonic choral tradition.