This piece of music by George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) is from 1703-06.
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pbizunow: speaking of modernisation -- this piece sounds
surprisingly great with 6/8 swing and walking
bassline. Heard it performed such way once.
majav15mg: This is not how it is originally played on the
harpsichord, as far as I'm concerned. It sounds
rather modernized BUT it still sounds great and
honestly there is absolutely nothing wrong
with it being played in a more "romantic"
style. It is all about personal taste.
jsblator: Congratulations! Händel, Bach and other
geniuses like them brought us the essence of
music, a living one but with a kind of
abstraction. Therefore, any instrument and
different interpretations can be valid. Thanks a
lot for sharing us with your wonderful play.
543693The: belle interprétation personnelle ! Merci !
*****
alb84guitar: Great interpretation, my compliments! If you
want more scores by Handel you can find the
full scores of his suites for keyboard on grunin
DOT com SLASH Handel SLASH index DOT htm
gentlecurrent: I bet he only came for these awesome British
cookies, puddings and sweetmeats ! ;-)
(naah, seriousely, you made a good and valid
point there. At Haendel's time the situation in
Britain was much better for a composer. More
sponsoring, better income and less interference
by church officials and nobility.)
gentlecurrent: Thank you :) That was very much what I meant,
only - this not being my native language - I
couldn't put it that well. The points of view
differ: where I try to play what the composer
imagined, cubus plays what he imagines. Neither
view is wrong. They are only different. In this
case they happen to be exactly contrary. In case
of Debussy or Satie we happen to concur.
1969Chronos: I agree with you as far as the styling is
concerned. Cubus' interpretations may be
idiosyncratic yet gorgeous and inspiring. I too
think that the conventional baroque staccato
used for Scarlatti's, Bach's, and obviously
Handel's keyboard music is conspicuously absent
here. Though intentionally breaking from
traditionally interpretative modes, his audacity
blurs stylistic techniques that distinguish one
period music from another. Playing gives him joy
as much as it does for me.
WongWu: I really like this attitude. I'm beginning to
become more proficient at piano myself, enjoying
it very much, and shielding myself from
communities or schools of thought. For me,
playing the piano is an exercise in passion
and beauty, and I feel it will be muddled if you
introduce rules and formal doctrines.
That said, I really enjoy your videos and can
hardly believe you can play so many pieces!
Cheers!
WongWu: I really like this attitude. I'm beginning to
become more proficient at piano myself,
enjoying it very much, and shielding myself
from communities or schools of thought. For me,
playing the piano is an exercise in passion and
beauty, and I feel it will be muddled if you
introduce rules and formal doctrines.
That said, I really enjoy your videos and can
hardly believe you can play so many pieces!
Cheers!
actorman1: But don't forget, although Haendel was German,
he lived for most of his life in the UK
gentlecurrent: I didn't mean to offend you. I just stated my
personal opinion/taste. Also, being German, I am
morally obliged to side with my countryman
Haendel ;-)
DSM1G90: Excellent and do agree: It's fun to create a new
sound and style in playing a piece - to give it,
'color' ... !
KriBlackRoson: you're amazing
cubusdk: My interpretations develop themselves through
hours, days, weeks or months until a combination
of a particular sound, tempo and phrasing
combines to something I find interesting. I do
not play music according to conventions.
gentlecurrent: You technique is excellent and your Arabesque
#1 is one of my favourites.
However, you play Haendel like you play Debussy
which sounds a bit wrong. This music was written
for cembalo. The original sound would be very
clear and crisp and the timing extremely
precise, almost staccato. (H. was also a good
mathematician and it shows in his music by its
precision). It is of course up to you how you
interpret a tune, but maybe you could try both
and see what you like best? (the "dislike"
wasn't me)
bmdola: very nice
George Frideric Handel: Allemande in D minor, HWV 437.
Musical Pieces 
