M543 Week 5 (Week of February 10)

Georg Frideric Handel (1685–1759)

LISTENING:

Suite in E major, HWV 430 (1720) (The Harmonious Blacksmith)

• Prelude
• Allemande
• Courante
• Air con variazioni

(Alicia De Larrocha)

Chaconne in G Major, HWV 435 (1733)

Suite in Bb major, HWV 434 (1733)

• Prelude
• Sonata
• Aria con Variazioni

Suite in d minor, HWV 436 (1733)

• Allemande
• Allegro
• Air: Lentement
• Gigue: Presto
• Menuetto

(Trevor Pinnock)

Reading:

NG2: Entry on Handel.  Skim sections 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5, Read 6, 7 and 16

Domenico Scarlatti (1685–1757)

LISTENING:

Keyboard Sonatas:

•             K1 in d minor
•             K3 in a minor
•             K25 in f# minor
•             K141 in d minor
•             K284 in G major
•             K380 in E major
•             K386 in f minor
•             K387 in f minor
•             K520 in G major
•             K523 in G major

(Mikhail Pletnev)

Reading:

NG2: Entry on Handel.  Skim sections 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5, Read 6, 7 and 16