Biography
Though celebrated above all for his operas and oratorios, Handel was a keyboard virtuoso of the first order. His eight suites for harpsichord (1720) are among the most significant keyboard collections of the Baroque, containing the famous Air and Variations known as The Harmonious Blacksmith. His keyboard style is more extrovert and harmonically direct than Bach's — galant in impulse even within Baroque forms.
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Works (59)
Eight Great Suites, HWV 426–433
- Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426: Prelude Prelude Key A major Difficulty
- Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426: Allemande Allemande Key A major Difficulty
- Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426: Courante Courante Key A major Difficulty
- Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426: Gigue Gigue Key A major Difficulty
- Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427: Adagio Adagio Key F major Difficulty
- Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427: Allegro Allegro Key F major Difficulty
- Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427: Adagio (2nd) Adagio (2nd) Key F major Difficulty
- Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427: Fuga Fuga Key F major Difficulty
- Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428: Prelude Prelude Key D minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428: Allemande Allemande Key D minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428: Courante Courante Key D minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428: Air Air Key D minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428: Presto Presto Key D minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 4 in E minor, HWV 429: Allemande Allemande Key E minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 4 in E minor, HWV 429: Courante Courante Key E minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 4 in E minor, HWV 429: Sarabande Sarabande Key E minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 4 in E minor, HWV 429: Gigue Gigue Key E minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430: Prelude Prelude Key E major Difficulty
- Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430: Allemande Allemande Key E major Difficulty
- Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430: Courante Courante Key E major Difficulty
- Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430: Air and Variations (The Harmonious Blacksmith) Air and Variations (The Harmonious Blacksmith) Key E major Difficulty
- Suite No. 6 in F-sharp minor, HWV 431: Prelude Prelude Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 6 in F-sharp minor, HWV 431: Largo Largo Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 6 in F-sharp minor, HWV 431: Allegro Allegro Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: Ouverture Ouverture Key G minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: Andante Andante Key G minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: Allegro Allegro Key G minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: Sarabande Sarabande Key G minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: Gigue Gigue Key G minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: Passacaille Passacaille Key G minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433: Prelude Prelude Key F minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433: Allemande Allemande Key F minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433: Courante Courante Key F minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433: Gigue Gigue Key F minor Difficulty
Miscellaneous Keyboard Works
- Chaconne in F major, HWV 485 Key F major Difficulty
- Fantasia in C major, HWV 490 Key C major Difficulty
- Capriccio in G minor, HWV 483 Key G minor Difficulty
- Capriccio in F major, HWV 481 Key F major Difficulty
- Sonatina in B-flat major, HWV 585 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Sonatina in D minor, HWV 581 Key D minor Difficulty
- Impertinence (Bourrée) in G minor, HWV 494 Key G minor Difficulty
- Air in B-flat major, HWV 471 Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Toccata in G minor, HWV 586 Key G minor Difficulty
- Minuet in A minor, HWV 538 Key A minor Difficulty
- Minuet in G major, HWV 534 Key G major Difficulty
Selected Suites from the Second Collection
- Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434: Prelude Prelude Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434: Sonata Sonata Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434: Aire Aire Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Suite in B-flat major, HWV 434: Menuet Menuet Key B♭ major Difficulty
- Suite in D minor, HWV 437: Prelude Prelude Key D minor Difficulty
- Suite in D minor, HWV 437: Allemande Allemande Key D minor Difficulty
- Suite in D minor, HWV 437: Courante Courante Key D minor Difficulty
- Suite in D minor, HWV 437: Sarabande Sarabande Key D minor Difficulty
- Chaconne in G major with 62 Variations, HWV 435 Key G major Difficulty
- Suite in E major, HWV 438: Prelude Prelude Key E major Difficulty
- Suite in E major, HWV 438: Allemande Allemande Key E major Difficulty
- Suite in E major, HWV 438: Courante Courante Key E major Difficulty
- Suite in E major, HWV 438: Gigue Gigue Key E major Difficulty
- Suite in G major, HWV 441: Chaconne Chaconne Key G major Difficulty
Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426
- Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426: Prelude Prelude Key A major Difficulty
- Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426: Allemande Allemande Key A major Difficulty
- Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426: Courante Courante Key A major Difficulty
- Suite No. 1 in A major, HWV 426: Gigue Gigue Key A major Difficulty
Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427
- Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427: Adagio Adagio Key F major Difficulty
- Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427: Allegro Allegro Key F major Difficulty
- Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427: Adagio (2nd) Adagio (2nd) Key F major Difficulty
- Suite No. 2 in F major, HWV 427: Fuga Fuga Key F major Difficulty
Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428
- Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428: Prelude Prelude Key D minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428: Allemande Allemande Key D minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428: Courante Courante Key D minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428: Air Air Key D minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 3 in D minor, HWV 428: Presto Presto Key D minor Difficulty
Suite No. 4 in E minor, HWV 429
- Suite No. 4 in E minor, HWV 429: Allemande Allemande Key E minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 4 in E minor, HWV 429: Courante Courante Key E minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 4 in E minor, HWV 429: Sarabande Sarabande Key E minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 4 in E minor, HWV 429: Gigue Gigue Key E minor Difficulty
Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430
- Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430: Prelude Prelude Key E major Difficulty
- Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430: Allemande Allemande Key E major Difficulty
- Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430: Courante Courante Key E major Difficulty
- Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430: Air and Variations (The Harmonious Blacksmith) Air and Variations (The Harmonious Blacksmith) Key E major Difficulty
Suite No. 6 in F-sharp minor, HWV 431
- Suite No. 6 in F-sharp minor, HWV 431: Prelude Prelude Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 6 in F-sharp minor, HWV 431: Largo Largo Key F♯ minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 6 in F-sharp minor, HWV 431: Allegro Allegro Key F♯ minor Difficulty
Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432
- Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: Ouverture Ouverture Key G minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: Andante Andante Key G minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: Allegro Allegro Key G minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: Sarabande Sarabande Key G minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: Gigue Gigue Key G minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 7 in G minor, HWV 432: Passacaille Passacaille Key G minor Difficulty
Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433
- Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433: Prelude Prelude Key F minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433: Allemande Allemande Key F minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433: Courante Courante Key F minor Difficulty
- Suite No. 8 in F minor, HWV 433: Gigue Gigue Key F minor Difficulty