🇩🇪Georg Friedrich Händel ： Suite in g-moll HWV 451

This keyboard suite unfolds through several dance-based movements, creating contrast across the work. Within its writing, which makes effective use of concise motifs and repetition, listen for melodies passed between the hands, the movement of the inner voices, and the changing harmonies to bring the musical flow into sharper relief. It is important to clarify the rhythm and metrical emphasis of each movement while carefully shaping the ends of phrases. Ornamentation should be played lightly, without disturbing the pulse; by relying less on the pedal and distinguishing the voices through fingertip articulation, the performer can balance clarity of sound with the momentum of the dances. Keeping the differing characters of the movements in mind, aim to shape the work’s overall tension and release.