Organ concertos, Op. 4 (Handel)
Works

Organ concertos, Op. 4 (Handel)

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HWV	Opus	Key	Composed	Premiere	Published	Movements	Notes

289	Op.4 No.1	G minor / G major	1735–1736	19 February 1736	1738	Larghetto, e staccato - Allegro -Adagio - Andante	First performed with "Alexander's Feast" (HWV 75)

290	Op.4 No.2	B flat major	1735	5 March 1735	1738	A tempo ordinario, e staccato - Allegro - Adagio, e staccato - Allegro, ma non presto	First performed with the oratorio "Esther" (HWV 50b)

291	Op.4 No.3	G minor	1735	5 March 1735	1738	Adagio - Allegro - Adagio -Allegro	Variant versions of last movement. First performed with the oratorio "Esther" (HWV 50b)

292	Op.4 No.4	F major	25 March 1735	1 April 1735	1738	Allegro - Andante - Adagio - Allegro	Originally concluded with 'Alleluja' chorus (HG 20, p. 161), short instrumental ending probably written by Handel for Walsh publication.

293	Op.4 No.5	F major	1735	26 March 1735	1738	Larghetto - Allegro - Alla Siciliana - Presto	Performed with revival of "Deborah" (HWV 51).

294	Op.4 No.6	B flat major	1736	19 February 1736	1738	Andante allegro - Larghetto -Allegro moderato	First performed with "Alexander's Feast" (HWV 75). Originally composed for the harp, but later arranged for the organ

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The concertos were premiered in March, HWV 290 and 291 in Esther and HWV 293 in Deborah.

final_sentence: The concertos were premiered in March, HWV 290 and 291 in Esther and HWV 293 in Deborah.