G.F. Händel - ANDANTE from Organ Concerto in G Minor, HWV 289 (Organ transc. by W. T. Best)

🎵 Roberto Bertero at the organ of Turin’s Santuario della Consolata (Church of the Virgin of the Consolation). This video is featuring the famous Andante by Händel, IV Movement of the Concerto for Organ and Orchestra HWV 289, transcribed for solo organ by William Thomas Best. This Concerto belongs to Op. 4, a collection of six compositions by Georg Friedrich Händel, written in London between 1735 and 1736. Composed to make the wait pleasant during the intervals of the oratorios (Esther, Deborah and Athalia) to be performed at the Covent Garden theatre, Handel used the organ, an instrument until then relegated to mere liturgical service, to give it a new, more modern and brilliant character. This splendid and rightly celebrated Movement can be understood, especially on an instrument like the organ, as a great crescendo of sonority and interest. My professor Jean Guillou used to perform it also as an encore in his concerts. Welcome to this YouTube channel aimed at providing some quality online documentation concerning the "Camillo Guglielmo Bianchi" organ located in the Consolata Sanctuary, Turin (Italy). Audio or audio-video file will be regularly uploaded, all recorded LIVE. The sound will be captured with Zoom H5 audio recorder (96kHz / 24bit), while footage will be filmed with Canon EOS 5D Mark IV. The intent is to create a database of the musical literature performed by me, titular organist in this prestigious sanctuary, right during the religious services along the Liturgical Year or during the organ auditions, between one Mass and another. SUBSCRIBE to this channel    / @organoconsolata   ______________________________________   Organ built by Camillo Guglielmo Bianchi (year 1864). Restructured by Carlo Vegezzi Bossi (year 1889). Mechanical transmission 2 manuals 61 notes Pedalboard with 27 parallel keys Interlocking handcuff register control 7 bellows   Stoplist     GREAT: Terza mano Voce Umana S                    Bombardino 16' B             Tromba 16' S                     Trombone 8' B                   Trombe 8' S                        Clarone 4' B                      Corno Ing. 16' S                 Cornamusa 8' S               Voci Corali 16' S                 Oboe 8' S                             Viola 4' B                          Violone 8' B                       Violino 8' S                          Corno Dolce 16' S               Flauto Trav 8' S                  Flauto 4' B                      Flauto 4' S                         Ottavino S                  Cornetto I                          Cornetto II Principale 16' B Principale 16' S Principale 8' I B Principale 8' I S Principale 8' II B Principale 8' II S Ottava I B Ottava I S Ottava II B Ottava II S XII B XII S XV I XV II XIX XXII-XXII XXVI-XXIX XXXIII-XXXVI XL-XLIII     PEDAL:                   Bombarde 16'                     Trombone 8'                      Unione Tastiere        Contrabbasso 16' Bassi 8' Ripieno 9 file Ped Tasto Pedale II Timpani                                                                                                                   SWELL: Principale 8' B                 Principale 8' S                    Ottava 4'  B                         Ottava 4' S                        XV                                     XIX                                  XXII                                   XXVI- XXIX               Arpa XII B                       Arpa XII S                    Fagotto B Trombe S Clarone 8 B Violoncello 8' S Corno Ing.8' S Viola 8' B Violino 2 canne S V.Flebile S Cornetto II S Flauto Trav 8' B Ottavino S