Piano Works, Vol. 4: Single Suites & Pieces, Part 2 (Urtext).

The Suites nos 1 and 2 may well be Handel's earliest surviving keyboard works; we may reasonably assume that they were written in his boyhood in Halle. The early period which ended with his departure from Hamburg for Italy in 1706 possibly covers nos 1–18. Handel earned his living in Hamburg partly by giving harpsichord lessons, and may have written some or all of those pieces for his pupils.

The present volume contains all Handel's harpsichord works which survive only in contemporary manuscript copies. In the absence of autographs there is little direct evidence about dates of composition. The pieces are arranged in what the editor believes is their approximate chronological order: there being no historical evidence the order has been determined on stylistic comparison.

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Suite C-dur HWV 443

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Partita G-dur HWV 450

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Prélude d-moll HWV 563

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Prélude e Capriccio G-dur HWV 571

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Ouverture (Ouverture, Entrée, Chaconne) g-moll HWV 453

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Preludio d-moll HWV 564

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Allegro C-dur HWV472

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Chaconne F-dur (für zweimanualiges Cembalo) HWV 485

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Suite d-moll HWV 448

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Suite d-moll HWV 449

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Sonatina d-moll HWV 581

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Allemande a-moll HWV 478

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Fuga F-dur HWV 611

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Chaconne g-moll HWV 486

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Partita c-moll HWV 444

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Suite c-moll HWV 445

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Prélude-Allegro a-moll HWV 576

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Air g-moll HWV 467

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Toccata g-moll HWV 586

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Sonatina g-moll HWV 583

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Sonata g-moll HWV 580

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Concerto G-dur HWV 487

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Air B-dur HWV 471

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Preludium F-dur HWV 567

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Preludium f-moll HWV 568

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Prélude g-moll HWV 573

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Prélude E-dur HWV 566

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Air g-moll (für zweimanualiges Cembalo) HWV 466

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Air B-dur (für zweimanualiges Cembalo) HWV 470

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Impertinence g-moll HWV 494

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Air und zwei Doubles F-dur HWV 465

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Allegro d-moll HWV 475

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Courante h-moll HWV 489

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Anhang: Air c-moll HWV 458

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Sonatina a-moll HWV 584

Händel, Georg Friedrich - Aria c-moll HWV 459