Handel's Grand Concertos Op. 6

This book offers a deep analysis of Handel's Twelve Grand Concertos, Op. 6, a part of Handel's repertoire which has remained relatively understudied.

Vadym Rakochi, Lecturer in the Department of Music and Scientific Collaborator at the Institute for Music Research at Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland (2022-2025), is currently a Docent at Basel University, Switzerland.

Part 1: The concerto and the orchestra 1. Three constitutive attributes of the instrumental concerto: Non-concerto cases 2. The birth of the orchestra 3. Orchestra vs ensemble: Similarity vs difference Part 2: Types and models of the instrumental concertos 4. Problems of the instrumental concerto classifications: Concerto grosso 5. Concerto ripieno and solo concerto 6. Concerto models: Handel's reconsideration of the Corellian concerto model Part 3: Analysis of the Twelve Grand Concertos Op. 6 7. Introduction 8. First Concerto 9. Second Concerto 10. Third Concerto 11. Fourth Concerto 12. Fifth Concerto 13. Sixth Concerto 14. Seventh Concerto 15. Eighth Concerto 16. Ninth Concerto 17. Tenth Concerto 18. Eleventh Concerto 19. Twelfth Concerto Conclusions