Handel Reimagined

Ponty, Clara

NC 20005

When Baroque Meets Modernity: Composer–Pianist Clara Ponty unveils her album “Handel Reimagined”

How can we breathe new contemporary life into the legacy of George Frideric Handel? With her new album “Handel Reimagined,” pianist and composer Clara Ponty offers a bold and intimate reinterpretation of the Baroque repertoire. Born out of the isolation of lockdown and a prestigious invitation to the city of Halle in Germany (Handel’s birthplace), this opus breaks down the boundaries between eras, making classical music accessible to all generations.

Handel Reimagined - All works are inspired by well-known Suites, Minuets and of course one of his most famous works: Water Music. Clara Ponty revived the music in her own way and gave it all her own twist.

Works:

•Clara Ponty: Sweet Gigue (After Handel's Suite in E Minor-Gigue, G.162)
•Clara Ponty: Sarabande Reimagined (After Handel's Suite in D Minor-Sarabande, G.110)
•Clara Ponty: Baroque Andante (After Handel's Suite in D Minor-Presto, G.117)
•Clara Ponty: Permets-Moi de pleurer (After Handel's Opera Rinaldo-Lascia ch'io pianga)
•Clara Ponty: Gladsome Passacaille (Arrangement by Johan Halvorsen) [After Handel's Passacaglia]
•Clara Ponty: Ode to River Thames (After Handel's Water Music Orchestral Suite No. 2, HWV 349 in D Major Alla Hornpipe)
•Clara Ponty: Mysterious Minuet (After Handel's Minuet in G Minor, G.242)
•Clara Ponty: A Majestic Air (After Handel's Water Music Orchestral Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 248. Air)
•Clara Ponty: Royal Anthem (After Handel's Coronation Anthem Zadok the Priest)

CD x 1

Neo Classics

11.05.26

5063758200059