G.F. Händel - Lascia ch'io pianga (Organ Solo)

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This is just an excerpt from a video I'll post this Saturday at 4.30 pm, featuring “Lascia ch'io pianga”, a famous aria for soprano composed by Georg Friedrich Händel.
Masterpiece that I have already presented on this channel, recorded at the Bianchi organ of the Santuario della Consolata, in Turin, here instead performed on the Vittino/Vegezzi-Bossi organ located in the church of Saint John the Baptist, in Centallo (also in Italy).
In both versions I’ve made extensive use of the 16' and 8' foundation stops, with the realization of the crescendos mostly entrusted to the sole hands, with appropriate doubling of the harmonies, where necessary, in order to obtain a crescendo effect without adding any further registers that, in my opinion, would have disturbed the sweet and contemplative aura that this piece must maintain throughout its nostalgic development.

After previous uses in other operas composed by him, Händel reused this aria in the second act of Rinaldo, with a new text, entrusting it to the character of Almirena while addressing to his jailer Argante.
Rinaldo was a great success for Händel, so the aria is commonly associated with that opera and is mainly known in its form in the latter.
The aria in Rinaldo is written in F major, in the sarabande rhythm with a meter of 3/2 and a Largo pace indication. The instrumentation includes violins I and II, viola and continuous bass.
The aria has established itself as a concert piece, performed and recorded by many great artists and has been included in the soundtrack of various films.
The version recorded here is my organ arrangement, which seems relevant to me to present in this Lenten period in order to underline the importance of sadness in our lives, especially in a society that no longer wants to face suffering and sacrifice.
It is only through fully experienced pain that joy can acquire a complete meaning!
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