Throughout his life Handel was famous as a brilliant performer on keyboard instruments, and he began composing for them in his youth: his early training under Zachow included the study of the most important 17th-century German composers for the keyboard, and their influence can be seen in the harpsichord music which he had written by the time he left Hamburg for Italy in 1706. He seems to have taken it up again only after he settled in England in 1712, and during the next few years he wrote a large number of harpsichord works, with a peak about 1717, when he was becoming involved with the music at Cannons.

Apparently Handel was in no hurry to publish these compositions, and manuscript copies were made for friends and patrons. The primary source for our text is the third impression of the Cluer edition. As well as the Walsh, le Cène and Leclerc editions there are important manuscript sources, including some autographs, which give much additional information concerning the text.

Vorwort
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Preface
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Faksimiles / Facsimiles
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Suite Nr. 1 A-Dur HWV 426 / Suite no. 1 in A major HWV 426
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Suite Nr. 2 F-Dur HWV 427 / Suite no. 2 in F major HWV 427
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Suite Nr. 3 d-Moll HWV 428 / Suite no. 3 in D minor HWV 428
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Suite Nr. 4 e-Moll HWV 429 / Suite no. 4 in E minor HWV 429
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Suite Nr. 5 E-Dur HWV 430 / Suite no. 5 in E major HWV 430
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Suite Nr. 6 fis-Moll HWV 431 / Suite no. 6 in F-sharp minor HWV 431
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Suite Nr. 7 g-Moll HWV 432 / Suite no. 7 in G minor HWV 432
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Suite Nr. 8 f-Moll HWV 433 / Suite no. 8 in F minor HWV 433
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
Anhang / Appendix:
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
1. Ursprünglicher Schluss-Satz (Satz 5) von Suite Nr. 2: Allegro F-Dur HWV 427/[5] / Original Finale (Movement 5) from Suite no. 2: Allegro in F major HWV 427/[5]
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
2. Erstfassung des ursprünglichen Schluss-Satzes von Suite Nr. 2: Prelude F-Dur HWV 488 / First Version of Original Finale from Suite no. 2: Prelude in F major HWV 488
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
3. Vorform von Suite Nr. 3, Satz 1: Prelude d-Moll HWV 565 / Preliminary Form of Suite no. 3, Movement 1: Prelude in D minor HWV 565
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
4. Variante zu Suite Nr. 3, Satz 5 / Variant of Suite no. 3, Movement 5
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
5. Erstfassung von Suite Nr. 3, Satz 6: Lesson d-Moll HWV 495a / First Version of Suite no. 3, Movement 6: Lesson in D minor HWV 495 a
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
6. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 3, Satz 6 / Early Version of Suite no. 3, Movement 6
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
7. Variante zu Suite Nr. 3, Satz 6: Lesson d-Moll HWV 495 b / Variant of Suite no. 3, Movement 6: Lesson in D minor HWV 495 b
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
8. Ursprüngliche Fassung von Suite Nr. 4, Satz 2 / Original Version of Suite no. 4, Movement 2
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
9. Originalfassung von Suite Nr. 4, Satz 4, Takte 41-48 / Original Version of Suite no. 4, Movement 4, mm. 41-48
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
10. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 2 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 2
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
11. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 3 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 3
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
12. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 4 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 4
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
13. Frühe Fassung von Suite Nr. 5, Satz 4 / Early Version of Suite no. 5, Movement 4
Instrumentation:
Klavier
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Composer / Author:
Händel, Georg Friedrich
14. Autographe Fassung von Suite Nr. 6, Satz 4 / Autograph Version of Suite no. 6, Movement 4
Instrumentation:
Klavier