Seong-jin Cho - The Handel Project Handel-suite... [BEST]

Released on , by Deutsche Grammophon , "The Handel Project" is South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho's exploration of George Frideric Handel’s keyboard music, paired with Johannes Brahms’s monumental homage to the Baroque master. The album topped Billboard’s weekly classical chart shortly after its release. Album Overview & Philosophy

Cho discovered Handel’s keyboard suites during the pandemic and was drawn to their melodic, "from the heart" quality, which he found more accessible than the intellectual complexity of Bach. To maintain the spirit of the original harpsichord, Cho uses , focusing instead on crystalline articulation and varied touch to bring out distinct "voices"—at times even imagining the left hand as a bassoon or the right as a violin. Repertoire Guide Seong-Jin Cho: The Handel Project - Gramophone Seong-Jin Cho - The Handel Project Handel-Suite...