George Frideric Handel

Ouverture in C major, HWV 456/4

c. 1725

This is an arrangement of the overture to the opera Rodelinda (HWV 19). The menuet also exists individually, with only minor differences, as the menuet in C major (HWV 497).

Recommended editions

Hallische Händel-Ausgabe (Bärenreiter) · IV/19 · BA 4043 · Einzeln überlieferte Instrumentalwerke II · ed. Terence Best

Duration: 6'

Difficulty: 3