Twelve concerti grossi, Op. 6, is a collection of twelve concerti written by Arcangelo Corelli probably in the 1680s but not prepared for publication until 1714. They are among the finest and first ex
Arcangelo Corelli
The Twelve Grand Concertos, Op. 6, HWV 319–330, by George Frideric Handel are concerti grossi for a concertino violin duet and a ripieno four-part string orchestra with harpsichord continuo. First pub
Twelve concerti grossi, Op. 6 (Corelli)
…caused waves of concerto grosso writing in Germany and England, where in 1739 George Frideric Handel honored Corelli directly with his own "Opus 6" collection of twelve. The first eight are concerti da chiesa while the last four are concerti da camera…
George Frideric Handel, engraving by John Faber after a painting by Thomas Hudson
Marco Ricci, 1709: Baroque opera rehearsal in the Haymarket Theatre, London
Portrait of Arcangelo Corelli from the title page of his Twelve Concerti Grossi Op. 6
George Shepherd, 1811: Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre, where most of Handel's Concerti Grossi Op. 6 were first performed in winter 1739–40