George Frideric Handel’s six organ concertos op. 4 are published here in an unaccompanied
edition for positive (small organ without pedal), the chamber instrument which was popular in
Handel’s day. Karl Matthaei endeavoured to create an organ part which, whilst keeping ease
of performance in mind, would permit recognition of the original basic text in the tutti passages
and the same time would make it possible to play these concertos without supporting orchestra.