The Essential Handel
Neville Marriner · Joshua Rifkin · Peter Hurford · Iona Brown · Adrian Boult · Benjamin Britten · Christopher Hogwood · David Willcocks · Francesco Molinari-Pradelli · George Szell
The Essential Handel (1995), CD, on Decca Music Group. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by Neville Marriner, Joshua Rifkin, Peter Hurford, Iona Brown; 33 tracks.
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Tracklist
Disc 1
Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
Semele HWV 58: Act 2: "Where'er You Walk"
George Frideric Handel - Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 45. “Where’er You Walk” (Jupiter)
Adrian Boult, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Kenneth McKellar
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Hornpipe and Andante
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIb. Andante
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Colin Tilney
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Air
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Colin Tilney
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: Bourée and Hornpipe
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Colin Tilney
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: Hornpipe
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Colin Tilney
Rodelinda, HWV 34: Act 1: "Dove sei, amato bene?"
George Frideric Handel - Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi, HWV 19: Atto I, no. 12. "Dove sei, amato bene?" (Bertarido)
Raymond Leppard, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Bernadette Greevy
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 "Cuckoo and the Nightingale": 1. Larghetto
George Frideric Handel - Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”
Joshua Rifkin, Peter Hurford, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 "Cuckoo and the Nightingale": 2. Adagio
George Frideric Handel - Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”
Joshua Rifkin, Peter Hurford, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 "Cuckoo and the Nightingale": 4. Larghetto
George Frideric Handel - Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”
Joshua Rifkin, Peter Hurford, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 "Cuckoo and the Nightingale": 5. Allegro
George Frideric Handel - Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”
Joshua Rifkin, Peter Hurford, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra
Suite no. 11 in D minor, HWV 437: Sarabande
George Frideric Handel - Suite de pièce in D minor, Vol. 2 no. 4, HWV 437
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III: Waft Her, Angels, Through the Skies
George Frideric Handel - Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 32. Air "Waft her, angels, through the skies" (Jephtha)
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Disc 2
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: I. Ouverture
George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Colin Tilney
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: II. Bourrée
George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Colin Tilney
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La Paix. Largo alla siciliana
George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Colin Tilney
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance
George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Colin Tilney
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: V. Menuet I-II
George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Colin Tilney
Harp Concerto in B-flat, op. 4 no. 6, HWV 294: 1. Andante allegro
George Frideric Handel - Harp Concerto in B‐flat major, op. 4 no. 6, HWV 294
Iona Brown, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Marisa Robles
Harp Concerto in B-flat, op. 4 no. 6, HWV 294: 2. Larghetto
George Frideric Handel - Harp Concerto in B‐flat major, op. 4 no. 6, HWV 294
Iona Brown, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Marisa Robles
Harp Concerto in B-flat, op. 4 no. 6, HWV 294: 3. Allegro moderato
George Frideric Handel - Harp Concerto in B‐flat major, op. 4 no. 6, HWV 294
Iona Brown, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Marisa Robles
Samson HWV 57: Act 3: "Let The Bright Seraphim"
George Frideric Handel - Samson, HWV 57: Act III. Air: Let the bright seraphim (Israelite woman)
Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Joan Sutherland
Concerto grosso no. 6 in D major, op. 3/6, HWV 317
George Frideric Handel - Concerto grosso in D major, op. 3 no. 6, HWV 317
Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: The Trumpet's Loud Clangour
Rodelinda, HWV 34: Act 3: "Vivi, tiranno, io t'ho scampato"
George Frideric Handel - Rodelinda, regina de' Longobardi, HWV 19: Atto III, no. 66. "Vivi, tiranno!" (Bertarido)
Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 1: No. 12, Chorus. For Unto Us a Child Is Born
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 3: No. 45, Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (soprano)
George Frideric Handel - Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Elly Ameling