The Very Best of Handel
Kevin Mallon · Charles Medlam · Jeremy Summerly · Jozef Kopelman · Wolfgang Helbich · Alan Cuckston · František Vajnar · Joachim Carlos Martini · Nicholas Ward · Richard Edlinger
The Very Best of Handel (2005), CD, on Naxos. Music by George Frideric Handel, performed by Kevin Mallon, Charles Medlam, Jeremy Summerly, Jozef Kopelman; 28 tracks.
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Tracklist
Disc 1
Zadok the Priest, HWV 258: I. Zadok the Priest
George Frideric Handel - Coronation Anthem no. 1, HWV 258 “Zadok the Priest”
Zadok the Priest, HWV 258: II. And all the people rejoiced
George Frideric Handel - Coronation Anthem no. 1, HWV 258 “Zadok the Priest”
Zadok the Priest, HWV 258: III. God save the King
George Frideric Handel - Coronation Anthem no. 1, HWV 258 “Zadok the Priest”
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La paix
George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Concerto grosso no. 12 in B minor, HWV 330 (op. 6): III. Larghetto, e piano
George Frideric Handel - Concerto grosso in B minor, op. 6 no. 12, HWV 330
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Part III: See, the conqu'ring hero comes!
George Frideric Handel - Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 58: “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” (Chorus of Youths, Chorus of Virgins)
Water Music: Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: I. Overture: Largo - Allegro
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Lascia ch'io pianga (Let me lament)
George Frideric Handel - Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
Keyboard Suite no. 5 in E major, HWV 430: IV. Air, "Harmonious Blacksmith"
George Frideric Handel - Suite de pièce in B-flat major, Vol. 2 no. 1, HWV 434
Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74: I. Eternal source of light divine
George Frideric Handel - Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. Le rejouissance
George Frideric Handel - Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Concerto grosso no. 6 in D major, HWV 317 (op. 3): I. Vivace
George Frideric Handel - Concerto grosso in D major, op. 3 no. 6, HWV 317
Disc 2
Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
George Frideric Handel - Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: IV. What passion cannot music raise and quell
Oboe Concerto no. 3 in G minor, HWV 287: III. Sarabande: Largo
George Frideric Handel - Oboe Concerto no. 3 in G minor, HWV 287
Concerto grosso no. 6 in G minor, HWV 324 (op. 6): I. Larghetto e affettuoso
George Frideric Handel - Concerto grosso in G minor, op. 6 no. 6, HWV 324
Samson, HWV 57, Act III: Let the Bright Seraphim
George Frideric Handel - Samson, HWV 57: Act III. Air: Let the bright seraphim (Israelite woman)
Violin Sonata no. 7 in D major, HWV 371: III. Larghetto
George Frideric Handel - Violin Sonata in D major, op. 1 no. 13, HWV 371
Concerto a due cori no. 3 in F major, HWV 334: III. A tempo ordinario
George Frideric Handel - Concerto a due cori no. 3 in F major, HWV 334
Water Music: Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VI. Air
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro]
Water Music: Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe
George Frideric Handel - Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu: Largo (Serse)
George Frideric Handel - Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
Concerto grosso no. 3 in G major, HWV 317 (op. 3): II. Allegro
George Frideric Handel - Concerto grosso in G major, op. 3 no. 3, HWV 314
Te Deum in D major, HWV 283, "Dettingen": XII. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day