Baroque

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 by George Frideric Handel, composed 1749. 499 recordings in this catalogue, from 1959 to 2024.

Parts

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Orchestra · 28 recordings

Neville Marriner

Conductor · 27 recordings

Bohdan Warchal

Conductor · 22 recordings

Slovak Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 20 recordings

Oliver von Dohnányi

Conductor · 17 recordings

London Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra · 17 recordings

Pierre Boulez

Conductor · 15 recordings

New York Philharmonic

Orchestra · 15 recordings

Most reissued catalogue entries

Ranked by linked albums in the catalogue, with compilations left out and at most two entries per conductor or soloist. Some entries are candidate groups of movements with shared publications and credits. These connections do not establish a shared recording session, equivalent mastering or recording quality.

Oliver von Dohnányi, Bohdan Warchal, Rolf Reinhardt and 5 more
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1985 · on 24 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 24 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Colin Tilney
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1971 · on 12 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 5 catalogue recordings
Browse 5 recordings and 12 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums
Süddeutsche Philharmonie
catalogue year 1990 · on 12 albums
Browse 1 recording and 12 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Süddeutsche Philharmonie
catalogue year 1990 · on 12 albums
Browse 1 recording and 12 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists
catalogue year 1983 · on 11 albums
Browse 1 recording and 11 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums

Recordings (499 of 499)

Conductor

Neville Marriner27 Bohdan Warchal22 Oliver von Dohnányi17 Pierre Boulez15 Stanisław Skrowaczewski14 Jean-François Paillard13 Leopold Ludwig13 Charles Mackerras12 Stanislav Gorkovenko12 August Wenzinger11 Christopher Hogwood11 Alexander Gibson10

Orchestra

Academy of St Martin in the Fields28 Slovak Chamber Orchestra20 London Symphony Orchestra17 New York Philharmonic15 Scottish Chamber Orchestra15 English Chamber Orchestra14 Minnesota Orchestra14 Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra13 Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg13 The English Concert13 Cappella Istropolitana12 Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra11

Label

Decca Classics50 Philips30 Sony Classical27 Naxos25 Philips Classics21 Brilliant Classics20 Deutsche Grammophon20 Warner Classics20 Archiv Produktion17 Decca Music Group15 Decca Records13 Marshall Cavendish12

Decade

1950s5 1960s28 1970s42 1980s87 1990s138 2000s73 2010s47 2020s14

Credited instrument

Organ6 Piano2

Performance practice

Source-backed classifications. Unknown means no reviewed evidence is stored.

Unknown499

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Musick for the Royal FireworksAugust Wenzinger Year: 1962	1962	Archive Production	19:07
Feuerwerksmusik: V. Menuets I & IIAugust Wenzinger Year: 1962	1962	Deutsche Grammophon Musikfest	2:43
Feuerwerksmusik: II. BourréeAugust Wenzinger Year: 1962	1962	Deutsche Grammophon Musikfest	1:22
Feuerwerksmusik: III. Largo alla SicilianaAugust Wenzinger Year: 1962	1962	Deutsche Grammophon Musikfest	3:47
Feuerwerksmusik: IV. AllegroAugust Wenzinger Year: 1962	1962	Deutsche Grammophon Musikfest	1:59
Music for the Royal Fireworks - Suite: Alla sicilianaGeorge Szell, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1961	1961	Decca Classics	2:52
Music for the Royal Fireworks - Suite: OvertureGeorge Szell, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1961	1961	Decca Classics	7:11
Music for the Royal Fireworks - Suite: BourréeGeorge Szell, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1961	1961	Decca Classics	1:07
Music for the Royal Fireworks - Suite: MinuetGeorge Szell, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1961	1961	Decca Classics	3:19
Music for the Royal Fireworks (original version for wind instruments): BourréeCharles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1959	1959	Testament	1:41
Music for the Royal Fireworks (original version for wind instruments): La RéjouissanceCharles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1959	1959	Testament	1:57
Music for the Royal Fireworks (original version for wind instruments): La Paix (Largo Alla Siciliana)Charles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1959	1959	Testament	4:17
Music for the Royal Fireworks (original version for wind instruments): OuvertureCharles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1959	1959	Testament	10:06
Music for the Royal Fireworks (original version for wind instruments): Minuets I & II (with fireworks and cannon effects)Charles Mackerras, London Symphony Orchestra Year: 1959	1959	Testament	3:11
Ein Stück aus der FeuerwerksmusikBohdan Warchal, Cappella Istropolitana	-	Naxos	1:21
Music for the Royal Fireworks: La RéjouissanceKevin Mallon	-	Classic FM	-
Music of the Royal FireworksOliver von Dohnányi, Slovak Philharmonic	-	Mediaphon	9:23
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351, "The Cheerfulness"Süddeutsche Philharmonie	-	United Audio Entertainment	2:15
Feux d'artifice: Menuet IWillem van Otterloo, Residentie Orchestra	-	Fontana	-
Feux d'artifice: La Réjouissance (allegro)Willem van Otterloo, Residentie Orchestra	-	Fontana	-

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