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Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”

Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale” by George Frideric Handel, Concerto, composed 1739. 118 recordings in this catalogue, from 1957 to 2025. Scored for Organ.

Movements

I. Larghetto
II. Allegro
III. Larghetto
IV. Allegro

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Simon Preston

Conductor · 13 recordings

Jörg Faerber

Conductor · 9 recordings

Martin Haselböck

Conductor · 9 recordings

Yehudi Menuhin

Conductor · 9 recordings

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 9 recordings

Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn

Orchestra · 9 recordings

Colin Tilney

Soloist · 9 recordings

Ton Koopman

Conductor · 8 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.

Simon Preston, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1983 · on 13 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 13 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums
Munich Chamber Orchestra, Eberhard Kraus
catalogue year 1993 · on 11 albums
Browse 1 recording and 11 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Munich Chamber Orchestra, Eberhard Kraus
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1993 · on 10 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 3 catalogue recordings
Browse 3 recordings and 10 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
Linked albums
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, George Malcolm
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1999 · on 5 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 5 catalogue recordings
Browse 5 recordings and 5 linked albums
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Joshua Rifkin, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Peter Hurford
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1995 · on 4 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 4 catalogue recordings
Browse 4 recordings and 4 linked albums
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Linked albums

Recordings (118)

Conductor

Simon Preston13 Jörg Faerber9 Martin Haselböck9 Yehudi Menuhin9 Ton Koopman8 Adrian Boult7 Jaap Schröder6 Jean-François Paillard6 August Wenzinger5 Helmuth Rilling5 Karl Münchinger5 Neville Marriner5

Orchestra

Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra9 Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn9 Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra & Choir8 Munich Chamber Orchestra8 Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra6 Academy of St Martin in the Fields5 Collegium Aureum4 Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra4 Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss4 I Barocchisti4 Orchester Wiener Akademie4 The English Concert4

Label

Decca Classics20 London Records10 EMI Classics9 Erato9 Brilliant Classics8 Decca Music Group8 Deutsche Grammophon8 harmonia mundi8 Sony Classical7 Philips Classics6 Archiv Produktion5 Decca Records5

Decade

1950s5 1960s10 1970s13 1980s11 1990s33 2000s21 2010s8 2020s9

Credited instrument

Organ97 Piano4 Violin4

Performance practice

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

Unknown118

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Concerto n° 13 en fa majeur: III. LarghettoCollegium Aureum, Rudolf Ewerhart Year: 1967	1967	harmonia mundi	3:05
Concerto n° 13 en fa majeur: IV. AllegroCollegium Aureum, Rudolf Ewerhart Year: 1967	1967	harmonia mundi	3:08
Orgelkonzert Nr. 13 F-Dur, Der Kuckuck und die Nachtigall: II. AllegroFranzjosef Maier, Collegium Aureum, Rudolf Ewerhart Year: 1967	1967	Sony Classical	3:26
Konzert F-dur (Ohne Op.)August Wenzinger, Eduard Müller Year: 1966	1966	Archiv Produktion	12:04
Concerto n° 13 en fa majeurJean-François Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Marie-Claire Alain Year: 1961	1961	Erato	13:25
Concerto No. 13 in F major, “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: V. AllegroAdrian Boult, E. Power Biggs Year: 1957	1957	Franklin Mint Record Society	3:21
Concerto No. 13 in F major, “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: IV. LarghettoAdrian Boult, E. Power Biggs Year: 1957	1957	Franklin Mint Record Society	3:15
Concerto No. 13 in F major, “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: II. AllegroAdrian Boult, E. Power Biggs Year: 1957	1957	Franklin Mint Record Society	3:38
Concerto No. 13 in F major, “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: I. LarghettoAdrian Boult, E. Power Biggs Year: 1957	1957	Franklin Mint Record Society	2:27
Concerto No. 13 in F major, “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”: III. Organo ad libitumAdrian Boult, E. Power Biggs Year: 1957	1957	Franklin Mint Record Society	2:13
Concerto For Organ HWV 295 F major: LarghettoDiego Fasolis, I Barocchisti, Duilio Galfetti	-	Arts	2:30
Concerto No. 13 for Organ and Orchestra ("The Cuckoo and the Nightingale"): II. AllegroJean-François Paillard, Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra, Marie-Claire Alain	-	RCA	3:33
Allegro (2.Satz) aus Konzert für Orgel ‘Der Kuckuck und die Nachtigal’Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra	-	Das Beste aus Reader’s Digest	3:30
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F “The Cuckoo and The Nightingale”Jaap Schröder, Daniel Chorzempa	-	Philips Classics	16:35
Orgelkonzert nr. 13 in F-Dur: IV. AllegroHelmuth Rilling, Jörg Faerber, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn	-	Concerto Royale	3:17
Orgelkonzert nr. 13 in F-Dur: I. LarghettoHelmuth Rilling, Jörg Faerber, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn	-	Concerto Royale	2:37
Orgelkonzert nr. 13 in F-Dur: III. LarghettoHelmuth Rilling, Jörg Faerber, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn	-	Concerto Royale	3:22
Orgelkonzert nr. 13 in F-Dur: II. AllegroHelmuth Rilling, Jörg Faerber, Württembergisches Kammerorchester Heilbronn	-	Concerto Royale	3:40

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