BaroqueSuite

Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348

Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348 by George Frideric Handel, Suite, composed 1717. 679 recordings in this catalogue, from 1946 to 2025.

Most recorded performers

Ordered by the number of recordings in this catalogue.

Neville Marriner

Conductor · 62 recordings

Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Orchestra · 62 recordings

Berlin Philharmonic

Orchestra · 38 recordings

John Eliot Gardiner

Conductor · 32 recordings

English Baroque Soloists

Orchestra · 32 recordings

Charles Mackerras

Conductor · 19 recordings

Pierre Boulez

Conductor · 19 recordings

Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra

Orchestra · 19 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.

Hanns Reinartz, Hans Zanotelli, Süddeutsche Philharmonie
catalogue year 1987 · on 19 albums
Browse 1 recording and 19 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Hanns Reinartz, Hans Zanotelli, Rolf Reinhardt and 2 more
catalogue year 1987 · on 19 albums
Browse 1 recording and 19 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Hans Zanotelli, Süddeutsche Philharmonie
catalogue year 1987 · on 17 albums
Browse 1 recording and 17 linked albums
Recordings in this entry
- Recording 1
Linked albums
Simon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1983 · on 13 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 9 catalogue recordings
Browse 9 recordings and 13 linked albums
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Linked albums
Neville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Colin Tilney
candidate grouping · catalogue year 1971 · on 11 albums
Low-confidence candidate · 7 catalogue recordings
Browse 7 recordings and 11 linked albums
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Linked albums

Recordings (679)

Conductor

Neville Marriner62 John Eliot Gardiner32 Charles Mackerras19 Pierre Boulez19 Riccardo Muti18 Nicholas McGegan17 Bohdan Warchal16 Stanislav Gorkovenko16 Jean-François Paillard12 Trevor Pinnock12 Yehudi Menuhin12 Fritz Lehmann11

Orchestra

Academy of St Martin in the Fields62 Berlin Philharmonic38 English Baroque Soloists32 Jean-Francois Paillard Chamber Orchestra19 Süddeutsche Philharmonie19 Budapest Strings Chamber Orchestra18 English Chamber Orchestra18 New York Philharmonic18 Scottish Chamber Orchestra13 Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra13 The English Concert13 Arion Ensemble11

Label

Decca Classics61 Warner Classics45 Philips41 Sony Classical36 EMI33 EMI Classics32 Naxos30 Archiv Produktion29 Brilliant Classics27 Philips Classics27 Deutsche Grammophon26 Decca Music Group24

Decade

1940s1 1950s9 1960s27 1970s44 1980s212 1990s166 2000s75 2010s78 2020s27

Credited instrument

Violin10 Harpsichord6

Performance practice

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

Unknown679

Recording / performers	Year	Label
Water Music. Suite in F major, HWV 348: II. Adagio e staccatoSimon Standage, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert Year: 1983	1983	Archiv Produktion	2:14
Selections from Water Music: Overture and Second Movement / Air No. 6 - Bourree No. 8 - Hornpipe No. 9Tafelmusik Year: 1982	1982	Collegium Records	10:14
Water Music, Suite in F major: Jig: PrestoKarl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Year: 1981	1981	Decca Classics	2:41
Water Music, Suite in F major: Bourrée / HornpipeKarl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Year: 1981	1981	Decca Classics	1:27
Water Music, Suite in F major: Adagio e staccatoKarl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Year: 1981	1981	Decca Classics	2:41
Water Music, Suite in F major: AirKarl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Year: 1981	1981	Decca Classics	4:11
Water Music, Suite in F major: Gavotte: AllegroKarl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Year: 1981	1981	Decca Classics	3:21
Water Music, Suite in F major: MinuetKarl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Year: 1981	1981	Decca Classics	2:54
Water Music, Suite in F major: Ouverture: Largo / AllegroKarl Münchinger, Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra Year: 1981	1981	Decca Classics	3:47
Suite in F major, HWV 348: MinuetJohn Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists Year: 1980	1980	Deutsche Harmonia Mundi	2:19
Suite in F major, HWV 348: AirJohn Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists Year: 1980	1980	Deutsche Harmonia Mundi	3:51
Suite in F major, HWV 348: PassepiedJohn Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists Year: 1980	1980	Erato	3:19
Suite in F major, HWV 348: Minuet (reprise)John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists Year: 1980	1980	Deutsche Harmonia Mundi	2:19
Suite in F major, HWV 348: VIII. Bourrée / IX. HornpipeJohn Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists Year: 1980	1980	Erato	2:20
Suite in F major, HWV 348: (Andante)John Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists Year: 1980	1980	Erato	3:36
Suite in F major, HWV 348: Adagio e staccatoJohn Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists Year: 1980	1980	Deutsche Harmonia Mundi	2:03
Suite in F major, HWV 348: Overture: Largo AllegroJohn Eliot Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists Year: 1980	1980	Deutsche Harmonia Mundi	3:12
Water Music: Air and HornpipeChristopher Hogwood Year: 1980	1980	L’Oiseau‐Lyre	7:04
Water Music Suite no. 1, HWV 348: 9. AllegroNeville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Year: 1979	1979	Philips Classics	4:52
Water Music Suite no. 1, HWV 348: 5. AirNeville Marriner, Academy of St Martin in the Fields Year: 1979	1979	Philips Classics	3:15

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