Handel - Water Music & Music for the Royal Fireworks - DG: 4777562 - CD or download

It's unlikely that George I ever witnessed performances that live up to this one. They are sparkling; tempos are well judged and there's a truly majestic sweep to the opening F major French overture;... — Gramophone Classical Music Guide, 2010 More…

Release Date: 26th Jan 2009
Catalogue No: 4777562
Label: DG
Series: Originals
Length: 72 minutes

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Handel: Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV348

Work length30:51

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Simon Standage (violin), Elizabeth Wilcock (violin), Trevor Pinnock (director & harpsichord)
The English Concert
Recorded: 1983-04-21
Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

I. Ouverture (Grave - Allegro)

Track length3:18

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II. Adagio e staccato

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III. Allegro - Andante - Allegro

Track length7:49

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IV. (Menuet)

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V. Air

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VI. Menuet

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VII. Bourrée

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VIII. Hornpipe

Track length2:37

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IX. Andante

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Handel: Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV349

Work length23:01

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Trevor Pinnock (director & harpsichord)
The English Concert
Recorded: 1983-04-21
Recording Venue: Henry Wood Hall, London

I. Allegro

Track length2:08

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II. Alla Hornpipe

Track length4:15

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III. Menuet

Track length2:53

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IV. Rigaudon

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V. Lentement

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VI. Bourrée

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VII. Menuet (I)

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VIII. Andante

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IX. Country Dance (I / II)

Track length1:28

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X. Menuet (II)

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Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351

Work length18:20

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The English Concert
Trevor Pinnock
Recorded: 1984-08-15
Recording Venue: St. John's Smith Square, London

I. Ouverture

Track length7:20

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II. Bourrée

Track length1:37

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III. La Paix

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IV. La Réjouissance

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V. Menuet I

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VI. Menuet II

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2010

It's unlikely that George I ever witnessed performances that live up to this one. They are sparkling; tempos are well judged and there's a truly majestic sweep to the opening F major French overture; that gets things off to a fine start but what follows is no less compelling with some notably fine woodwind playing, so often the disappointing element in performances on period instruments.
In the D major music it's the brass department that steals the show and here, horns and trumpets acquit themselves with distinction. Archiv Produktion has achieved a particularly satisfying sound in which all strands of the orchestral texture can be heard with clarity. In this suite the ceremonial atmosphere comes over particularly well, with resonant brass playing complemented by crisply articulated oboes.
The G major pieces are quite different from those in the previous groups, being lighter in texture and more closely dance-orientated.
They are among the most engaging in the WaterMusic and especially, perhaps, the two little 'country dances', the boisterous character of which Pinnock captures nicely.

2011 edition

They play on period instruments with great zest, especially so in the Fireworks Music. Speeds are consistently well choen. One test is the famous 'Air', which here remains an engagingly gentle piece.

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