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GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL

Water Music

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan
0h56
Digital
HMG507010
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    In 1715, King George I organised an entertainment on the Thames for his court. It was for this occasion that Handel composed the Water Musick, now his most popular work. This musical representation of every aspect of life in England at the time soon came to embody the quintessence of British taste and wit. It is hardly surprising that this anthology of pieces, intended above all to please, should have sealed the reconciliation of the composer with his monarch!

    This title was released for the first time in 1988.

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    Artists

    • Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra
    • Nicholas McGegan

    Contents

    GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL [1685-1759] Suite in F major Fa majeur / F-dur · Overture / [Allegro] (3'01) · Adagio e Staccato (1'44) · [Allegro] / Andante / [Allegro da capo] (6'54) · [Minuet] (3'28) · Air (2'47) · Minuet (2'16) · Bourrée (2'05) · Hornpipe (2'24) · [Andante] (4'18) · Variation 1 (3'51) · Variation 2 Alla Hornpipe (4'21) · [Minuet] (2'31)Suite in G major Sol majeur / G-dur · Rigaudon / [Rigaudon II] / Rigaudon I da capo (2'36) · Menuet / [Menuet II] / [Menuet da capo] (3'00) · [Gigue] / [Gigue II] / [Gigue da capo] (1'32) · [Allegro] (1'55)Suite in D major Ré majeur / D-dur · Alla Hornpipe (3'45) · Minuet (0'53) · Lentement (1'29) · Bourrée (1'19)

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