Handel: Essential Works

Tracks

1. 1
   Serse, HWV. 40, Act I: Ombra mai fuWarwick Braithwaite, Kirsten Flagstad, Sir George Thalben-Ball & Philharmonia Orchestra
   4:35
2. 2
   Solomon, HWV. 67: Sinfonia "The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" (ed. Boyling)Kenneth Montgomery & Bournemouth Sinfonietta
   2:48
3. 3
   Joy to the WorldHugh Wolff, Thomas Hampson & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
   1:52
4. 4
   Messiah, HWV. 56, Pt. 1: Overture (Grave - Allegro moderato)Sir Malcolm Sargent & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
   5:19
5. 5
   Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 12, For Unto Us a Child Is Born (Chorus)Sir Charles Mackerras, English Chamber Orchestra & The Ambrosian Singers
   4:21
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   Messiah, HWV. 56, Pt. 1: No. 13, Pastoral Symphony (Larghetto e mezzo piano)Sir Malcolm Sargent, Eric Chadwick & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
   4:46
7. 7
   Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Hallelujah (Chorus)Sir Malcolm Sargent, Eric Chadwick, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra & Huddersfield Choral Society
   4:42
8. 8
   Messiah, HWV. 56, Pt. 3: No. 48, The trumpet shall sound (bass)Sir Malcolm Sargent, Eric Chadwick, James Milligan & Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
   4:17
9. 9
   Organ Concerto in D Minor, Op. 7 No. 4, HWV. 309: I. AdagioTon Koopman & The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra
   5:55
10. 10
    Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: I. Overture (Largo - Allegro)Hans-Martin Linde & Linde Consort
    3:23
11. 11
    Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: II. Adagio e staccatoHans-Martin Linde & Linde Consort
    2:08
12. 12
    Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: V. AirBohdan Warchal & Slovak Chamber Orchestra
    3:03
13. 13
    Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VI. AirHans-Martin Linde & Linde Consort
    2:30
14. 14
    Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: IX. HornpipeHans-Martin Linde & Linde Consort
    2:37
15. 15
    Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: XI. Andante-AllegroHans-Martin Linde & Linde Consort
    2:07
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    Water Music Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350: XIX. MenuetHans-Martin Linde & Linde Consort
    1:12
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    Concerto grosso in D Major, HWV. 317: I. VivaceJohn Eliot Gardiner & English Baroque Soloists
    2:43
18. 18
    Concerto Grosso in C Major, HWV. 318: IV. Andante non prestoNicholas McGegan & Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
    3:53
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    Concerto grosso in D Minor, HWV. 323: II. Menuet (un poco larghetto)Jean-François Paillard & Orchestre de Chambre Jean-François Paillard
    3:10
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    Oboe Concerto No.1 in B-Flat Major, HWV 301: I. Adagio - Allegro (Arr. by Mackerras & Rothwell)Sir John Barbirolli, Evelyn Rothwell, Valda Aveling & Hallé
    3:52
21. 21
    Harpsichord Suite No. 4 in D Minor, HWV. 437: SarabandeAlex Briger & Academy of St Martin in the Fields
    3:28
22. 22
    Alexander's Feast, HWV. 75, Part 1: OvertureSir Philip Ledger & English Chamber Orchestra
    6:30
23. 23
    Rinaldo, HWV 7a, Act II: Lascia ch'io piangaKirk Trevor, Jane Gilchrist & Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra
    4:23
24. 24
    Acis and Galatea, HWV. 49, Act I: SinfoniaWilliam Christie & Les Arts Florissants
    3:15
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    L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato, HWV. 55, Act I: Hence loathed Melancholy (Tenor I)John Eliot Gardiner, Martyn Hill & English Baroque Soloists
    2:27
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    Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74: I. Eternal Source of Light DivineSir Stephen Cleobury, Academy of Ancient Music & The Choir of King's College, Cambridge
    3:18
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    Suite No. 1 in B-Flat Major, HWV 434: IV. MenuetAndrás Schiff
    2:50