Handel - Royal Fireworks Music · Concerto Grosso "Alexander's Feast" · Overtures / The English Concert · Pinnock

George Frideric Handel (Artist), Trevor Pinnock (Artist), The English Concert (Artist), Anthony Halstead (Artist), Christian Rutherford (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 15, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Archiv Produktion
• ASIN: B0000057F6
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,954 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #94 in Music > Classical > Opera & Vocal > Oratorios
  • #100 in Music > Classical > Forms & Genres > Oratorio

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Pinnock-le of English Baroque, September 20, 2002

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This review is from: Handel - Royal Fireworks Music · Concerto Grosso "Alexander's Feast" · Overtures / The English Concert · Pinnock (Audio CD)

There's no doubt in my mind: Trevor Pinnock is the world's greatest interpreter of baroque music, period. Here, he is at his very finest, in the more enjoyable version of Royal Fireworks ( with strings, that is ), as well as in the concerto grosso and overtures on this album. In fact, not only is the instrumentation easier to listen to than the original wind-only, but Pinnock plays much more charmingly on this recording than on his wind-only version. The amazon.com reviewer has in bang-on when he says that this one has more sparkle. One can hear in the very first bars, as the shorter intervals are played more quickly on this recording, as opposed to the dragging articulation you get in the other recording. This is a must for Handel fans.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Rousing Performance, January 25, 2002

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This review is from: Handel - Royal Fireworks Music · Concerto Grosso "Alexander's Feast" · Overtures / The English Concert · Pinnock (Audio CD)

Trevor Pinnock again demonstrates that he is the leading interpreter of Baroque music. This performance of "Music for the Royal Fireworks" is easily the most powerful and exciting available. I have heard other recordings which in comparison sound like music for the royal naptime. If you have not heard this version, you have not really heard the piece.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgettable performance !, October 28, 2004

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This review is from: Handel - Royal Fireworks Music · Concerto Grosso "Alexander's Feast" · Overtures / The English Concert · Pinnock (Audio CD)

The peak of this CD is the colossal recording of the Royal Fireworks . Majesty with fierceness ; frehness and virility ; passion and intellect ; sublime and expressive ; lyricism and honesty are some of the adjectives which deserves this artistic triumph of Mr. Trevor Pinnock.