Handel: Music for Royal Fireworks/Water Music

George Frederick Handel (Composer), Raymond Leppard (Conductor), English Chamber Orchestra (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: English Chamber Orchestra
• Conductor: Raymond Leppard
• Composer: George Frederick Handel
• Audio CD (October 11, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B00000419J
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #97,242 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Music For The Royal Fireworks HWV 351: Ouverture

2. Music For The Royal Fireworks HWV 351: Bourree

3. Music For The Royal Fireworks HWV 351: La paix

4. Music For The Royal Fireworks HWV 351: La rejouissance

5. Music For The Royal Fireworks HWV 351: Menuet I - II

6. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: Ouverture (Grave - Allegro - Adagio e staccato)

7. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: Allegro - Andante - Allegro

8. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: Passepied

9. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348:: Air

10. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348:: Bourree

11. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348:: Allegro

12. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: Hornpipe

13. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: Menuet

14. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.3 In G, HWV 350: Sarabande

15. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.3 In G, HWV 350: Rigaudon

16. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.3 In G, HWV 350: Menuet I - II

17. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.3 In G, HWV 350: Gigue I - II

18. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.2 In D, HWV 349: Allegro

19. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.2 In D, HWV 349: Hornpipe

20. Water Music , HWV 348-350: Suite No.2 In D, HWV 349: Lentement

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Editorial Reviews

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Genre: Classical Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 11-OCT-1994

Customer Reviews

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply A Royal Performance!, October 11, 2005

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Octavius (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handel: Music for Royal Fireworks/Water Music (Audio CD)

As the previous reviewer has outlined in depth the history of the piece and its segments, I will limit my review simply to the performance of the piece by the group and Leppard's direction. In one word: majestic!

This is one of the greatest performances for this piece available. Any German Baroque piece directed by Leppard is guaranteed to be a solid performance as he is a conductor who knows his specialties which are solidly Bach and Handel. The pieces are not hurried or uneven but instead simply graceful and balanced as they were intended. In everyway regal!

This is a great performance and the sound quality exemplary for an earlier recording such as this one. Leppard is always well balanced in his renditions particularly with those of Handel or Bach and especially concerti that include brass. You certainly can't go wrong with this model performance or any German Baroque performance directed by Leppard really. This is a great purchase and addition for anyone's classical music collection.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Place to Start w/GFH, and to Finish!, July 22, 2010

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J. A. Van Sant - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handel: Music for Royal Fireworks/Water Music (Audio CD)

This is a great CD to satrt knowing Handel, and once know him, this CD will still be there, as wonderful as ever.

I just threw out my cassette of this recording once I saw it here on CD. I have had and cherished this music since I was a teenager - it helped start me liking classical music (1982)

Perhaps this is a little less authentic that more recent versions, perhaps a little more heavy and modernized. But it sure is a helluva lot of fun!

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Two of Handel's Classics, September 5, 2008

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Eric Mayforth (Houston, Texas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handel: Music for Royal Fireworks/Water Music (Audio CD)

This CD contains two of George Frideric Handel's most famous works. "Water Music" premiered in July 1717 during a water party for King George I on the River Thames, and "Music for the Royal Fireworks" was composed for an April 1749 fireworks display that commemorated the end of the War of the Austrian Succession.

"Music for the Royal Fireworks" is very majestic, and "Water Music" evokes a sense of well-being and warmth (a great listen on a cold, rainy day). This disc would be a great addition to any classical music library.