Water Music Suites 1-3

Handel (Artist), Gardiner (Artist), Ebs (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 16, 1993)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram Records
• ASIN: B00000414F
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #559,400 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Appendix: 11. without indication (Variant No.1 in F, HWV 331-1)

2. Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: 1. Ouverture (Largo - Allegro)

3. Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: 2. Adagio e staccato

4. Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: 3. Allegro

5. Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: 4. Andante

6. Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: 3. without indication (da capo)

7. Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: 5. Presto

8. Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: 6. Air

9. Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: 7. Minuet

10. Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: 8. Bourree - 9. Hornpipe

11. Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348: 10. without indication

12. Appendix: 12. Alla Hornpipe (Variant in F, HWV 331-2)

13. Suite No.3 In G, HWV 350: 16. without indication

14. Suite No.3 In G, HWV 350: 17. Rigaudon 18. without indication

15. Suite No.3 In G, HWV 350: 19. Menuet - 20. without indication

16. Suite No.3 In G, HWV 350: 21. without indication - 22. without indication

17. Suite No.2 In D, HWV 349: 11. Allegro

18. Suite No.2 In D, HWV 349: 12. Alla Hornpipe

19. Suite No.2 In D, HWV 349: 13. Minuet

20. Suite No.2 In D, HWV 349: 14. Lentement

See all 21 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gardiner's superb rendition of Handel's "Water Music", May 1, 2001

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John Kwok (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Water Music Suites 1-3 (Audio CD)

Unquestionably one of the best recordings I've heard from a John Eliot Gardiner-conducted ensemble. His tempi are swift, yet sound right on the mark. And the English Baroque Soloists give an energetic, enthusiastic performance marked by the crisp precision playing of the trumpets and horns. If this isn't the definitive recording of Handel's Water Music, then it comes close. Philips' sound engineers did a first rate job in creating an extremely well-balanced recording. The sound quality is just as vivid in the new Philips 50 version of this release, but as an added bonus, there is a splendid performance of Handel's "Fireworks Music" from Gardiner and his ensemble. You won't go wrong with purchasing this CD, but you may wish to wait for the Philips 50 version.