Georg Friedrich Händel
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Tracks
- Introduction
Nicholas Boulton
0:11
- Music for the royal fireworks HWV.351 ; Ouverture (sel.)
Georg Friedrich Händel, Kevin Mallon, Aradia Ensemble
1:10
- Tho' no man ever introduced such a number of instruments, yet in his orchestra not one is found idle or insignificant
Nicholas Boulton
7:58
- Concert voor orgel en orkest nr.1, HWV.289, op.4, nr.1 in g kl.t. ; Andante (sel.)
Georg Friedrich Händel, Simon Lindley, Bradley Creswick, Northern Sinfonia
0:24
- George Frideric Handel was born on 23rd February 1685 in the central German town of Halle...
Nicholas Boulton
4:14
- Sonate voor violen [2] en b.c. HWV.387, op.2, nr.2 in g kl.t. ; Andante (sel.)
Georg Friedrich Händel, The Brook Street Band
1:01
- Handel's university education came to an abrupt end when, in July 1703, he moved from Halle Hamburg
Nicholas Boulton
4:45
- Almira HWV.1 ; Geloso tormento (sel.)
Georg Friedrich Händel, Amanda Forsythe, Jeannette Sorrell, Apollo's Fire
1:40
- As well as Almira, Handel composed three additional operas while resident in Hamburg
Nicholas Boulton
3:21
- Cantate voor sopraan, gitaar en b.c. HWV.140, "No se emenderá jamás" ; Sel.
Georg Friedrich Händel, Jennnifer Ellis Kampani, Adam LaMotte, William Skeen, Richard Savino
0:54
- While in Rome Handel had produced music for the highest-ranking nobility, cultivated international visitors and the most important churchmen
Nicholas Boulton
2:20
- Agrippina HWV.6 ; Sel.
Georg Friedrich Händel, Thierry Grégoire, Jean-Claude Malgoire, Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy
1:14
- Renowned Handel expert Winton Dean has suggested that Agrippina respresents an early pinnacle in the composer's operatic career
Nicholas Boulton
3:40
- Rinaldo HWV.7a ; Lascia ch'io pianga (sel.)
Georg Friedrich Händel, Susanne Rydén, Charles Medlam, London Baroque
1:07
- At this point in his career, it is likely that handel was aware of the real guarantors of his fame and fortune: his London audience
Nicholas Boulton
2:27
- Suite voor orkest HWV.349 in D gr.t., "Water music" ; Lentement (sel.)
Georg Friedrich Händel, Bohdan Warchal, Cappella Istropolitana
1:36
- One of the most beloved pieces that Handel composed during these relatively early years in London was his Water music
Nicholas Boulton
1:33
- Suite voor orkest HWV.349 in D gr.t., "Water music" ; Alla hornpipe (sel.)
Georg Friedrich Händel, Bohdan Warchal, Cappella Istropolitana
1:09
- One month after the now-infamous barge excursion, Handel became composer-in-residence to James Brydes, Earl of Carnarvon
Nicholas Boulton
1:27
- Esther HWV.50a, 1718 ; He comes, he comes to end our woes (sel.)
Georg Friedrich Händel, John Butt, Dunedin Consort
1:55
- Handel's eight keyboard suites, bits and pieces of which are also thought to date from Cannons
Nicholas Boulton
1:10
- Suite voor klavecimbel nr.1, HWV.426 in A gr.t. ; Prelude (sel.)
Georg Friedrich Händel, Philip Edward Fisher
1:20
- It has been said that Handel's mixture of styles within the eight keyboard suites - also known as the suites de pièces - was likely commercially motivated
Nicholas Boulton
2:28
- Suite voor klavecimbel nr.2, HWV.427 in F gr.t. ; Adagio (sel.)
Georg Friedrich Händel, Philip Edward Fisher
1:40
- Despite the popular reception of the eight suites, which were reprinted on several occasions during Handel's lifetime not only in England but across northern Europe
Nicholas Boulton
2:59
- Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV.17 ; Va tacito e nascosto (sel.)
Georg Friedrich Händel, Axel Köhler, Howard Armann, Handel Festival Orchestra
1:06
- The late 1720s witnessed the dissolution of the Royal Academy of Music, largely owing to disputes between directors and subscribers
Nicholas Boulton
3:59
- Coronation anthem for George II HWV.258, "Zadok the priest" (sel.)
Georg Friedrich Händel, Jeremy Summerly, Tallis Chamber Choir, Royal Academy Consort
1:54
- At this point in his career, oratorio was still secondary to opera in Handel's musical ambition
Nicholas Boulton
3:58
- Messiah HWV.56 ; Hallelujah (sel.)
Georg Friedrich Händel, The Scholars Baroque Ensemble
1:43
- With Messiah, and shortly after, with Samson, Handel seems to have realised that the genre of English oratorio was key to his continued success as England's leading composer
Nicholas Boulton
1:09
- Concert voor orgel en orkest nr.9, HWV.308, op.7, nr.3 in Bes gr.t. ; Sel.
Georg Friedrich Händel, Simon Lindley, Bradley Creswick, Northern Sinfonia
1:49
- Despite these benefits, the composer nonetheless seems to have liked making things difficult for himself
Nicholas Boulton
2:56
- Judas Maccabaeus HWV.63 ; See the conquering hero (Arr.)
Georg Friedrich Händel, Richard Edlinger, Cappella Istropolitana
1:03
- Now a composer of considerable status and national pride, Handel continued his regular composition and performance of oratorios
Nicholas Boulton
3:08
- Sonate voor blokfluit en b.c. HWV.369, op.1, nr.11 in F gr.t. ; Siciliana
Georg Friedrich Händel, László Czidra, Pál Kelemen, Zsuzsa Pertis
1:21