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 The Best Of Handel / Marriner, Schröder, Gardiner, Et Al
Release Date: 04/09/1996 
Label:  Philips Duo Catalog #: 454029   Spars Code: ADD 
Composer:  George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Ida Presti,  Alexandre Lagoya,  Heinz Holliger,  Aafje Heynis,  Daniel Chorzempa, 
Peter Gallion,  Maurice Gendron,  Dame Janet Baker,  Jean-Claude Hermanjat, 
André Pépin,  Ursula Holliger
Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner,  John Eliot Gardiner,  Raymond Leppard,  Hans Gillesberger,  Sir Colin Davis, 
Jaap Schröder,  Lorin Maazel,  Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,  English Baroque Soloists,  English Chamber Orchestra,  Vienna Symphony Orchestra, 
London Symphony Orchestra,  London Symphony Chorus,  Concerto Amsterdam, 
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus,  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, 
I Musici

Number of Discs: 2 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 2 Hours 37 Mins. 

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1.  Solomon, HWV 67: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
Period: Baroque 
Written: by 1749; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 08/1971 
Venue:  England 
Length: 2 Minutes 58 Secs. 
2.  Concerto grosso in C major, HWV 318 "Alexander's Feast" by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Baroque Soloists
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1736; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 06/1987 
Venue:  Germany 
Length: 12 Minutes 50 Secs. 
3.  Chaconne and Variations (21) for Harpsichord in G major, HWV 435 by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Ida Presti (Guitar), Alexandre Lagoya (Guitar)
Period: Baroque 
Written: by 1733; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 06/1965 
Venue:  Germany 
Length: 13 Minutes 11 Secs. 
4.  Fugue by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Alexandre Lagoya (Guitar), Ida Presti (Guitar)
Period: Baroque 
 		Date of Recording: 06/1965 
Venue:  Germany 
Length: 2 Minutes 10 Secs. 
5.  Allegro in D minor by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Ida Presti (Guitar), Alexandre Lagoya (Guitar)
Period: Baroque 
 		Date of Recording: 06/1965 
Venue:  Germany 
Length: 1 Minutes 47 Secs. 
6.  Concerto for Oboe no 3 in G minor, HWV 287 by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Heinz Holliger (Oboe)
Conductor:  Raymond Leppard
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1703-1705; Hamburg, Germany 
 		Date of Recording: 03/1971 
Venue:  England 
Length: 9 Minutes 53 Secs. 
7.  Messiah, HWV 56: He was despised and rejected by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Aafje Heynis (Alto)
Conductor:  Hans Gillesberger
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
 		Length: 11 Minutes 8 Secs. 
Language: English 
8.  Messiah, HWV 56: O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Aafje Heynis (Alto)
Conductor:  Hans Gillesberger
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
 		Length: 5 Minutes 26 Secs. 
Language: English 
9.  Messiah, HWV 56: Hallelujah! by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Sir Colin Davis
Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  London Symphony Chorus
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1742; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 04/1961 
Venue:  Austria 
Length: 3 Minutes 50 Secs. 
Language: English 
10.  Concerto for Organ in F major, HWV 295 "Cuckoo and the Nightingale" by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Daniel Chorzempa (Organ)
Conductor:  Jaap Schröder
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Concerto Amsterdam
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1739; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1975 
Venue:  The Netherlands 
Length: 15 Minutes 28 Secs. 
11.  Water Music, HWV 348-350: Suite by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Lorin Maazel
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: circa 1715-1717; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 06/1987 
Venue:  Germany 
Length: 27 Minutes 36 Secs. 
12.  Coronation Anthems (4): no 1, HWV 258 "Zadok the priest" by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields,  Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1727; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 03/1971 
Venue:  England 
Length: 5 Minutes 29 Secs. 
13.  Serse, HWV 40: Ombra mai fu "Largo" by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Peter Gallion (Piano), Maurice Gendron (Cello)
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1738; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 03/1960 
Venue:  The Netherlands 
Length: 4 Minutes 58 Secs. 
14.  Hercules, HWV 60: Where shall I fly? by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Dame Janet Baker (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor:  Raymond Leppard
Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1744; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 03/1971 
Venue:  England 
Length: 6 Minutes 36 Secs. 
15.  Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: no 2, Bourée by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1749; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 02/1963 
Venue:  The Netherlands 
Length: 1 Minutes 15 Secs. 
16.  Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: no 3, La paix by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1749; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 02/1963 
Venue:  The Netherlands 
Length: 2 Minutes 29 Secs. 
17.  Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: no 4, Réjouissance by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1749; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 02/1963 
Venue:  The Netherlands 
Length: 2 Minutes 26 Secs. 
18.  Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: no 6, Minuet no 2 by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1749; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 02/1963 
Venue:  The Netherlands 
Length: 2 Minutes 40 Secs. 
19.  Concerto for Harp in B flat major, Op. 4 no 6/HWV 294 by George Frideric Handel
Performer:  Jean-Claude Hermanjat (Flute), André Pépin (Flute), Ursula Holliger (Harp)
Orchestra/Ensemble:  I Musici
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1736; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 09/1970 
Venue:  Switzerland 
Length: 13 Minutes 3 Secs. 
20.  Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 by George Frideric Handel
Conductor:  Bernard Haitink
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Baroque 
Written: 1749; London, England 
 		Date of Recording: 02/1963 
Venue:  The Netherlands 
Length: 8 Minutes 47 Secs. 
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