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Works on This Recording
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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