Performer: Handel
Genre: Classical
Album: Great Men Of Music
Released: 1983
Style: Baroque
MP3 version ZIP size: 1990 mb
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Tracklist

Water Music	(29:30)
A	Suite No. 1: Overture (Grave - Allegro - Adagio E Staccato); Allegro - Andante - Allegro; Passepied; Air; Bouree; Allegro; Hornpipe; Minuet
Music For The Royal Fireworks
B1	Overture	8:20
B2	Bourree	1:25
B3	Peace	3:44
B4	Rejoicing	3:39
B5	Minuet II	4:24
Concerto Grosso In D Major, Op 6 No. 5
C1	First Movement: (Untitled)	2:21
C2	Second Movement: Allegro	1:59
C3	Third Movement: Presto	3:53
C4	Fourth Movement: Largo	1:59
C5	Fifth Movement: Allegro	2:54
C6	Sixth Movement: Minuet (Un Poco Larghetto)	3:36
Concert Grosso In B Minor Op 6 No. 12
C7	First Movement: Largo	2:13
C8	Second Movement: Allegro	3:07
C9	Third Movement: Larghetto, E-Piano	4:37
C10	Fourth Movement: Largo	0:40
C11	Fifth Movement: Allegro	2:19
Organ Concert In F Major, Op. 4 No. 4
D1	First Movement: Allegro	4:22
D2	Second Movement: Andante	5:33
D3	Third Movement: Adagio	1:06
D4	Fourth Movement: Allegro	5:11
Sonata No. 6 In E Major, Op. 1 No. 15
E1	First Movement: Adagio. Second Movement: Allegro. Third Movement: Largo. Fourth Movement: Allegro	8:41
Sonata No. 2 In G Minor, Op. 1 No. 10
E2	First Movement: Andante. Second Movement: Allegro. Third Movement: Adagio. Fourth Movement: Allegro	9:08
Sonata No. 5 In A Major, Op. 1 No. 14
E3	First Movement: Adagio. Scond Movement: Allegro. Third Movement: Largo. Fourth Movement: Allegro	7:48
Arias:
F1	Rodelinda: "Dove Sei. Amato Bene?"	6:40
F2	Ariodante: "Dopo Notte"	6:53
F3	Serse: "Ombra Mai Fù"	3:57
F4	Hercules: "Where Shall I Fly"	6:34
F5	Atalanta: "Care Selve"	2:39
F6	Joshua: "Oh Had I Jubal's Lyre"	2:31
Messiah	(6:25)
G1	Comfort Ye, My People - Ev'ry Valley
G2	And The Glory Of The Lord	2:40
G3	Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive - O Thou That Tellest	6:30
G4	For Unto Us A Child Is Born	3:50
G5	Then Shall The Eyes - He Shall Feed His Flock	5:32
G6	Why Do The Nations	2:40
H1	Thou Shalt Break Them	2:05
H2	Hallelujah	3:45
H3	I Know That My Redeemer Liveth	6:07
H4	The Trumpet Shall Sound	8:25
H5	Worthy Is The Lamb - Amen	7:00

Companies, etc.

• Printed By – Brepols Fabrieken N.V.
• Copyright (c) – Time-life Books Inc.

Credits

• Bass Vocals – John Shirley-Quirk (tracks: G1-H5)
• Choir – London Symphony Choir* (tracks: G1-H5)
• Chorus Master – John Alldis (tracks: G1-H5)
• Composed By – Handel*
• Conductor – August Wenzinger (tracks: D1-D4), Karl Richter (tracks: C1-C11), Raymond Leppard (tracks: A-B5, GF1-F6), Colin Davis* (tracks: G1-H5)
• Contralto Vocals – Helen Watts (tracks: G1-H5)
• Ensemble – Schola Cantorum Basiliensis (tracks: D1-D4)
• Harpsichord – Leslie Pearson (tracks: G1-H5), Robert Veyron-Lacroix (tracks: E1-E3)
• Mezzo-soprano Vocals [Mezzosoprano] – Janet Baker (tracks: F1-F6)
• Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra (tracks: A-B5, F1-F6), Munich Bach-Orchestra* (tracks: C1-C11), The London Symphony Orchestra (tracks: G1-H5)
• Organ – Eduard Muller*, Ralph Downes (tracks: G1-H5)
• Sleeve Notes – Edmund White
• Soprano Vocals – Heather Harper (tracks: G1-H5)
• Tenor Vocals – John Wakefield (tracks: G1-H5)
• Trumpet – William Lang (tracks: G1-H5)
• Violin – Arthur Grumiaux, Arthur Grumiaux (tracks: E1-E3)

Notes

The Track List is different to that of other releases uner Handel* - Grosse Meister Der Musik.
Comes with a 24 page colour booklet containing a bigraphy and Track Notes.
All labels state "MADE IN HOLLAND". The booklet says Typesetting was performed in England and the Booklet was Printed and Bound in Belgium.
Booklet Track Titles are in English, Label Track Titles are in German.
From the booklet:
- © 1976 Time-Life Books Inc.
All rights reserved. First European English Language Printing, 1983

Disc 1, Catalogue Number STL 556-1, has the Philips label.
Disc 2, Catalogue Number STL 556-2, has the Deutsche Grammophon label.
Disc 3, Catalogue Number STL 556-3, has the Philips label.
Disc 4, Catalogue Number STL 556-4, has the Philips label.
Tracks on each disc are taken from the respective Philips or Deutsche Grammophon catalogues.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Other (Catalogue Number, Disc 1): STL 556-1
• Other (Catalogue Number, Disc 2): STL 556-2
• Other (Catalogue Number, Disc 3): STL 556-3
• Other (Catalogue Number, Disc 4): STL 556-4

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
STL 556-1 01-18	Handel*	Grosse Meister Der Musik ‎(4xLP, Comp + Box)	Time Life Records	STL 556-1 01-18	Netherlands	1983
STL 556	Handel*	Great Men Of Music ‎(4xLP, Comp + Box)	Time Life Records	STL 556	US	1976