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| Water Music | ||
Suite In F Major, HWV 348Violin, Soloist – Elizabeth Wilcock, Simon Standage |
(30:46) | |
| 1-1 | 1. Ouverture (Largo - Allegro) | 3:19 |
| 1-2 | 2. Adagio E Staccato | 2:14 |
| 1-3 | 3. (Allegro) - Andante - (Allegro Da Capo) | 7:46 |
| 1-4 | 4. (Menuet) | 3:12 |
| 1-5 | 5. Air | 3:02 |
| 1-6 | 6. Menuet | 3:24 |
| 1-7 | 7. Bourée | 2:07 |
| 1-8 | 8. Hornpipe | 2:36 |
| 1-9 | 9. (Andante) | 3:06 |
Suite In D/G Major, HWV 349/350Violin, Soloist – Elizabeth Wilcock, Simon Standage |
(23:00) | |
| 1-10 | 10. (Ouverture) | 2:08 |
| 1-11 | 11. Alla Hornpipe | 4:13 |
| 1-12 | 12. (Menuet) | 2:52 |
| 1-13 | 13. Rigaudon | 2:43 |
| 1-14 | 14. Lentement | 2:01 |
| 1-15 | 15. Bourée | 1:20 |
| 1-16 | 16. Menuet | 1:07 |
| 1-17 | 17. (Andante) | 1:39 |
| 1-18 | 18. (Country Dance I / II) | 1:29 |
| 1-19 | 19. Menuet | 3:28 |
| Music For The Royal Fireworks / Concerti A Due Cori, Nos. 2 & 3 | ||
| Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 | (18:15) | |
| 2-1 | 1. Ouverture (Adagio - Allegro - Lentement - Allegro) | 7:18 |
| 2-2 | 2. Bourée | 1:34 |
| 2-3 | 3. La Paix | 4:10 |
| 2-4 | 4. La Réjouissance | 2:07 |
| 2-5 | 5. Menuet I | 1:29 |
| 2-6 | 6. Menuet II | 1:37 |
Concerto A Due Cori No. 2 In F Major, HWV 333, For 2 Wind Ensembles And StringsBassoon [Chorus I] – Alastair Mitchell, Jeremy WardBassoon [Chorus II] – Andrew Watts , Frances EustaceHorn [Chorus I] – Anthony Halstead, Christian RutherfordHorn [Chorus II] – Colin Horton, Richard WatkinsOboe [Chorus I] – Anthony Robson, David ReichenbergOboe [Chorus II] – Paul Goodwin , Valerie Darke |
(16:38) | |
| 2-7 | 1. Pomposo | 1:46 |
| 2-8 | 2. Allegro | 2:09 |
| 2-9 | 3. A Tempo Giusto | 2:47 |
| 2-10 | 4. Largo | 2:22 |
| 2-11 | 5. Allegro Ma Non Troppo | 4:03 |
| 2-12 | 6. A Tempo Ordinario | 3:31 |
Concerto A Due Cori No. 3 In F Major, HWV 334 ("Concerto In Judas Maccabaeus")Bassoon [Chorus I] – Alastair Mitchell, Jeremy WardBassoon [Chorus II] – Andrew Watts , Frances EustaceHorn [Chorus I] – Anthony Halstead, Christian RutherfordHorn [Chorus II] – Colin Horton, Richard WatkinsOboe [Chorus I] – Anthony Robson, David ReichenbergOboe [Chorus II] – Paul Goodwin , Valerie Darke |
(18:03) | |
| 2-13 | 1. Ouverture | 1:53 |
| 2-14 | 2. Allegro | 3:06 |
| 2-15 | 3. Allegro Ma Non Troppo | 3:14 |
| 2-16 | 4. Adagio | 1:20 |
| 2-17 | 5. Andante Larghetto | 4:01 |
| 2-18 | 6. Allegro | 4:29 |
| 6 Concerti Grossi, Op. 3 | ||
| Concerto No. 1 In B Flat Major, HWV 312 | (8:27) | |
| 3-1 | 1. Allegro | 2:40 |
| 3-2 | 2. Largo | 4:29 |
| 3-3 | 3. Allegro | 1:18 |
| Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major, HWV 313 | (12:12) | |
| 3-4 | 1. Vivace - Grave | 1:49 |
| 3-5 | 2. Largo | 3:06 |
| 3-6 | 3. Allegro | 1:55 |
| 3-7 | 4. (Menuet) | 2:15 |
| 3-8 | 5. (Gavotte) | 3:07 |
| Concerto No. 3 In G Major, HWV 314 | (7:36) | |
| 3-9 | 1. Largo E Staccato - Allegro | 3:05 |
| 3-10 | 2. Adagio | 1:01 |
| 3-11 | 3. Allegro | 3:30 |
| Concerto No. 4 In F Major, HWV 315 | (10:38) | |
| 3-12 | 1. Andante - Allegro | 4:02 |
| 3-13 | 2. Andante | 2:15 |
| 3-14 | 3. Allegro | 1:32 |
| 3-15 | 4. Minuetto. Allegro | 2:49 |
| Concerto No. 5 In D Minor, HWV 316 | (9:37) | |
| 3-16 | 1. (Without Tempo Indication) | 1:32 |
| 3-17 | 2. Allegro | 2:07 |
| 3-18 | 3. Adagio | 1:29 |
| 3-19 | 4. Allegro Ma Non Troppo | 1:41 |
| 3-20 | 5. Allegro | 2:48 |
| Concerto No. 6 In D Major, HWV 317 | (6:24) | |
| 3-21 | 1. Vivace | 2:53 |
| 3-22 | 2. Allegro | 3:31 |
| Concerto Grosso In C Major "Alexander's Feast" / 12 Concerti Grossi Op. 6: Nos. 1-4 | ||
Concerto Grosso In C Major "Alexander's Feast", HWV 318Cello [Concertino] – Anthony PleethViolin [1st - Concertino] – Simon StandageViolin [2nd - Concertino] – Micaela Comberti |
(12:46) | |
| 4-1 | 1. Allegro | 3:38 |
| 4-2 | 2. Largo | 1:53 |
| 4-3 | 3. Allegro | 3:26 |
| 4-4 | 4. Andante Ma Non Troppo | 3:49 |
| Concerto Grosso No. 1 In G Major, Op. 6, HWV 319 | (11:40) | |
| 4-5 | 1. A Tempo Giusto | 1:55 |
| 4-6 | 2. Allegro | 1:52 |
| 4-7 | 3. Adagio | 2:29 |
| 4-8 | 4. Allegro | 2:38 |
| 4-9 | 5. Allegro | 2:46 |
| Concerto Grosso No. 2 In F Major, Op. 6, HWV 320 | (11:21) | |
| 4-10 | 1. Andante Larghetto | 4:06 |
| 4-11 | 2. Allegro | 2:24 |
| 4-12 | 3. Largo | 2:35 |
| 4-13 | 4. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo | 2:16 |
| Concerto Grosso No. 3 In E Minor, Op. 6, HWV 321 | (11:48) | |
| 4-14 | 1. Larghetto | 1:28 |
| 4-15 | 2. Andante | 1:36 |
| 4-16 | 3. Allegro | 2:35 |
| 4-17 | 4. Polonaise. Andante | 4:45 |
| 4-18 | 5. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo | 1:24 |
| Concerto Grosso No. 4 In A Minor, Op. 6, HWV 322 | (10:28) | |
| 4-19 | 1. Larghetto Affettuoso | 3:06 |
| 4-20 | 2. Allegro | 2:39 |
| 4-21 | 3. Largo E Piano | 2:13 |
| 4-22 | 4. Allegro | 2:30 |
| 12 Concerti Grossi Op. 6: Nos. 5-8 | ||
| Concerto Grosso No. 5 In D Major, Op. 6, HWV 323 | (15:41) | |
| 5-1 | 1. Larghetto E Staccato | 2:09 |
| 5-2 | 2. Allegro | 2:08 |
| 5-3 | 3. Presto | 3:22 |
| 5-4 | 4. Largo | 2:01 |
| 5-5 | 5. Allegro | 2:30 |
| 5-6 | 6. Menuet. Un Poco Larghetto | 3:31 |
| Concerto Grosso No. 6 In G Minor, Op. 6, HWV 324 | (15:53) | |
| 5-7 | 1. Largo Affettuoso | 3:33 |
| 5-8 | 2. A Tempo Giusto | 1:36 |
| 5-9 | 3. Musette. Larghetto | 5:37 |
| 5-10 | 4. Allegro | 2:53 |
| 5-11 | 5. Allegro | 2:14 |
| Concerto Grosso No. 7 In B Flat Major, Op. 6, HWV 325 | (14:43) | |
| 5-12 | 1. Largo | 1:13 |
| 5-13 | 2. Allegro | 2:29 |
| 5-14 | 3. Largo | 2:54 |
| 5-15 | 4. Andante | 5:06 |
| 5-16 | 5. Hornpipe | 3:01 |
| Concerto Grosso No. 8 In C Minor, Op. 6, HWV 326 | (13:42) | |
| 5-17 | 1. Allemande | 3:55 |
| 5-18 | 2. Grave | 1:33 |
| 5-19 | 3. Andante Allegro | 1:52 |
| 5-20 | 4. Adagio | 1:17 |
| 5-21 | 5. Siciliana. Andante | 3:48 |
| 5-22 | 6. Allegro | 1:17 |
| 12 Concerti Grossi Op. 6: Nos. 9-12 (Cont.) | ||
| Concerto Grosso No. 9 In F Major, Op. 6, HWV 327 | (14:05) | |
| 6-1 | 1. Largo | 1:29 |
| 6-2 | 2. Allegro | 3:33 |
| 6-3 | 3. Larghetto | 3:40 |
| 6-4 | 4. Allegro | 1:50 |
| 6-5 | 5. Menuet | 1:47 |
| 6-6 | 6. Gigue. Allegro | 1:46 |
| Concerto Grosso No. 10 In D Minor, Op. 6, HWV 328 | (14:30) | |
| 6-7 | 1. Ouverture - Allegro | 4:13 |
| 6-8 | 2. Air. Lentement | 3:18 |
| 6-9 | 3. Allegro | 2:26 |
| 6-10 | 4. Allegro | 2:43 |
| 6-11 | 5. Allegro Moderato | 1:50 |
| Concerto Grosso No. 11 In A Major, Op. 6, HWV 329 | (17:11) | |
| 6-12 | 1. Andante Larghetto E Staccato | 4:46 |
| 6-13 | 2. Allegro | 1:44 |
| 6-14 | 3. Largo E Staccato | 0:36 |
| 6-15 | 4. Andante | 4:28 |
| 6-16 | 5. Allegro | 5:37 |
| Concerto Grosso No. 12 In B Minor, Op. 6, HWV 330 | (12:13) | |
| 6-17 | 1. Largo | 2:08 |
| 6-18 | 2. Allegro | 2:56 |
| 6-19 | 3. Aria. Larghetto E Piano | 4:20 |
| 6-20 | 4. Largo | 0:53 |
| 6-21 | 5. Allegro | 1:56 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Polydor International GmbH
- Recorded At – Henry Wood Hall, London
- Recorded At – St. John's, Smith Square
- Pressed By – PDO, Germany
- Printed By – Neef
Credits
- Art Direction – Lutz Bode
- Bassoon [I], Soloist [Concertino] – Alastair Mitchell (tracks: 3-1 to 3-22)
- Bassoon [II], Soloist [Concertino] – Andrew Watts (tracks: 3-1 to 3-22)
- Cello [Concertino] – Anthony Pleeth (tracks: 4-5 to 6-21)
- Cello [I], Soloist [Concertino] – Anthony Pleeth (tracks: 3-1 to 3-22)
- Cello [II], Soloist [Concertino] – Richard Webb (tracks: 3-1 to 3-22)
- Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel
- Conductor – Trevor Pinnock
- Design – Elke Neuß-Burghoff
- Edited By – Gregor Zielinsky (tracks: 2-1 to 2-18), Hans-Rudolf Müller (tracks: 4-1 to 4-4), Klaus Behrens (tracks: 1-1 to 1-19), Reinhild Schmidt (tracks: 3-1 to 3-22)
- Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Hans-Peter Schweigmann
- Executive-Producer – Charlotte Kriesch, Dr. Andreas Holschneider
- Harpsichord, Organ, Soloist [Concertino] – Trevor Pinnock (tracks: 3-1 to 3-22)
- Liner Notes ["Royal Fireworks" + Concerti A Due Cori + Concertos, Op.6] – Stanley Sadie
- Liner Notes ["Water Music"] – Anthony Hicks
- Liner Notes [Concertos, Op.3 + "Alexander's Feast" + Concerti Grossi, Op.6] – Hans Joachim Marx
- Liner Notes [English Translation] – John Coombs
- Liner Notes [French Translation] – Daniel Henry, Jacques Fournier
- Liner Notes [German Translation] – Magda Marx-Weber
- Oboe [I], Soloist [Concertino] – David Reichenberg (tracks: 3-1 to 3-22)
- Oboe [II], Soloist [Concertino] – Paul Goodwin (tracks: 3-1 to 3-22)
- Orchestra – The English Concert*
- Painting [Booklet - G.F. Händel] – Thomas Hudson
- Photography By [Artist - Trevor Pinnock] – Werner Neumeister
- Photography By [Front Cover] – Werner Neumeister
- Producer [Recording] – Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
- Recorder [I], Soloist [Concertino] – Philip Pickett (tracks: 3-1 to 3-22)
- Recorder [II], Soloist [Concertino] – Rachel Beckett (tracks: 3-1 to 3-22)
- Violin [1st - Concertino] – Simon Standage (tracks: 4-5 to 6-21)
- Violin [2nd - Concertino] – Elizabeth Wilcock (tracks: 4-5 to 6-21)
- Violin [I], Soloist [Concertino] – Simon Standage (tracks: 3-1 to 3-22)
- Violin [II], Soloist [Concertino] – Micaela Comberti (tracks: 3-1 to 3-22)
Notes
Ⓟ1982 (Op.6) / 1983 (Water Music) / 1984 (Op.3) / 1985 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg. Digital ∙ StereoⒸ1983 Anthony Hicks (HWV 348, 349/350);
Ⓒ1984 Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Marx (HWV 312-317, 318, 319-330);
Ⓒ1985 Dr. Stanley Sadie (HWV 333, 334, 351).
Recordings in London at:
> Henry Wood Hall, 1&7/1981, 2/1982 (HWV 319-330); 4/1983 (HWV 348, 349/350); 2/1984 (HWV 312-317); 6/1984 (HWV 318);
> St. John's Smith Square, 8/1984 (HWV 333, 334, 351)
Box Front Cover: Ottobeuren monastery, fresco by J.J. Zeiller.
Booklet Front Cover: G.F. Händel - Painting by Thomas Hudson.
The English Concert on authentic instruments. Directed from the harpsichord by Trevor Pinnock.
Total timing: CD1 = 54'13 / CD2 = 53'28 / CD3 = 56'30 / CD4 = 58'54 / CD5 = 60'35 / CD6 = 58'24
CDs 1 and 2 are sheltered in a double CD box with white trays. CDs 3 to 6 are sheltered in a quadruple CD box with white trays. The double CD box contains a 78-page booklet with notes in English, German and French plus a track and credits-list. The notes consists of several essays by 3 different authors. The CD boxes are stored in a luxurious reinforced fully laminated cardboard box.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 0 28942 31942 4
- Label Code: LC 0113
- Matrix / Runout (CD1): 410 525-2 02 *
- Matrix / Runout (CD2): 415 129-2 02 #
- Matrix / Runout (CD3): 413 727-2 02 #
- Matrix / Runout (CD4): 423 153-2 01 #
- Matrix / Runout (CD5): 410 898-2 02 #
- Matrix / Runout (CD6): 410 899-2 01 #
- Matrix / Runout: MADE IN W.GERMANY BY PDO
- Other (SPARS Code): DDD
- Other (Rights Information): D.P.
- Other (CD1 - catalog# - label): 423 150-2
- Other (CD2 - catalog# - label): 423 151-2
- Other (CD3 - catalog# - label): 423 152-2
- Other (CD4 - catalog# - label): 423 153-2
- Other (CD5 - catalog# - label): 423 154-2
- Other (CD6 - catalog# - label): 423 155-2
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463 094-2 | Handel* - The English Concert* • Trevor Pinnock | Handel* - The English Concert* • Trevor Pinnock - Orchestral Works (6xCD, Comp + Box) | Archiv Produktion | 463 094-2 | Europe | 1999 |

