The Essential Handel
Various Artists
03/02/2010
Decca Music Group Ltd.
| Track Number | Track Title | Track Length | Track Price/Buy Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Handel: Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba | 3:11 | |
| 2 | Handel: Semele HWV 58 / Act 2: "Where'er You Walk" by Kenneth McKellar, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Sir Adrian Boult | 4:02 | |
| 3 | Handel: Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: Hornpipe and Andante | 8:04 | |
| 4 | Handel: Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: Air | 3:24 | |
| 5 | Handel: Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: Bourée and Hornpipe | 1:33 | |
| 6 | Handel: Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: Hornpipe | 4:06 | |
| 7 | Handel: Rodelinda, HWV 34 / Act 1: "Dove sei, amato bene?" by Bernadette Greevy, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Raymond Leppard | 4:20 | |
| 8 | Handel: Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major, "Cuckoo and the Nightingale" HWV 295: 1. Larghetto by Peter Hurford, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Joshua Rifkin | 2:43 | |
| 9 | Handel: Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major, "Cuckoo and the Nightingale" HWV 295: 2. Adagio by Peter Hurford, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Joshua Rifkin | 4:13 | |
| 10 | Handel: Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major, "Cuckoo and the Nightingale" HWV 295: 3. Organo ad libitum: Aria & Passpied (Telemann) | 4:07 | |
| 11 | Handel: Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major, HWV 295 "Cuckoo and the Nightingale": 4. Larghetto by Peter Hurford, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Joshua Rifkin | 3:14 | |
| 12 | Handel: Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major, "Cuckoo and the Nightingale" HWV 295: 5. Allegro by Peter Hurford, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Joshua Rifkin | 3:11 | |
| 13 | Handel: Suite No. 11 in D minor, HWV 437: Sarabande | 2:54 | |
| 14 | Handel: Berenice, HWV 38 / Act 2: Minuet from Overture | 4:10 | |
| 15 | Handel: Jephtha, HWV 70, Act III: Waft Her, Angels, Through the Skies by Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 4:51 | |
| 16 | Handel: Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes!" by Handel Opera Society Orchestra, Handel Opera Society Chorus, Charles Farncombe | 2:59 | |
| 17 | Handel: Serse, HWV 40: Largo (Orch. Reinhard) | 5:30 | |
| 18 | Handel: Zadok the Priest, Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 by Choir of King's College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir David Willcocks | 5:53 |
| Track Number | Track Title | Track Length | Track Price/Buy Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: I. Ouverture | 7:50 | |
| 2 | Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: II. Bourrée | 1:37 | |
| 3 | Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La Paix. Largo alla siciliana | 2:52 | |
| 4 | Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance | 1:58 | |
| 5 | Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: V. Menuet I-II | 2:56 | |
| 6 | Handel: Samson, HWV 57 / Act I: Return, O God of Hosts by Kathleen Ferrier, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult | 4:32 | |
| 7 | Handel: Harp Concerto in B flat, Op.4, No.6, HWV 294: 1. Andante allegro by Marisa Robles, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown | 3:51 | |
| 8 | Handel: Harp Concerto in B flat, Op.4, No.6, HWV 294: 2. Larghetto by Marisa Robles, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown | 4:36 | |
| 9 | Handel: Harp Concerto in B flat, Op.4, No.6, HWV 294: 3. Allegro moderato by Marisa Robles, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown | 2:30 | |
| 10 | Handel: Samson HWV 57 / Act 3: "Let The Bright Seraphim" | 5:55 | |
| 11 | Handel: Concerto grosso No. 6 in D Major, Op. 3/6, HWV 317 | 6:31 | |
| 12 | Handel: Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: The Trumpet's Loud Clangour (Live In Snape / 1967) by Peter Pears, Philip Jones, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten | 3:54 | |
| 13 | Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7a / Act 3: March & Battle | 2:38 | |
| 14 | Handel: Rodelinda, HWV 34 / Act 3: "Vivi, tiranno, io t'ho scampato" | 6:05 | |
| 15 | Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1: No. 12, Chorus. For Unto Us a Child Is Born by Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 3:36 | |
| 16 | Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3: No. 45, Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano) by Elly Ameling, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 5:13 | |
| 17 | Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 3: "The Trumpet Shall Sound" by Gwynne Howell, John Wilbraham, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 4:00 | |
| 18 | Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2: No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth by Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner | 3:40 |
- Duration:
- 2:26:39
- Genres:
- Classical
- ℗ This Compilation ℗ 1995 Decca Music Group Limited
- © 1995 Decca Music Group Limited