Handel: Water Music; Royal Fireworks Music; Concertos

Handel: Water Music; Royal Fireworks Music; Concertos

Handel: Water Music; Royal Fireworks Music; Concertos

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Composer: George Frideric Handel
Conductor: Hans-Martin Linde
Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras
Conductor: William Steinberg
Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra
Orchestra: Linde Consort
Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra
Orchestra: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1995-10-17
Music Label: EMI / Seraphim
Soundtracks:

Water Music - Suite: Allegro
Water Music - Suite: Air
Water Music - Suite: Bourree
Water Music - Suite: Hornpipe
Water Music - Suite: Andate Espressivo
Water Music - Suite: Allegro Deciso
Music For The Royal Fireworks: Overture
Music For The Royal Fireworks: Bourree
Music For The Royal Fireworks: Largo Alla Sicialiana
Music For The Royal Fireworks: La Rejouissance
Music For The Royal Fireworks: Minuet I
Music For The Royal Fireworks: Minuet II
Concerto a Due Cori No. 2 in F Major: Pomposo
Concerto a Due Cori No. 2 in F Major: Allegro
Concerto a Due Cori No. 2 in F Major: Atempo Giusto
Concerto a Due Cori No. 2 in F Major: Largo
Concerto a Due Cori No. 2 in F Major: Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Concerto a Due Cori No. 2 in F Major: A Tempo Ordinario
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in B Flat Major: Vivace
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in B Flat Major: Largo
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in B Flat Major: Allegro
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in B Flat Major: Minuet
Concerto Grosso No. 2 in B Flat Major: Gavotte
Messiah: Pastoral Symphony

Music reviews of Handel: Water Music; Royal Fireworks Music; Concertos

Music Review: Great value: beautiful sound and performances
Rating: 5 Stars

This Seraphim CD offers great value, beautiful sound and great performances for very little outlay. William Steinberg and the Pittsburgh Symphony perform Sir Hamilton Harty's version of Handel's "WATER MUSIC" Suite (6 movements) with all the panache and majesty anyone could ask for. How can listeners prefer period instruments over a sound like this?

Charles Mackerras and the London Symphony do yeoman service to the oft recorded "Music for the Royal Fireworks", and if the tempos seem a little stiff and unyielding, Handel's music is still very well served. One problem (and question?) I have is repeating the Introduction in I, before launching in to the Allegro section of this movement. I have never heard it done this way, and think it adds several extra minutes unnecessarily to the piece. Mackerras' recording of the Handel Concerto for 2 horns is excellent in every way, even with a large orchestra: beautiful string and wind playing, and great sound. One movement is almost note for note the same as the chorus, "Lift up your heads" from MESSIAH; I was not familiar with this work until this week, and I have been listening to Handel for over 30 years.

Hans Martin Linde's recording of Concerto Grosso 2 in B flat (Op. 3:2) is also very fine; do not be afraid of the period instruments: they play very well, are in tune, and sound full and rich. Allegros are not too fast, but never drag - excellent.

The disc closes with the "Pastoral sinfonia", from MESSIAH, by Charles Mackerras/English Chamber orchestra: very lovely, but I'm curious as to why the disc's producer decided to end with a quiet piece. This would be better performed earlier in the track listings/program, which you can do by programming your player in a different order from the play list. Recommended.

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