tracks

Zadok the Priest: I. Zadok the Priest
Zadok the Priest: II. And all the people rejoiced
Zadok the Priest: III. God save the King
Fireworks Music: La Paix
Concerto Grosso In B Minor: Larghetto
The Messiah: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
Judas Maccabeus: See Here The Conqu'ring Hero Comes
Water Music: Overture
Rinaldo: Lascia Ch'io Pianga
Harpsichord Suite No. 5: Air And Variations "Harmonious Blacksmith"
Ode For Queen Anne's Birthday: Eternal Source Of Light Divine
Fireworks Music: Le Rejouissance
Concerto Grosso In D Major: Vivace
Dixit Dominus: Dixit Dominus
Saul: Dead March
Recorder Sonata In A Minor: Allegro
The Messiah: How Beautiful Are The Feet
Water Music: Allegro - Andante
Solomon: Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheeba
Ode For St Cecilia's Day: What Passion Cannot Music Raise
Oboe Concderto No. 3: Sarabande
The Messiah: He Was Dispised
Concerto Grosso No. 6 In G Minor: Larghetto E Affettuoso
Samson: Let The Bright Seraphim
Organ Concerto "The Cuckoo And The Nightingale": Allegro
Violin Sonata: Larghetto
Concerto For Two Wind Groups And Strings: A Tempo Ordinario
The Messiah: For Unto Us A Child Is Born
Water Music: Air & Alla Hornpipe I
Water Music: Air & Alla Hornpipe II
Xerxes: Ombra Ma Fui
Concerto Grosso In G Major: Allegro
Dettingen Te Deum: Vouchsafe, O Lord, To Keep Us This Day
Alexander's Feast: Allegro
The Messiah: Hallelujah

notes

"He is the greatest composer that ever lived. I would uncover my head and kneel before his tomb" (Beethoven on Handel)

Universally considered the greatest composer of his time by artists and public alike, Handel's ceremonial music, sacred music, vocal works and oratorios have remained popular with musicians and audiences ever since. This 2 CD cornucopia shedss light on all that and more, including Zadok the Priest (sung at every British Coronation since 1727), Water Music, Fireworks Music and the finest arias and extracts from his choral works and operas. The Messiah has been plundered by file makers for decades, while Sarabande (CD2, track 3) featured on a recent global Levi Jeans television commercial.

credits

Composed By – Georg Friedrich Händel

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