Handel - Royal Fireworks Music · Concerto Grosso "Alexander's Feast" · Overtures / The English Concert · Pinnock

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Trevor Pinnock recently recorded Handel's Fireworks Music in its original version for lots and lots of winds and percussion, but there's good reason to prefer this performance of Handel's alternate version, which includes string parts. Pinnock has always had a keen ear for Handelian pomp, and this version has just that extra bit of sparkle and brilliance. The coupled overtures make a welcome bonus. --David Hurwitz

Handel - Royal Fireworks Music · Concerto Grosso "Alexander's Feast" · Overtures / The English Concert · Pinnock, Music, George Frideric Handel, Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, Anthony Halstead, Christian Rutherford, Baroque Suite/Partita for Orchestra, Choral, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Concerto, Concerto Grosso, Oratorio, Orchestral
Handel - Royal Fireworks Music · Concerto Grosso "Alexander's Feast" · Overtures / The English Concert · Pinnock
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Superb 'Program' Music
  • Unforgettable performance !
  • The Pinnock-le of English Baroque
  • A Rousing Performance
 Handel - Royal Fireworks Music · Concerto Grosso "Alexander's Feast" · Overtures / The English Concert · Pinnock
George Frideric Handel , Trevor Pinnock , The English Concert , Anthony Halstead , and Christian Rutherford
Manufacturer: Archiv Produktion
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ASIN: B0000057F6
Release Date: 1995-08-15

Tracks:

  1. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: 1. Overture (Adagio - Allegro - Lentement - Allegro)
  2. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: 2. Bourree
  3. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: 3. La Paix
  4. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: 4. La Rejouissance
  5. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: 5. Menuet I
  6. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: 6. Menuet II
  7. Concerto Grosso In C Major 'Alexander's Feast': 1. Allegro
  8. Concerto Grosso In C Major 'Alexander's Feast': 2. Largo
  9. Concerto Grosso In C Major 'Alexander's Feast': 3. Allegro
  10. Concerto Grosso In C Major 'Alexander's Feast': 4. Andante Ma Non Presto
  11. The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba HWV 67
  12. Belshazzar, HWV 61 - (Maestoso - Allegro)
  13. Alceste, HWV 45 Act I: Grand' Entree - Maestoso
  14. Saul, HWV 53: Act I Sinfonia: Allegro
  15. Saul, HWV 53: Act I Sinfonia: Larghetto - Adagio
  16. Saul, HWV 53: Act I Sinfonia: Allegro
  17. Saul, HWV 53: Act I Sinfonia: Andante Larghetto
  18. Samson, HWV 57: Act I - Sinfonia: Andante - Adagio
  19. Samson, HWV 57: Act I - Sinfonia: Allegro
  20. Samson, HWV 57: Act I - Sinfonia: Menuetto

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Trevor Pinnock recently recorded Handel's Fireworks Music in its original version for lots and lots of winds and percussion, but there's good reason to prefer this performance of Handel's alternate version, which includes string parts. Pinnock has always had a keen ear for Handelian pomp, and this version has just that extra bit of sparkle and brilliance. The coupled overtures make a welcome bonus. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Superb 'Program' Music.......2007-07-15

Before listening to this recording, I was drafting a review which began with the invariably less interesting aspects of music written for a specific purpose, such as, for example the 1812 Overture, most marches, and opening themes to Olympic contests. But then I listened to this piece and threw that very general hypothesis out the window, as Handel simply gets the job done in writing celebratory music which has endured. I also happened to think that this dumb premise would devalue virtually all of my favorite musical genres, that written for liturgical purposes. So here we are, a German musical celebration of an English event. It works!

5 out of 5 stars Unforgettable performance !.......2004-10-29

The peak of this CD is the colossal recording of the Royal Fireworks . Majesty with fierceness ; frehness and virility ; passion and intellect ; sublime and expressive ; lyricism and honesty are some of the adjectives which deserves this artistic triumph of Mr. Trevor Pinnock.

5 out of 5 stars The Pinnock-le of English Baroque.......2002-09-20

There's no doubt in my mind: Trevor Pinnock is the world's greatest interpreter of baroque music, period. Here, he is at his very finest, in the more enjoyable version of Royal Fireworks ( with strings, that is ), as well as in the concerto grosso and overtures on this album. In fact, not only is the instrumentation easier to listen to than the original wind-only, but Pinnock plays much more charmingly on this recording than on his wind-only version. The amazon.com reviewer has in bang-on when he says that this one has more sparkle. One can hear in the very first bars, as the shorter intervals are played more quickly on this recording, as opposed to the dragging articulation you get in the other recording. This is a must for Handel fans.

5 out of 5 stars A Rousing Performance.......2002-01-26

Trevor Pinnock again demonstrates that he is the leading interpreter of Baroque music. This performance of "Music for the Royal Fireworks" is easily the most powerful and exciting available. I have heard other recordings which in comparison sound like music for the royal naptime. If you have not heard this version, you have not really heard the piece.
Handel - Water Music · Fireworks Music · Concerti Grossi op. 3 / Linde Consort · Hans-Martin Linde
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    		Handel - Water Music · Fireworks Music · Concerti Grossi op. 3 / Linde Consort · Hans-Martin Linde
    George Frideric Handel , Hans-Martin Linde , Linde Consort , and Cappella Coloniensis
    Manufacturer: EMI Classics
    ProductGroup: Music
    Binding: Audio CD

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    GeneralGeneral | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    SuitesSuites | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Baroque (c.1600-1750) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music
    GeneralGeneral | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music
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    ASIN: B000031WJD
    Release Date: 2000-04-11

    Tracks:

    1. Water Music: Ste No.1 in F, HWV348: I. Ov: Largo - Allegro
    2. Water Music: Ste No.1 in F, HWV348: II. Adagio E Staccato
    3. Water Music: Ste No.1 in F, HWV348: III. (Allegro)
    4. Water Music: Ste No.1 in F, HWV348: IV. Andante
    5. Water Music: Ste No.1 in F, HWV348: V. (Tempo Di Minuetto)
    6. Water Music: Ste No.1 in F, HWV348: VI. Air
    7. Water Music: Ste No.1 in F, HWV348: VII. Minuet
    8. Water Music: Ste No.1 in F, HWV348: VIII. Bourree
    9. Water Music: Ste No.1 in F, HWV348: IX. Hornpipe
    10. Water Music: Ste No.1 in F, HWV348: X. (Allegro Moderato)
    11. Water Music: Ste No.2 in D, HWV349: XI. (Andante/Allegro)
    12. Water Music: Ste No.2 in D, HWV349: XII. Alla Hornpipe
    13. Water Music: Ste No.2 in D, HWV349: XIII. Minuet
    14. Water Music: Ste No.2 in D, HWV349: XIV. Lentement
    15. Water Music: Ste No.2 in D, HWV349: XV. Bourree
    16. Water Music: Ste No.3 in G, HWV350: XVI. (Menuet)
    17. Water Music: Ste No.3 in G, HWV350: XVII. Rigaudon
    18. Water Music: Ste No.3 in G, HWV350: XVIII. (Rigaudon)
    19. Water Music: Ste No.3 in G, HWV350: XIX. Menuet
    20. Water Music: Ste No.3 in G, HWV350: XX. (Menuet)
    21. Water Music: Ste No.3 in G, HWV350: XXI. (Affettuoso)
    22. Water Music: Ste No.3 in G, HWV350: XXII. (Cantabile)
    23. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV351: I. Ov
    24. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV351: II. Bourree
    25. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV351: III. La Paix (Largo Alla Siciliana)
    26. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV351: La Rejouissance (Allegro)
    27. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV351: V. Menuet I/VI. Menuet II

    Tracks:

    1. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.1 in B flat, HWV312: I. Allegro
    2. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.1 in B flat, HWV312: II. Largo
    3. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.1 in B flat, HWV312: III. Allegro
    4. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.2 in B flat, HWV313: I. Vivace
    5. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.2 in B flat, HWV313: II. Largo
    6. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.2 in B flat, HWV313: III. Allegro
    7. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.2 in B flat, HWV313: IV. (Mineut)
    8. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.2 in B flat, HWV313: V. (Gavotte)
    9. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.3 in G, HWV314: I. Largo E Staccato
    10. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.3 in G, HWV314: II. Allegro
    11. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.3 in G, HWV314: III. Adagio
    12. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.3 in G, HWV314: IV. Allegro
    13. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.4 in F, HWV315: I. (Largo) - Allegro
    14. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.4 in F, HWV315: II. Andante
    15. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.4 in F, HWV315: III. Allegro
    16. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.4 in F, HWV315: IV. Menuet
    17. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.4a in F, HWV315: I. Largo
    18. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.4a in F, HWV315: II. Allegro
    19. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.4a in F, HWV315: III. Largo
    20. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.4a in F, HWV315: IV. Allegro
    21. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.5 in d, HWV316: I. (Largo)
    22. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.5 in d, HWV316: II. Allegro
    23. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.5 in d, HWV316: III. Adagio - Cappella Coloniensis/Hans-Martin Linde
    24. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.5 in d, HWV316: IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Cappella Coloniensis/Hans-Martin Linde
    25. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.5 in d, HWV316: V. Allegro - Cappella Coloniensis/Hans-Martin Linde
    26. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.6 in d, HWV317: I. Vivace - Cappella Coloniensis/Hans-Martin Linde
    27. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.6 in d, HWV317: II. Adagio (Organ Solo) - Cappella Coloniensis/Hans-Martin Linde
    28. Con Grossi, Op.3: Con No.6 in d, HWV317: III. Allegro

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