Handel: Water & Fire - Water Music & Music for the Royal Fireworks
Accent - ACC 24412
Kompozytor
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Utwory na płycie:
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351 Overture
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351 Bouree
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351 La Paix
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351 La Rejouissance
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351 Minuet I & II
Water Music HWV 348 Overture
Water Music HWV 348 Adagio e staccato
Water Music HWV 348 (Allegro)
Water Music HWV 348 Andante
Water Music HWV 348 (Allegro da capo)
Water Music HWV 348 Allegro
Water Music HWV 348 Air
Water Music HWV 348 Minuet
Water Music HWV 348 Bouree
Water Music HWV 348 Hornpipe
Water Music HWV 348 (Andante)
Water Music HWV 349 (Allegro)
Water Music HWV 349 (Alla hornpipe)
Water Music HWV 350 (Sarabande)
Water Music HWV 350 Rigaudon I & II
Water Music HWV 349 Lentement
Water Music HWV 349 Bouree
Water Music HWV 350 Minuet I & II
Water Music HWV 350 (Country dance I & II)
Water Music HWV 349 (Trumpet Minuet)
Handel:
Music for Royal Fireworks HWV 351
Water Music HWV 348-350
Suite in F major HWV 348
Suite in D major HWV 349
Suite in G major HWV 350
Music for Royal Fireworks HWV 351
Water Music HWV 348-350
Suite in F major HWV 348
Suite in D major HWV 349
Suite in G major HWV 350
Handel's “Water Music” was performed for the first time in 1717 at a royal celebration with a grand parade of boats on the Thames and the patron, King George I, was so enthusiastic that the young Handel had to repeat it several times. It is rousing, catchy, graceful and jubilant at the same time - a triumphant success to this day. The popular “Music for the Royal Fireworks” was composed for the fireworks display in London's Green Park on April 27, 1749, with which King George II celebrated the end of the War of the Austrian Succession and the Peace of Aachen. The suite was conceived for a gigantic wind ensemble - originally for an outdoor performance. Immediately after the first performance, Handel produced a version for string orchestra with wind instruments. It was in this version that it began its triumphal march through the concert halls of the world. W. A. Mozart described the music to the royal fireworks as a “spectacle of English pride and joy”. The Collegium 1704 under its conductor Václav Luks has made a name for itself for its detailed and subtle interpretations and its great joy in playing. These attributes also come to the fore in the Collegium's new CD and allow Handel's “Water & Fire” to shine in royal splendor.