The Essential Handel

Various Artists

• Released on 1/06/1995 by Decca Music Group Ltd.
• Main artist: Various Artists
• Genre: Klassiek

Solomon, HWV 67, Act III (Georg Friedrich Händel)

1 The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:03:11

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Anonymous, Author - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1965 Decca Music Group Limited

Semele HWV 58 / Act 2 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

2 "Where'er You Walk"

Sir Adrian Boult 00:04:01

Sir Adrian Boult, Conductor, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Christopher Raeburn, Producer - Kenneth McKellar, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William Congreve, Author - Erik Smith, Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Attwood, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited

Water Music Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

3 Hornpipe and Andante

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:08:04

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1972 Decca Music Group Limited

4 Air

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:03:24

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1972 Decca Music Group Limited

5 Bourée and Hornpipe

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:01:32

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1972 Decca Music Group Limited

Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

6 Hornpipe

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:04:06

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1972 Decca Music Group Limited

Rodelinda, HWV 34 / Act 1 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

7 "Dove sei, amato bene?"

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:04:20

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Raymond Leppard, Contributor, Director, Work Editor, MainArtist - Nicola Francesco Haym, Author - Antonio Salvi, Author, Original Text Author - Pierre Corneille, Author, Original Text Author - Bernadette Greevy, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stanley Goodall, Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1966 Decca Music Group Limited

Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major, "Cuckoo and the Nightingale" HWV 295 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

8 1. Larghetto

Peter Hurford 00:02:43

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Rifkin, Conductor, MainArtist - Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Hurford, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1986 Decca Music Group Limited

9 2. Adagio

Peter Hurford 00:04:13

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Rifkin, Conductor, MainArtist - Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Hurford, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Goodall, Engineer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1986 Decca Music Group Limited

10 3. Organo ad libitum: Aria & Passpied (Telemann)

Peter Hurford 00:04:06

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Hurford, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Goodall, Engineer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1986 Decca Music Group Limited

Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major, HWV 295 "Cuckoo and the Nightingale" (Georg Friedrich Händel)

11 4. Larghetto

Peter Hurford 00:03:13

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Rifkin, Conductor, MainArtist - Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Hurford, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Goodall, Engineer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1986 Decca Music Group Limited

Organ Concerto No. 13 in F Major, "Cuckoo and the Nightingale" HWV 295 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

12 5. Allegro

Peter Hurford 00:03:11

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joshua Rifkin, Conductor, MainArtist - Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peter Hurford, Organ, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Goodall, Engineer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1986 Decca Music Group Limited

Suite No. 11 in D minor, HWV 437 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

13 Sarabande

Christopher Hogwood 00:02:54

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Christopher Hogwood, Harpsichord, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Colin Moorfoot, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Wadland, Producer

℗ 1988 Decca Music Group Limited

Berenice, HWV 38 / Act 2 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

14 Minuet from Overture

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:04:10

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Michael Bremner, Producer, Recording Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Kenneth Wilkinson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1965 Decca Music Group Limited

Jephtha, HWV 70, Act III (Georg Friedrich Händel)

15 Waft Her, Angels, Through the Skies

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:04:51

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Thomas Morell, Author - Martin Atkinson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1979 Decca Music Group Limited

Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

16 "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes!"

Handel Opera Society Chorus 00:02:58

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Arthur Lilley, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Charles Farncombe, Conductor, MainArtist - Thomas Morell, Author - Handel Opera Society Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Handel Opera Society Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Raymond Few, Producer

℗ 1974 Decca Music Group Limited

Serse, HWV 40 / Act 1 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

17 Largo

00:05:30

George Frideric Handel, Composer - London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Szell, Conductor, MainArtist - Nicolò Minato, Author, Original Text Author - John Culshaw, Producer - Silvio Stampiglia, Author, Original Text Author - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1961 Decca Music Group Limited

Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

18 1. Zadok the Priest

Choir of King's College, Cambridge 00:05:53

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir David Willcocks, Conductor, MainArtist - Anonymous, Author - Choir of King's College, Cambridge, Choir, MainArtist - Andrew Raeburn, Producer - Gordon Parry, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1963 Decca Music Group Limited

DISC 2

Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

1 I. Ouverture

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:07:49

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1972 Decca Music Group Limited

2 II. Bourrée

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:01:37

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1972 Decca Music Group Limited

3 III. La Paix. Largo alla siciliana

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:02:51

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1972 Decca Music Group Limited

4 IV. La Réjouissance

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:01:58

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1972 Decca Music Group Limited

5 V. Menuet I-II

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:02:55

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Michael Bremner, Producer - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1972 Decca Music Group Limited

Samson, HWV 57 / Act I (Georg Friedrich Händel)

6 Return, O God of Hosts

Kathleen Ferrier 00:04:32

Sir Adrian Boult, Conductor, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Newburgh Hamilton, Author - London Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Kathleen Ferrier, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - John Culshaw, Producer, Recording Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1953 Decca Music Group Limited

Harp Concerto in B flat, Op.4, No.6, HWV 294 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

7 1. Andante allegro

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:03:51

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - Iona Brown, Conductor, MainArtist - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Marisa Robles, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1980 Decca Music Group Limited

8 2. Larghetto

Marisa Robles 00:04:35

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - Iona Brown, Conductor, MainArtist - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Marisa Robles, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1980 Decca Music Group Limited

9 3. Allegro moderato

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:02:30

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Chris Hazell, Producer - Iona Brown, Conductor, MainArtist - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Marisa Robles, Harp, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1980 Decca Music Group Limited

Samson HWV 57 / Act 3 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

10 "Let The Bright Seraphim"

Dame Joan Sutherland 00:05:54

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Newburgh Hamilton, Author - Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra, MainArtist - Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - James Walker, Producer - Michael Bremner, Producer, Recording Producer - Francesco Molinari-Pradelli, Conductor, MainArtist - Joan Sutherland, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Dilley, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ray Minshull, Producer, Recording Producer - Peter Attwood, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1960 Decca Music Group Limited

11 Concerto grosso No. 6 in D Major, Op. 3/6, HWV 317

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:06:31

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Roger Lord, Oboe, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Dobson, Oboe, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Raeburn, Producer - Kenneth Wilkinson, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1964 Decca Music Group Limited

Ode for Saint Cecilia's Day, HWV 76 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

12 The Trumpet's Loud Clangour (Live In Snape / 1967)

Peter Pears 00:03:53

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - Benjamin Britten, Conductor, MainArtist - John Dryden, Author, Original Text Author - Peter Pears, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Philip Jones, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Crick, Producer

℗ 1972 Decca Music Group Limited

Rinaldo, HWV 7a / Act 3 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

13 March & Battle

Richard Bonynge 00:02:37

English Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - George Frideric Handel, Composer - David Harvey, Producer, Recording Producer - Richard Bonynge, Conductor, Contributor, Work Editor, MainArtist - Giacomo Rossi, Author - Torquato Tasso, Author, Original Text Author - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Aaron Hill, Author, Original Text Author

℗ 1968 Decca Music Group Limited

Rodelinda, HWV 34 / Act 3 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

14 "Vivi, tiranno, io t'ho scampato"

Marilyn Horne 00:06:05

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Marilyn Horne, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Raeburn, Producer, Recording Producer - Nicola Francesco Haym, Author - Antonio Salvi, Author, Original Text Author - Pierre Corneille, Author, Original Text Author - Henry Lewis, Conductor, MainArtist - Vienna Cantata Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Lock, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1968 Decca Music Group Limited

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 1 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

15 No. 12, Chorus. For Unto Us a Child Is Born

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus 00:03:36

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Mailes, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Choir, MainArtist

℗ 1976 Decca Music Group Limited

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 3 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

16 No. 45, Aria. I Know That My Redeemer Liveth (Soprano)

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:05:13

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Elly Ameling, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Jennens, Author - Michael Mailes, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1976 Decca Music Group Limited

Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 3 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

17 "The Trumpet Shall Sound"

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields 00:03:59

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - Gwynne Howell, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - John Wilbraham, Trumpet, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stanley Goodall, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel

℗ 1976 Decca Music Group Limited

Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. 2 (Georg Friedrich Händel)

18 No. 44, Chorus. Hallelujah, for the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth

Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus 00:03:40

George Frideric Handel, Composer - Sir Neville Marriner, Conductor, MainArtist - Chris Hazell, Producer - Simon Eadon, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Orchestra, MainArtist - Charles Jennens, Author - Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer

℗ 1976 Decca Music Group Limited

About the album

• 2 disc(s) - 36 track(s)
• Total length: 02:26:26

• Main artist: Various Artists
• Composer: Georg Friedrich Händel
• Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
• Genre: Klassiek
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© 1995 Decca Music Group Limited This Compilation ℗ 1995 Decca Music Group Limited