Track List
CD 1: The Essential Handel

George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)Solomon HWV 67
Act 3
1. The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba 0:003:11
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
Semele HWV 58
Act 2
2. Where´er you walk 0:004:02
Kenneth McKellar, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Adrian Boult
Water Music Suite
Water Music Suite in F Major
3. Hornpipe and Andante 0:008:04
4. Air 0:003:24
5. Bourée and Hornpipe 0:001:33
Water Music Suite in D Major
6. Hornpipe 0:004:06
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
Rodelinda
Ed. Raymond Leppard
Act 1
7. Dove sei, amato bene? 0:004:20
Bernadette Greevy, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Raymond Leppard
Organ Concerto No.13 in F -"Cuckoo and the Nightingale" HWV 295
8. Larghetto 0:002:43
9. 2. Adagio 0:004:13
Peter Hurford, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Joshua Rifkin
10. Organo ad libitum: Aria & Passpied (Telemann) 0:004:07
Peter Hurford
11. 4. Larghetto 0:003:14
12. 5. Allegro 0:003:11
Peter Hurford, Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, Joshua Rifkin
Suite No.11 in D minor
13. Sarabande 2:54
Christopher Hogwood
Berenice
Act 2
14. Minuet from Overture 0:004:10
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
Jephtha
Act 3
15. "Waft her, angels, through the skies" 0:004:51
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63
16. See, the conqu´ring hero comes! 0:002:59
Handel Opera Society Chorus and Orchestra, Charles Farncombe
Serse
Arranged Reinhard
Act 1
17. Largo: ´Ombra mai fu´ 0:005:30
London Symphony Orchestra, George Szell
18. Zadok the Priest (Coronation Anthem No.1, HWV 258) 0:005:53
The Choir of King´s College, Cambridge, English Chamber Orchestra, Thurston Dart, David Willcocks
Total Playing Time: 1:12:25
CD 2: The Essential Handel
George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759)Music for the Royal Fireworks: Suite HWV 351
1. 1. Ouverture 0:007:50
2. 2. Bourrée 0:001:37
3. 3. La paix 0:002:52
4. 4. La réjouissance 0:001:58
5. 5. Menuet I-II 0:002:56
The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
Samson, HWV 57
Act 1
6. "Return, O God of hosts" 0:004:32
Kathleen Ferrier, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Adrian Boult
Harp Concerto in B flat, Op.4, No.6, HWV 294
7. 1. Andante allegro 0:003:51
8. 2. Larghetto 0:004:36
9. 3. Allegro moderato 0:002:30
Marisa Robles, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown
Samson, HWV 57
Act 3
10. Let the bright seraphim 0:005:55
Joan Sutherland, Harry Dilley, Chorus of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli
11. Concerto grosso in D, Op.3, No.6 0:006:31
Roger Lord, Michael Dobson, Stanislav Heller, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
Ode for Saint Cecilia´s Day (HWV76)
12. The trumpet´s loud clangour 3:54
Peter Pears, Chorus Of East Anglian Choirs, English Chamber Orchestra, Benjamin Britten
Rinaldo
Edited & Prepared: Bonynge
Act 3
13. March & Battle 0:002:38
English Chamber Orchestra, Richard Bonynge
Rodelinda
Act 3
14. Vivi, tiranno, io t´ho scampato 6:05
Marilyn Horne, Vienna Cantata Orchestra, Henry Lewis
Messiah
Part 1
15. "For unto us a Child is born" 0:003:36
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
Part 3
16. "I know that my Redeemer liveth" 0:005:13
Elly Ameling, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
17. "The trumpet shall sound" 0:004:00
Gwynne Howell, John Wilbraham, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
Part 2
18. "Hallelujah" 0:003:40
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner
Total Playing Time: 1:14:14