John Eliot Gardiner - Handel: Water Music, Music for the Royal Fireworks (1983, 1991) [2021 DSD64]

Handel's Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks, performed by the English Baroque Soloists on period instruments, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner. Recorded in February 1991 at Abbey Road Studios in London (Water Music) and June 15-16, 1983, at Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London (Royal Fireworks).


Tracks:

Water Music
01] 11. without indication (Variant in F major, HWV 331/1) [Water Music: Appendix]
02] 1. Ouverture (Largo - Allegro) [Water Music: Suite No.1 in F major, HWV 348]
03] 2. Adagio e staccato [Water Music: Suite No.1 in F major, HWV 348]
04] 3. Allegro [Water Music: Suite No.1 in F major, HWV 348]
05] 4. Andante [Water Music: Suite No.1 in F major, HWV 348]
06] 3. without indication (da capo) [Water Music: Suite No.1 in F major, HWV 348]
07] 5. Presto [Water Music: Suite No.1 in F major, HWV 348]
08] 6. Air [Water Music: Suite No.1 in F major, HWV 348]
09] 7. Minuet [Water Music: Suite No.1 in F major, HWV 348]
10] 8. Bourree - 9. Hornpipe [Water Music: Suite No.1 in F major, HWV 348]
11] 10. without indication [Water Music: Suite No.1 in F major, HWV 348]
12] 12. Alla Hornpipe (Variant in F major, HWV 331/2) [Water Music: Appendix]
13] 16. without indication [Water Music: Suite No.3 in G major, HWV 350]
14] 17. Rigaudon - 18. without indication [Water Music: Suite No.3 in G major, HWV 350]
15] 19. Menuet - 20. without indication [Water Music: Suite No.3 in G major, HWV 350]
16] 21. without indication - 22. without indication [Water Music: Suite No.3 in G major, HWV 350]
17] 11. Allegro [Water Music: Suite No.2 in D major, HWV 349]
18] 12. Alla Hornpipe [Water Music: Suite No.2 in D major, HWV 349]
19] 13. Minuet [Water Music Suite: No.2 in D major, HWV 349]
20] 14. Lentement [Water Music: Suite No.2 in D major, HWV 349]
21] 15. Bourree [Water Music: Suite No.2 in D major, HWV 349]

Music for the Royal Fireworks
22] 1. Ouverture (Adagio - Allegro - Lentement - Allegro)
23] 2. Bourree [Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351]
24] 3. La paix [Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351]
25] 4. La Rejouissance [Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351]
26] 5. Menuet I - II [Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351]

Personnel:

John Eliot Gardiner
English Baroque Soloists