VA - Classic Masterworks - George Frideric Handel (1996)

Tracklist:

Water Music: Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
01. II. Alla Hornpipe - 00:04:05

Serse, HWV 40 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
02. Frondi tenere e belle … Ombra mai fu, "Largo" - 00:04:28
03. Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed - 00:03:10

Concerto Grosso in A Minor, Op. 6 No. 4, HWV 322 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
04. I. Larghetto affettuoso - 00:03:03

Organ Concerto No. 4 in F Major, Op. 4 No. 4, HWV 292 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
05. I. Allegro - 00:04:59

Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
06. VI. Air - 00:03:38
07. Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: For unto a child is born - 00:04:08

Concerto grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 3 No. 2, HWV 313 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
08. II. Largo - 00:02:29

Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" (arr. for strings) (Anonymous)
09. Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" - 00:03:17

Hercules, HWV 60 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
10. Act I: Recitative: Now farewell, arms From hence, the tide of time - 00:03:08

Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
11. III. Allegro - 00:03:03

Keyboard Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
12. IV. Air with 5 variations, "Harmonious Blacksmith" - 00:04:03

Jephtha, HWV 70 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
13. Part II: How dark, o Lord, are thy decrees - 00:08:15

Organ Concerto No. 5 in F major, Op. 4, No. 5, HWV 293 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
14. III. Alla Siciliana - IV. Presto - 00:04:12

Mi palpita il cor, HWV 132c (Georg Friedrich Händel)
15. Se un di m'adora la mia crudele - 00:03:38

Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348 (Georg Friedrich Händel)
16. IV. Andante - Allegro da capo - 00:05:26

Performers:
Werner Hollweg (tenor), Gabor Lehotka (organ), Venceslava Hruba-Freiburger (soprano), Jeno Jando (piano), Jochen Kowalski (counter-tenor)

Budapest Strings, Blaserensemble, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, RIAS Chamber Chorus, RIAS Symphony Orchestra, New Bach Collegium Musicum Leipzig, Leipzig University Choir, Academy for Ancient Music Berlin, Bela Banfalvi, Helmut Froschauer, Marcus Creed, Max Pommer, Karoly Botvay