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The Very Best of Handel




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Disc 1


    Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Jeremy Summerly

  1.   Zadok the Priest, HWV 258 - 01:55
  2.   II. And all the people rejoiced - 00:52
  3.   III. God save the King - 02:57


  4. Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La paix (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Kevin Mallon

  5.   Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La paix - 03:26


  6. Concerto grosso No. 12 in B minor, HWV 330 (Op. 6): III. Larghetto, e piano - Variatio (more info)
    Performed by: Capella Istropolitana
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Jozef Kopelman

  7.   Aria: Felicissima quest'alma - 03:43


  8. Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: I know that my redeemer liveth (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Kym Amps, soprano

  9.   Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: I know that my redeemer liveth - 06:10


  10. Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Part III: See, the conqu'ring hero comes! (more info)
    Performed by: Capella Istropolitana
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Richard Edlinger

  11.   Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Part III: See, the conqu'ring hero comes! - 03:07


  12. Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: I. Overture (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Kevin Mallon

  13.   Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: I. Overture - 03:09


  14. Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Lascia ch'io pianga (Let me lament) (more info)
    Performed by: London Baroque
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Charles Medlam
    Susanne Ryden, soprano

  15.   Lascia ch'io pianga - 03:41


  16. Keyboard Suite No. 5 in E major, HWV 430: IV. Air and Variations, "The Harmonius Blacksmith" (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Alan Cuckston, harpsichord

  17.   Air with Variations, "Harmonious Blacksmith" - 04:12


  18. Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74: I. Eternal source of light divine (more info)
    Performed by: London Baroque
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Charles Medlam
    Niklas Eklund, trumpet
    Susanne Ryden, soprano

  19.   Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74: I. Eternal source of light divine - 03:36


  20. Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. Le rejouissance (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Kevin Mallon

  21.   Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. Le rejouissance - 03:07


  22. Concerto grosso No. 6 in D major, HWV 317 (Op. 3): I. Vivace (more info)
    Performed by: Northern Sinfonia
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Bradley Creswick

  23.   Concerto grosso No. 6 in D major, HWV 317 (Op. 3): I. Vivace - 02:42


  24. Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel

  25.   I. Dixit Dominus Domino meo - 05:36


  26. Saul, HWV 53, Act III: Dead March: Grave (more info)
  27.   Saul, HWV 53, Act III: Dead March: Grave - 03:07


  28. 6 Recorder Sonatas, Op. 1: No. 4 in A minor, HWV 362: II. Allegro (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Pal Kelemen, cello
    Laszlo Czidra, recorder
    Zsuzsa Pertis, harpsichord

  29.   6 Recorder Sonatas, Op. 1: No. 4 in A minor, HWV 362: II. Allegro - 03:11


  30. Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: How beautiful are the feet (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Angus Davidson, counter-tenor
    Frances Jellard, alto

  31.   Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: How beautiful are the feet - 03:28


  32. Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348 (excerpts) (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Kevin Mallon

  33.   III. Allegro. IV. Andante - 07:02

Disc 2


    Solomon, HWV 67, Act III (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel

  1.   Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba" - 03:28


  2. Ode for St Cecilia’s Day, HWV 76: IV. What passion cannot music raise and quell (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Wolfgang Helbich
    Dorothee Mields, soprano

  3.   Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: IV. What passion cannot music raise and quell - 08:20


  4. Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor, HWV 287 (more info)
    Performed by: City of London Sinfonia
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Nicholas Ward
    Anthony Camden, oboe

  5.   III. Sarabande: Largo - 03:04


  6. Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: He was despised (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Angus Davidson, counter-tenor

  7.   Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: He was despised - 05:02


  8. Concerto grosso No. 6 in G minor, HWV 324 (Op. 6): I. Larghetto e affettuoso (more info)
    Performed by: Capella Istropolitana
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Jozef Kopelman

  9.   Concerto grosso No. 6 in G minor, HWV 324 (Op. 6): I. Larghetto e affettuoso - 03:30


  10. Samson, HWV 57, Act III: Let the Bright Seraphim (more info)
    Performed by: London Baroque
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Charles Medlam
    Niklas Eklund, trumpet
    Susanne Ryden, soprano

  11.   Let the Bright Seraphim - 05:27


  12. Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major, HWV 295, "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale": II. Allegro (more info)
    Performed by: Handel Festival Chamber Orchestra
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: John Tinge
    Johann Aratore, organ

  13.   Allegro (Dangerous Liaisons) - 03:19


  14. Violin Sonata No. 7 in D major, HWV 371: III. Larghetto (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Hyun-Sun Kim, piano
    Bin Huang, violin

  15.   Violin Sonata No. 7 in D major, HWV 371: III. Larghetto - 03:36


  16. Concerto a due cori No. 3 in F major, HWV 334: III. A tempo ordinario (more info)
    Performed by: Capella Istropolitana
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Frantisek Vajnar

  17.   Concerto a due cori No. 3 in F major, HWV 334: III. A tempo ordinario - 04:09


  18. Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: For unto us a child is born (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel

  19.   Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: For unto us a child is born - 04:08


  20. Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VI. Air (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Kevin Mallon

  21.   Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VI. Air - 01:58


  22. Water Music: Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Kevin Mallon

  23.   Water Music: Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe - 02:56


  24. Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu: Largo (Serse) (more info)
    Performed by: Budapest Camerata
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Laszlo Kovacs
    Jozsef Mukk, tenor

  25.   Ombra mai fu ('Largo') - 03:26


  26. Concerto grosso No. 3 in G major, HWV 317 (Op. 3): II. Allegro (more info)
    Performed by: Northern Sinfonia
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Bradley Creswick

  27.   Concerto grosso No. 3 in G major, HWV 317 (Op. 3): II. Allegro - 02:32


  28. Te Deum in D major, HWV 283, "Dettingen": XII. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Wolfgang Helbich
    Ulrike Andersen, alto

  29.   Te Deum in D major, HWV 283, "Dettingen": XII. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day - 02:14


  30. Concerto grosso in C major, HWV 318, "Alexander’s Feast": III. Allegro (more info)
    Performed by: Capella Istropolitana
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel
    Conducted by: Jozef Kopelman

  31.   Concerto grosso in C major, HWV 318, "Alexander's Feast": III. Allegro - 03:24


  32. Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah (more info)
    Composed by: George Frideric Handel

  33.   Hallelujah - 03:45

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