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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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


9.   Lascia ch'io pianga - 03:41


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


Saul, HWV 53, Act III: Dead March: Grave (more info)
Performed by: Frankfurt Baroque Orchestra
Composed by: George Frideric Handel
Conducted by: Joachim Carlos Martini


15.   Saul, HWV 53, Act III: Dead March: Grave - 03:07


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


16.   6 Recorder Sonatas, Op. 1: No. 4 in A minor, HWV 362: II. Allegro - 03:11


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


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


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


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

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


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


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


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


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


3.   III. Sarabande: Largo - 03:04


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


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


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


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


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


6.   Let the Bright Seraphim - 05:27


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


7.   Allegro (Dangerous Liaisons) - 03:19


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


13.   Ombra mai fu ('Largo') - 03:26


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


17.   Hallelujah - 03:45

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