The Very Best of Handel

The Very Best of Handel - Naxos (USA) - NXS 8552109 - 730099210928
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Label: Naxos (USA)
Catalog No: NXS 8552109
Format: CD
Release Date: 2005-10-18
Number of Discs: 2
Running time: 2 hr. 10 min.
UPC Code: 730099210928

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> Solomon, HWV 67 - Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"
> Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76 - Ode for St Cecilia’s Day, HWV 76: IV. What passion cannot music raise and quell
> Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor, HWV 287 - Oboe Concerto No. 3 in G minor, HWV 287: III. Sarabande: Largo
> Messiah, HWV 56 - Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: He was despised
> Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6, No. 6, HWV 324 - Concerto grosso No. 6 in G minor, HWV 324 (Op. 6): I. Larghetto e affettuoso
> Samson, HWV 57: Act III Scene 2: Air: How willing my paternal love (Sung in German) - Samson, HWV 57, Act III: Let the Bright Seraphim
> Organ Concerto in F major, HWV 295, "The Cuckoo and The Nightingale" - Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major, HWV 295, "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale": II. Allegro
> Violin Sonata No. 7 in D major, Op. 1, No. 13, HWV 371 - Violin Sonata No. 7 in D major, HWV 371: III. Larghetto
> Concerto for 2 Wind Groups and Strings in F major, Op. 3, HWV 334 - Concerto a due cori No. 3 in F major, HWV 334: III. A tempo ordinario
> Messiah, HWV 56 - Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: For unto us a child is born
> Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348 - Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VI. Air
> Water Music: Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349 - Water Music: Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe
> Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40 - Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu: Largo (Serse)
> Concerto Grosso in G major, Op. 3, No. 3, HWV 314 - Concerto grosso No. 3 in G major, HWV 317 (Op. 3): II. Allegro
> Te Deum in D major, HWV 283, "Dettingen" - Te Deum in D major, HWV 283, "Dettingen": XII. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day
> Concerto Grosso in C major, HWV 318, "Alexander's Feast" - Concerto grosso in C major, HWV 318, "Alexander’s Feast": III. Allegro
> Messiah, HWV 56 - Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: Hallelujah
> Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348 - Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: III. Allegro - IV. Andante - Allegro

Album Summary

>Handel, George Frideric : Coronation Anthem
>Handel, George Frideric : Handel - Bourée
>Handel, George Frideric : Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6
>Handel, George Frideric : Der Messias
>Handel, George Frideric : Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
>Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348
>Handel, George Frideric : Rinaldo
>Handel, George Frideric : Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430
>Handel, George Frideric : Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74
>Handel, George Frideric : Concerto Grosso in D major, Op.3/6, HWV 317
>Handel, George Frideric : Dixit Dominus
>Handel, George Frideric : Saul
>Handel, George Frideric : Sonata for Recorder and Basso Continuo in A minor, HWV 362/Op. 1 no 4
>Handel, George Frideric : Solomon
>Handel, George Frideric : A Song for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76
>Handel, George Frideric : Concerto for Oboe no 3 in G minor, HWV 287
>Handel, George Frideric : Giulio Cesare, HWV 17
>Handel, George Frideric : Organ Concerto in F major "Cuckoo & the Nightingale" (no 13), HWV 295
>Handel, George Frideric : Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in D major, HWV 371/Op. 1 no 13
>Handel, George Frideric : Concerto a due cori no 3 in F major, HWV 334
>Handel, George Frideric : MEDLEY
>Handel, George Frideric : Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 "Dettingen"
>Handel, George Frideric : Alexander's Feast, HWV 75
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>Handel, George Frideric : Coronation Anthem
  • Performers: Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: Aradia Ensemble
  • Running Time: 1 min. 59 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Choral
  • Written: 1727

>Handel, George Frideric : Handel - Bourée :: La paix
  • Performers: Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Wolfgang Helbich
  • Ensemble: Scholars Baroque Ensemble
  • Running Time: 3 min. 25 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: 1749

>Handel, George Frideric : Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6 :: Larghetto
  • Performers: Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Running Time: 3 min. 44 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Orchestral
  • Written: 1739

>Handel, George Frideric : Der Messias :: I know that my redeemer liveth
  • Performers: Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: Aradia Ensemble
  • Running Time: 6 min. 10 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1741

>Handel, George Frideric : Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63 :: See here the conqu'ring hero comes
  • Performers: Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Notes: Composition written: 1746.
  • Running Time: 3 min. 8 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1746

>Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348 :: Overture
  • Performers: Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Dorothee Mields (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: Aradia Ensemble
  • Notes: Composition written: 1717.
  • Running Time: 3 min. 9 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: 1717

>Handel, George Frideric : Rinaldo :: Lascia ch'io pianga
  • Performers: Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Running Time: 3 min. 38 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Opera/Operetta
  • Written: 1711

>Handel, George Frideric : Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430
  • Performers: Anthony Camden (Oboe); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Jeremy Summerly
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Running Time: 4 min. 14 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: circa 1710-1720

>Handel, George Frideric : Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74 :: Eternal Source of Light
  • Performers: Anthony Camden (Oboe); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Running Time: 3 min. 32 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: 1713

>Handel, George Frideric : Handel - Bourée :: Le rejouissance
  • Performers: Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Dorothee Mields (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Running Time: 3 min. 6 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: 1749

>Handel, George Frideric : Concerto Grosso in D major, Op.3/6, HWV 317 :: Vivace
  • Performers: Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord)
  • Conductor: Kevin Mallon
  • Ensemble: Scholars Baroque Ensemble
  • Running Time: 2 min. 43 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Orchestral
  • Written: circa 1716-1720

>Handel, George Frideric : Dixit Dominus :: Dixit Dominus
  • Performers: Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana
  • Notes: Composition written: 1707.
  • Running Time: 5 min. 36 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: 1707

>Handel, George Frideric : Saul :: Dead March
  • Performers: Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Notes: Composition written: 1738.
  • Running Time: 3 min. 7 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1738

>Handel, George Frideric : Sonata for Recorder and Basso Continuo in A minor, HWV 362/Op. 1 no 4 :: Allegro
  • Performers: Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet)
  • Conductor: Jozef Kopelman
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Running Time: 3 min. 11 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: 1725-1726

>Handel, George Frideric : Der Messias :: How beautiful are the feet
  • Performers: Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: Aradia Ensemble
  • Running Time: 3 min. 24 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1741

>Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348 :: Allegro - Andante
  • Performers: Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Notes: Composition written: 1717.
  • Running Time: 6 min. 59 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: 1717

>Handel, George Frideric : Solomon :: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
  • Performers: Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Jeremy Summerly
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1748

>Handel, George Frideric : A Song for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76 :: What
  • Performers: Anthony Camden (Oboe); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Kevin Mallon
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Running Time: 8 min. 19 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Choral
  • Written: 1739

>Handel, George Frideric : Concerto for Oboe no 3 in G minor, HWV 287 :: Sarabande
  • Performers: Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Dorothee Mields (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Wolfgang Helbich
  • Ensemble: Scholars Baroque Ensemble
  • Running Time: 3 min. 5 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Concerto
  • Written: circa 1705

>Handel, George Frideric : Der Messias :: He was despised
  • Performers: Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana
  • Running Time: 5 min. 3 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1741

>Handel, George Frideric : Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6 :: Larghetto e affettuoso
  • Performers: Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: Aradia Ensemble
  • Running Time: 3 min. 28 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Orchestral
  • Written: 1739

>Handel, George Frideric : Giulio Cesare, HWV 17 :: Let the Bright Seraphim
  • Performers: Anthony Camden (Oboe); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Jozef Kopelman
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Notes: Composition written: 1741.
  • Running Time: 5 min. 26 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1741

>Handel, George Frideric : Organ Concerto in F major "Cuckoo & the Nightingale" (no 13), HWV 295 :: Allegro
  • Performers: Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: Aradia Ensemble
  • Notes: Composition written: 1739.
  • Running Time: 3 min. 21 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Concerto
  • Written: 1739

>Handel, George Frideric : Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in D major, HWV 371/Op. 1 no 13 :: Larghetto
  • Performers: Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Kevin Mallon
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Running Time: 3 min. 36 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: circa 1750

>Handel, George Frideric : Concerto a due cori no 3 in F major, HWV 334 :: A tempo ordinario
  • Performers: Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: Scholars Baroque Ensemble
  • Running Time: 4 min. 9 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Orchestral
  • Written: circa 1747-1748

>Handel, George Frideric : Der Messias :: For unto us a child is born
  • Performers: Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: Aradia Ensemble
  • Running Time: 4 min. 7 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1741

>Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348 :: Air
  • Performers: Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Notes: Composition written: 1717.
  • Running Time: 2 min. 32 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: 1717

>Handel, George Frideric : Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348 :: Alla Hornpipe
  • Performers: Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Wolfgang Helbich
  • Ensemble: Scholars Baroque Ensemble
  • Notes: Composition written: 1717.
  • Running Time: 3 min. 2 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: 1717

>Handel, George Frideric : MEDLEY :: Ombra ma fui
  • Performers: Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Dorothee Mields (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Jozef Kopelman
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Running Time: 3 min. 27 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: 1738

>Handel, George Frideric : Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6 :: Allegro
  • Performers: Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana
  • Running Time: 2 min. 30 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Orchestral
  • Written: 1739

>Handel, George Frideric : Te Deum in D major, HWV 283 "Dettingen" :: Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep
  • Performers: Anthony Camden (Oboe); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: Capella Istropolitana
  • Running Time: 2 min. 14 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Written: 1743

>Handel, George Frideric : Alexander's Feast, HWV 75 :: Allegro
  • Performers: Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Anthony Camden (Oboe); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Susanne Rydén (Soprano)
  • Conductor: Nicholas Ward
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Running Time: 3 min. 23 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1736

>Handel, George Frideric : Der Messias :: Hallelujah
  • Performers: Susanne Rydén (Soprano); Alan Cuckston (Harpsichord); Dorothee Mields (Soprano); Miroslav Kejmar (Trumpet); Anthony Camden (Oboe)
  • Conductor: Kevin Mallon
  • Ensemble: City of London Sinfonia
  • Running Time: 3 min. 42 sec.
  • Period Time: Baroque
  • Form: Cantata/Oratorio
  • Written: 1741