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Handel: Water Music; Fireworks Music / Gardiner - English Baroque Soloists

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Hande's Water Music was composed in 1717 for the English King George I, who had requested new music for a concert on the River Thames....continue...

Power & The Glory

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2011-04-26

Works: Claudio Monteverdi: Vespro della Beata Vergine, 1610; Antonio Vivaldi: Gloria in D major, RV 589; George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; Messiah; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mass in C major, K 317 ...
Performers: Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Bayley, Clive; Bazola, Francois; Chilcott, Susan; Cornwell, Joseph; Crawley, Ben; Depraz, Xavier; Durufle-Chevalier, Marie-Madeleine; Felix, Thierry; Gruberova, Edita; Hol...
Conductors: Christie, William; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Gardiner, John Eliot; Masur, Kurt; Leppard, Raymond; Barenboim, Daniel; Sinopoli, Giuseppe; Jennings, Joseph; Rizzi, Carlo; Rostropovich, Mstislav; Werner, F...
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; Les Arts Florissants

Two a half hours of music to stir the soul....continue...

Messiah: The Dream Cast [Australia]

1 CD / ABC Classics Import / 2010-11-30

Works: George Frederick Handel: Messiah
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Kenny, Yvonne; Kirkby, Emma; Macliver, Sara; Price, Leontyne; Rhodes, Teddy Tahu; Sutherland, Joan, Dame; Terfel, Bryn; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Cleobury, Stephen; McCreesh, Paul; Hogwood, Christopher; Pinnock, Trevor; Minkowski, Marc; Walker, Antony; Kaminski, Vladimir; Dutoit, Charles; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Mackerras, Charles...

Concerti Grossi/Water Music/Music for Royal

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-07-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto Grosso in F major, Op.3/4a, HWV 315; Concerto Grosso in D major, Op.3/6, HWV 317; Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op.3/5, HWV 316; Concerti grossi (6), Op. 3; Concerto G...
Performers: Aichinger, Wolfgang; Coin, Christophe; Giardelli, Claire; Harnoncourt, Alice; Hobarth, Erich; Leopold, Rudolf; Marq, Sebastien; Mazzoleni, Nicolas; Middenway, Marion; Mitterer, Anita; Moreaux, Christ...
Conductors: Minkowski, Marc; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Gardiner, John Eliot; Paillard, Jean-François
Ensemble: ; Concentus Musicus Wien; English Baroque Soloists; Les Musiciens du Louvre - Grenoble

George Frideric Handel: Semele; Israel in Egypt; The Ways of Zion Do Mourn; Zadok the Priest; La Resurrezione; Dixit

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-07-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: Semele; Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; The Ways of Zion Do Mourn (Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline), for chorus & orchestra, HWV 264; Coronation Anthem; La Resurrezione ...
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Brett, Charles; Burrowes, Norma; Clarkson, Julian; Davies, Maldwyn; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Gordon, Brian; Greene, Daryl; Hicks, Malcolm; Jones, Della; Kendall, William; Knibbs, J...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Ballet Music / John Eliot Gardiner

6 CD / Warner Classics / 2010-07-20

Works: George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Alcina; Terpsichore; Il pastor fido
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Davies, Maldwyn; Findlay, Jane; Ginn, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Kwella, Patrizia; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Ragin, Derek Lee; Robson, Nigel; Schirrer, Rene; Sm...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Handel - The Masterworks

30 CD / Decca Import / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Handel - Bourée; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; The Water Music; Concerti grossi (12), Op. 6; Concerto Grosso ...
Performers: Adeney, Richard; Agnew, Paul [Tenor Vocals]; Ainsley, John Mark; Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Auger, Arleen; Bennett, William; Birchall, Simon [Bass Baritone Vocals]; Bostridge, Ian; Connah, Trevo...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Malcolm, George; Jones, Granville; Hogwood, Christopher; ; Cleobury, Stephen; Preston, Simon; Gardiner, John Eliot; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; McCreesh, Paul; Minkowski, Marc
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemb; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; Gabrieli Consort; Gabrieli Players; King's College Choi...

Celebrate the 250th anniversary of Handel's death with this impressive 30-CD box set of the composer's most celebrated works. Featured conductors include Sir Neville Marriner,...continue...

Handel Gold - Bartoli, Fleming, Kozená, Terfel, Villazón, Te Kanawa, Sutherland, et al

2 CD / Decca / 2009-04-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Giulio Cesare, HWV 17; Il Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno; MEDLEY; Alcina; Ariodante; Atalanta; Giulio Cesare; Tamerlano; Il Floridante, HWV 14; Muzio Scevola, HWV 13; Jep...
Performers: Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Bartoli, Cecilia; Berganza, Teresa [Mezzo Soprano Vocals]; Bumbry, Grace; Domingo, Placido; Fleming, Renee; Fuller, Albert; Gritton, Susan; Horne, Marilyn [M...
Conductors: Rose, Barry; Minkowski, Marc; Viotti, Marcello; Bonynge, Richard; Bicket, Harry; McCreesh, Paul; Curtis, Alan; Dunn, Thomas; Gardiner, John Eliot; Boult, Adrian; Preston, Simon; Mackerras, Charles, S...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus; Baroque Chamber Orchestra; Bologna Teatro Comunale Orchestra; Cappella Coloniensis; Dresden Staatskapelle; English B...

This 2-CD set celebrates the 250th anniversary of Handel's death and includes selections from Handel's most beautiful operas, oratorios, arias and choruses. This definitive greatest...continue...

Händel: Israel in Egypt; Zadok the Priest; The King Shall Rejoice

2 CD / Decca Import / 2009-02-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Israel in Egypt, oratorio, HWV 54; Coronation Anthem; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem no 2 for chorus & orchestra, HWV 260
Performers: Clarkson, Julian; Deam, Donna; Holton, Ruth; Kenny, Jonathan Peter; Priday, Elisabeth; Purves, Christopher; Robertson, Nicholas; Salmon, Philip; Tindall, Paul; Tusa, Andrew
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

The Handel Experience / Scimone, Koopman, Leppard, Gardiner, et al

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2008-06-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Coronation Anthem; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Dixit D...
Performers: Baumont, Olivier; Bruggen, Frans [Conductor]; Bylsma, Anner; Davies, Ryland; Dessay, Natalie; Esswood, Paul; Hampson, Thomas; Jo, Sumi; Jo, Sunni; Koopman, Ton; Laskine, Lily; Leonhardt, Gustav; Lott...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Paillard, Jean-François; Leppard, Raymond; Wolff, Hugh; Harnoncourt, Nikolaus; Antonini, Giovanni; Koopman, Ton; Christie, William; Minkowski, Marc; Scimone, Claudio
Ensemble: ; Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra; English Chamber Orchestra Choir; I Solisti Veneti; Il Giardino Armonico; Les Arts florissants; Les Musiciens du Louvre; Monteverdi Orchestra;...

The #1 Baroque Album

2 CD / Decca Import / 2007-11-13

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Handel - Bourée; Rinaldo; Der Messias; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; MEDLEY; The Water Music; Coronation Anthem; Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gig...
Performers: Accardo, Salvatore [Violin/Conductor]; Adeney, Richard; Bennett, William; Bonney, Barbara; Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Brown, Iona; Carmirelli, Pina; Chorzempa, Daniel [Organ]; Cuckston, Alan...
Conductors: Marriner, Sir Neville; Munchinger, Karl; Preston, Simon; Brown, Iona; Hogwood, Christopher; Cleobury, Stephen; Malcolm, George; Bicket, Harry; ; Solti, Sir Georg; Rousset, Christophe; Leppard, Raymon...
Ensemble: Academy of Ancient Music; Academy of St. Martin in the Fields; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; English Baroque Soloists; English Chamber Orchestra; I Musici; King's College Choir, Cambridge; Les talens l...

'The #1 Baroque Album' features the best-loved and most popular works by Bach, Handel, Vivaldi, Pachelbel and many others. This disc features performances of Renee...continue...

George Frideric Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Ballet Music / Gardiner

6 CD / Erato / 2007-10-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro il Penseroso ed il Moderato; Tamerlano; Alcina; Terpsichore; Il pastor fido
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Davies, Maldwyn; Findlay, Jane; Ginn, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Kwella, Patrizia; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Ragin, Derek Lee; Robson, Nigel; Schirrer, Rene; Sm...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot

40 Most Beautiful Classical Anthems

2 CD / Warner Classics / 2007-08-21

Works: Carl Orff: Carmina burana; Richard Wagner: Die Walküre; Tannhäuser; Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco; Aida, opera; Il Trovatore; Edward Elgar: Coronation Ode, Op. 44; Enigma Variations; Johann Sebas...
Performers: Alain, Marie-Claire; Domingo, Placido; Terfel, Bryn; Toso, Piero; Wilson, Stuart
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Barenboim, Daniel; Rizzi, Carlo; Davis, Andrew; Keilberth, Joseph; Gardiner, John Eliot; Santi, Nello; Lombard, Alain; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Scimone, Claudio; Leppard, Raymond; Conlon, ...

Originals - Handel: Saul / Gardiner, Miles, Dawson, Ragin, Ainsley

3 CD / Philips / 2007-08-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Saul; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Ainsley, John Mark; Brown, Donna; Dawson, Lynne; Holton, Ruth; Mackie, Neil; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Oberst, Simon; Ragin, Derek Lee; Salmon, Philip; Savage, Richard; Slane, Philip
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Handel - The Ultimate Collection

1 CD / Erato / 2007-04-24

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Handel - Bourée; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Coronation Anthem; Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Dixit Dominus; Giu...
Performers: Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Horne, Marilyn [Mezzo-Soprano Vocal]; Lott, Felicity [Soprano Vocal]; Ross, Scott [Harpsichord]
Conductors: Lubbock, John; Paillard, Jean-François; Gardiner, John Eliot; Leppard, Raymond; Scimone, Claudio; Koopman, Ton

Handel: Agrippina / Gardiner, Jones, Miles, Ragin, et al

3 CD / Philips / 2007-04-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Agrippina
Performers: Brown, Donna; Chance, Michael; Clarkson, Julian; Jones, Della; Kenny, Jonathan Peter; Miles, Alastair [Bass Vocals]; Mosley, George; Ragin, Derek Lee; von Otter, Anne Sofie
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"Della Jones gives a masterful performance in the title role. John Eliot Gardiner has not recorded many Handel operas, nor directed many in the theatre....continue...

Originals - Handel: Alexander's Feast / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir, et al

2 CD / Philips / 2007-03-27

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alexander's Feast, HWV 75; Concerto grosso in C major, HWV 318 "Alexander's Feast"
Performers: Robson, Nigel
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"Gardiner's Alexander's Feast was recorded live at performances given at the Gottingen Festival. What matters is the characteristic vigour and concentration of Gardiner's performance. The...continue...

Handel: Solomon / Gardiner, Watkinson, Argenta, Hendricks

2 CD / Philips / 2006-09-12

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Hendricks, Barbara [Soprano Vocal]; Jones, Della; Rodgers, Joan; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]; Watkinson, Carolyn
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"This is among the very finest of all Handel oratorio recordings. With panache, Gardiner shows how authentic-sized forces can convey Handelian grandeur even with clean...continue...

Handel: Famous Arias & Choruses

1 CD / Philips Import / 2005-05-25

Works: George Frederick Handel: Solomon; Messiah; Giulio Cesare; Xerxes; Saul; Music for the Royal Fireworks; Israel in Egypt; Atalanta; The King Shall Rejoice, coronation anthem; Concerto grosso in F major...
Performers: Ameling, Elly [Soprano Vocals]; Baker, Janet, Dame [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]; Burrows, Stuart; Carreras, Jose [Tenor Vocal]; Denly, Catherine
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Davis, Colin; Masur, Kurt; Sutej, Vjekoslav; Sutej, Vjetkoslav; Marriner, Sir Neville; Leppard, Raymond
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Collectors' ears will prick at the inclusion of the Bavarian Radio/Sir Colin Davis recording of a chorus from Messiah, otherwise unavailable....continue...

For Your Life - For April Showers

1 CD / Decca / 2005-03-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel); The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; John Baston: Concerto for flute/recorder, strings & continuo, no 2 in...
Performers: Boskovsky, Willi; Gallois, Patrick [Flute/Conductor]; Gililov, Pavel; Jones, Philip; Kuchl, Rainer; Maisky, Mischa; Petri, Michala; Pinnock, Trevor; Schiff, Andras; Wilbraham, John
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Sillito, Kenneth; Boskovsky, Willi; Rousset, Christophe; Marriner, Sir Neville; Pinnock, Trevor; Melkus, Eduard; Schiff, Andras; Schreier, Peter; Chung, Myung-Whun; Böhm, K...
Ensemble: ; Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields; Bastille Opera Orchestra; Boskovsky Ensemble; C.P.E. Bach Chamber Orchestra; Chamber Orchestra of Europe; Eduard Melkus; English Baroque Soloists; Les Talens Ly...

Blue - Handel: Acis & Galatea / Gardiner, Burrowes, et al

2 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2003-04-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: As When the Dove Laments Her Love (Handel)
Performers: Burrowes, Norma; Elliot, Paul [Tenor Vocal]; Hill, Martyn; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; White, Willard [Bass Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

"A joy... glorious singing." -International Music Guide This title was a Gramophone Award Winner for 1978 in the Early Music category. It has been digitally...continue...

Handel: Concerti Grossi Op 3 / Gardiner, English Baroque

1 CD / Apex / 2003-02-18

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerti Grossi (6), Op.3, HWV 312-17
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Lehwalder, Julie; Mason, Timothy; McDonald, Gerard; McKenna, Sophia; Mitchell, Alastair; Ross, Alastair; Standage, Simon; Ward, Jeremy; Wilcock, Elizabeth
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Handel: Messiah / Gardiner, English Baroque Soloists

2 CD / Philips / 2003-01-14

Works: George Frederick Handel: Der Messias
Performers: Brett, Charles; Hale, Robert; Marshall, Margaret; Mason, Timothy; Quirke, Saul; Robbin, Catherine; Rolfe Johnson, Anthony [Tenor Vocal]; Ross, Alastair
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Vivaldi: Gloria; Handel: Dixit Dominus / Gardiner, et al

1 CD / Philips / 2001-11-13

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: "Domine Deus" from Gloria RV 589, for Soprano, Trumpet and Continuo; George Frederick Handel: Gloria, for soprano & orchestra (discovered in 2001); Dixit Dominus
Performers: Ballard, Lucy; Burt, Robert; Cameron, Margaret; Clarkson, Julian; Deam, Donna; Fuge, Katharine; Humphries, Charles; Kazimierczuk, Angela; Keith, Gillian; Lindberg, Jakob; Moody, Howard; O'Connor, Ror...
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

This new Philips recording includes a major Handel discovery, the "Gloria" for Soprano and String Orchestra, which recently came to light and has been called...continue...

Philips 50 - Handel: Water Music, etc / Gardiner, et al

1 CD / Philips / 2001-07-10

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto in F major, HWV 331; The Water Music; Water Music Suite no 2 in D major, HWV 349; Water Music Suite no 1 in F major, HWV 348; Handel - Bourée
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

These two Baroque favorites were originally recorded in 1983 (Fireworks) and 1991 (Water Music). The Penguin Guide remarked on this recording: "With first-class recording, this...continue...

Julian Bream - The Ultimate Guitar Collection Vol 2

1 CD / RCA Records / 2000-08-08

Works: Federico Moreno Torroba: Sonatina for guitar; Francisco Tárrega: Capricho árabe; John Dowland: A Fancy; Heitor Villa-Lobos: Estudio, for guitar no 5 in C major, A. 235/5; Preludes (5) for G...
Performers: Bream, Julian [Guitar]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot; Brouwer, Leo
Ensemble: Monteverdi Orchestra; RCA Victor Chamber Orchestra

Handel: Concerti Grossi Op 3 / Gardiner, English Baroque

1 CD / Erato / 1993-05-11

Works: George Frederick Handel: Concerto Grosso in F major, Op.3/4a, HWV 315; Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op.3/5, HWV 316; Concerto Grosso in D major, Op.3/6, HWV 317; Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op. 3...
Performers: Beznosiuk, Lisa; Lehwalder, Julie; Mason, Timothy; McDonald, Gerard; McKenna, Sophia; Mitchell, Alastair; Ross, Alistair; Standage, Simon; Ward, Jeremy
Conductors: Wilcock, Elizabeth; Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists

Handel: Dixit Dominus, etc / Gardiner, Monteverdi Choir

1 CD / Erato / 1992-09-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: Dixit Dominus; Coronation Anthem
Performers: Brett, Charles; Hicks, Malcolm; Kraemer, Nicholas; Marshall, Margaret; Messana, John Angelo; Morton, Richard; Palmer, Felicity; Thompson, Alastair; Wilson-Johnson, David
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists; Monteverdi Choir

Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato / Gardiner

2 CD / Erato Import / 1992-09-08

Works: George Frederick Handel: L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (Pastoral Ode), oratorio, HWV 55
Performers: Davies, Maldwyn; Ginn, Michael; Hill, Martyn; Kwella, Patrizia; McLaughlin, Marie [Soprano Vocals]; Smith, Jennifer [Vocals]; Varcoe, Stephen [Baritone Vocals]
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: Monteverdi Choir

Handel: Tamerlano / Gardiner, Argenta, Findlay, Ragin, et al

3 CD / Erato / 1987-01-01

Works: George Frederick Handel: Tamerlano
Performers: Argenta, Nancy; Chance, Michael; Findlay, Jane; Robson, Nigel; Schirrer, Rene
Conductors: Gardiner, John Eliot
Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists