Georg Friedrich Händel: Classics 2-CD Set (Chandos Audio CD)

Handel Classics

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)


Handel Classics

COMPACT DISC ONE
1 'The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba' from Solomon 2:59
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
CHAN 0685 Handel and the Oratorio

2 'For unto us' from Messiah, First Part 3:49
Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
CHAN 0522/3 Handel Messiah

3 'Silent Worship' from Ptolemy 2:14
James Gilchrist/Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox

4 Alla Hornpipe from Water Music (Suite No. 2) 2:53
Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson
CHAN 6642 Handel Water Music

5 'Ombra mai fu' from Serse 2:58
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
CHAN 0650 Handel at the Opera

6 Allemande from Suite No. 8 in G major for harpsichord 1:58
Sophie Yates
CHAN 0688 Handel Harpsichord Works, Vol. 3

7 'Tra le fiamme' (aria) from Tra le fiamme 6:45
Catherine Bott/The Purcell Quartet
CHAN 6020 Handel Italian cantatas and trio sonatas

8 Allegro from Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 5 2:34
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
CHAN 0600 Handel Concerti grossi, Op. 6

9 'Be ye sure that the Lord he is God' from Chandos Anthem 1 2:36
Lynne Dawson/Ian Partridge/The Sixteen/Harry Christophers
CHAN 0503 Handel Chandos Anthems

10 Gigue from Water Music (Suite No. 3) 1:17
Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson
CHAN 6642 Handel Water Music

11 Menuet from Water Music (Suite No. 2) 1:11
Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson
CHAN 6642 Handel Water Music

12 'Dixit Dominus' (chorus) from Dixit Dominus 5:43
The Sixteen/Harry Christophers
CHAN 0517 Handel Dixit Dominus

13 Sonata from Suite No. 1 in B flat major for harpsichord 1:43
Sophie Yates
CHAN 0644 Handel Harpsichord Works, Vol. 1

14 'See, the conqu'ring hero comes!' from Judas Maccabaeus 2:44
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
CHAN 0685 Handel and the Oratorio

15 'Rejoice greatly' from Messiah, First Part 4:15
Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
CHAN 0522/3 Handel Messiah

16 'Lascia ch'io pianga' from Rinaldo 4:00
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
CHAN 0650 Handel at the Opera

17 Larghetto from Sonata for two violins and strings, Op. No. 5 2:20
The Purcell Quartet
CHAN 6020 Handel Italian cantatas and trio sonatas

18 'Mie piante correte' from Apollo e Dafne 3:01
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
CHAN 0583 Handel Apollo e Dafne

19 'Let the bright Seraphim' from Samson 5:21
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
CHAN 0685 Handel and the Oratorio

20 'Dead March' (arr. Stokowski) from Saul 5:17
BBC Philharmonic/Matthias Bamert
CHAN 9930 Stokowski's Symphonic Baroque
66:19

COMPACT DISC TWO
1 Allegro from Water Music (Suite No. 1) (extract) 2:29
Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson
CHAN 6642 Handel Water Music

2 'The trumpet shall sound' from Messiah, Third Part (extract) 4:06
Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
CHAN 0522/3 Handel Messiah

3 Allegro from Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 1 1:54
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
CHAN 0600 Handel Concerti grossi, Op. 6

4 'Make me a clean heart, O God' from Chandos Anthem 3 2:41
Lynne Dawson/The Sixteen/Harry Christophers
CHAN 0503 Handel Chandos Anthems

5 Allegro from Sonata for two violins and strings, Op. 5 No. 7 2:07
The Purcell Quartet
CHAN 6020 Handel Italian cantatas and trio sonatas

6 'Una guerra ho dentro il seno' from Apollo e Dafne 2:00
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
CHAN 0583 Handel Apollo e Dafne

7 Allegro from Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 3 2:38
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
CHAN 0600 Handel Concerti grossi, Op. 6

8 'The Harmonious Blacksmith' from Suite No. 5 in E major for harpsichord 4:36
Sophie Yates
CHAN 0669 Handel Harpsichord Works, Vol. 2

9 'Behold! The wicked bend their bow' from Chandos Anthem 2 2:43
The Sixteen/Harry Christophers
CHAN 0554-7 Handel Chandos Anthems

10 Overture from Berenice 3:01
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
CHAN 0650 Handel at the Opera

11 'Crudel tiranno Amor' from Crudel tiranno Amor 4:52
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
CHAN 0583 Handel Apollo e Dafne

12 Andante larghetto [Minuet] from Berenice 3:45
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
CHAN 0650 Handel at the Opera

13 'Dank sei dir, Herr' (arr. Langford) 4:06
McCann/Sellers Engineering Band
CHAN 4521 The World's Most Beautiful Melodies

14 Air from Water Music (Suite No. 1) 3:07
Scottish Chamber Orchestra/Sir Alexander Gibson
CHAN 6642 Handel Water Music

15 'Ev'ry valley' from Messiah, First Part 3:06
Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
CHAN 0522/3 Handel Messiah

16 Saraband from Suite No. 4 in D minor for harpsichord 2:06
Sophie Yates
CHAN 0644 Handel Harpsichord Works, Vol. 1

17 'Where e'er you walk' from Semele 4:16
Collegium Musicum 90/Simon Standage
CHAN 0685 Handel and the Oratorio

18 'The Lord is my strength and my shield' from Anthem 10 2:15
The Sixteen/Harry Christophers
CHAN 0554-7 Handel Chandos Anthems

19 Allegro from Concerto grosso, Op. 6 No. 9 3:29
I Musici de Montréal/Yuli Turovsky
CHAN 9006/5/6 Handel Concerti grossi, Op. 6

20 'Hallelujah' from Messiah, Second Part 3:58
Collegium Musicum 90/Richard Hickox
CHAN 0522/3 Handel Messiah
63:54
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