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Author Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759.

Title Greatest hits / George Frideric Handel
Published New York, NY : Sony Classical, ℗1994

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Contents Solomon. Arrival of the Queen of Sheba -- Water music suite no. 1. 3. [Allegro] ; Andante ; [Allegro] da capo ; 5. Air ; 6. Minuet ; 7. Bourrée ; 8. Hornpipe -- Xerxes. Largo -- Music for the Royal fireworks. 1. Overture ; 5. La réjouissance. Allegro -- The harmonious blacksmith : Air and variations in E major from Suite no. 5 -- Samson. Let the bright seraphim -- Suite no. 11 for Harpsichord. Sarabande -- Water music suite no. 2. 1. [Without tempo indication] ; 2. Alla hornpipe ; 3. Minuet ; 4. Lentement ; 5. Bourrée -- Berenice. Minuet -- Organ concerto no. 13 in F major "The cuckoo and the nightingale". Allegro -- Judas Maccabaeus. See, the conqu'ring hero come -- Ode for the birthday of Queen Anne. Eternal source of light divine -- Messiah. Hallelujah chorus
Summary Container insert includes biographical and historical trivia. Performances by Wynton Marsalis, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, others. Total time: 76:34
Notes Consists of previously released material
Biographical information laid in container
Performer Igor Kipnis, harpsichord ; Wynton Marsalis, trumpet ; Edita Gruberova, soprano ; Albert de Klerk, organ ; Mormon Tabernacle Choir ; English Chamber Orchestra, Raymond Leppard, conductor ; New York Philharmonic, Pierre Boulez, conductor ; Philadelphia Orchestra, Eugene Ormandy, conductor ; Chamber Orchestra Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Hartmut Haenchen, conductor ; Amsterdam Chamber Orchestra ; André Rieu, conductor ; Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Charles Groves, conductor
Notes Sung in English or Italian
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Subject Orchestral music.
Suites (Orchestra) -- Excerpts.
Harpsichord music.
Oratorios -- Excerpts
Harpsichord music.
Oratorios -- Excerpts.
Orchestral music.
Suites (Orchestra) -- Excerpts.
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excerpts.
Excerpts.
Excerpts.
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Author Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Solomon. Sinfonia.
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Water music. No. 1
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Serse. Ombra mai fù.
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Music for the royal fireworks. Selections.
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Suites, harpsichord, HWV 430, E major.
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Samson. Let the bright seraphim.
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Suites, harpsichord, HWV 437, D minor. Sarabande.
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Berenice. Andante larghetto.
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Concertos, organ, orchestra, HWV 295, F major
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Judas Maccabaeus. See, the conqu'ring hero comes.
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Ode for the birthday of Queen Anne. Eternal source of light divine.
Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759. Messiah. Hallelujah.
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