Essential Handel Tracklist:
| Solomon
Conductor – Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra – The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Conductor – Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra – The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
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| 1-1 | Arrival of the Queen of Sheba | 2:47 | |
| Serse
Conductor – Harry Bicket
Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Tenor Vocals – Ian Bostridge
Conductor – Harry Bicket
Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Tenor Vocals – Ian Bostridge
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| 1-2 | Frondi tenere…Ombra mai fù | 3:21 | |
| Water Music Suite No.1 in F
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – Prague Chamber Orchestra
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| 1-3 | Air | 3:54 | |
| 1-4 | Menuet | 3:02 | |
| Organ Concerto No.13 in F ‘The Cuckoo and the Nightingale’ | |||
| 1-5 | II. Allegro | 3:47 | |
| 1-6 | Sarabande
Arranged By – Barry Lyndon (2)
Conductor – Alexander Briger
Orchestra – The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
Arranged By – Barry Lyndon (2)
Conductor – Alexander Briger
Orchestra – The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields
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| Suite for trumpet and strings in D | |||
| 1-7 | Overture | 1:50 | |
| 1-8 | Gigue | 1:45 | |
| 1-9 | Air | 2:01 | |
| 1-10 | Bourrée | 1:06 | |
| 1-11 | March | 1:27 | |
| Samson
Choir – Hallé Choir
Conductor – Owain Arwel Hughes
Orchestra – Hallé Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Pamela Coburn
Trumpet – John Dickinson (6)
Choir – Hallé Choir
Conductor – Owain Arwel Hughes
Orchestra – Hallé Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Pamela Coburn
Trumpet – John Dickinson (6)
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| 1-12 | Let the bright seraphim – Let their celestial concerts | 8:54 | |
| Water Music Suite No.2 in D
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – Prague Chamber Orchestra
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| 1-13 | Hornpipe | 3:16 | |
| Messiah | |||
| 1-14 | Ev’ry valley shall be exalted | 3:43 | |
| Water Music Suite No.3 in G
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – Prague Chamber Orchestra
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – Prague Chamber Orchestra
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| 1-15 | Rigaudon | 2:49 | |
| 1-16 | Menuet | 1:00 | |
| Messiah | |||
| 1-17 | For unto us a child is born | 4:18 | |
| Concerto grosso in C ‘Alexander’s Feast’
Cello – Susan Sheppard
Conductor – Nicholas McGegan
Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Violin – Catherine Mackintosh, Elizabeth Wallfisch
Cello – Susan Sheppard
Conductor – Nicholas McGegan
Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Violin – Catherine Mackintosh, Elizabeth Wallfisch
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| 1-18 | I. Allegro | 3:24 | |
| Keyboard Suite No.5 in E
Piano – Sviatoslav Richter
Piano – Sviatoslav Richter
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| 1-19 | IV. Air con variazioni ‘The Harmonious Blacksmith’ | 4:21 | |
| 1-20 | Solomon | 5:42 | |
| Harp Concerto in B flat Op.4 No.6 | |||
| 1-21 | I. Andante allegro | 4:33 | |
| Oboe Concerto No.1 in B flat | |||
| 1-22 | II. Siciliana | 2:33 | |
| Messiah | |||
| 1-23 | Hallelujah | 4:02 | |
| 2-1 | Zadok the Priest
Chorus – Royal Choral Society*
Conductor – Sir Andrew Davis*
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra
Chorus – Royal Choral Society*
Conductor – Sir Andrew Davis*
Orchestra – London Philharmonic Orchestra
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6:01 | |
| Organ Concerto No.1 in G minor Op.4 No.1
Conductor – Yehudi Menuhin
Harpsichord – Colin Tilney
Orchestra – Menuhin Festival Orchestra
Organ – Simon Preston
Conductor – Yehudi Menuhin
Harpsichord – Colin Tilney
Orchestra – Menuhin Festival Orchestra
Organ – Simon Preston
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| 2-2 | I. Larghetto e staccato | 5:28 | |
| Messiah
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Elizabeth Harwood
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
Soprano Vocals – Elizabeth Harwood
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| 2-3 | I know that my Redeemer liveth | 6:37 | |
| Saul
Conductor – Kenneth Montgomery
Orchestra – Bournemouth Sinfonietta
Conductor – Kenneth Montgomery
Orchestra – Bournemouth Sinfonietta
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| 2-4 | Dead March | 3:13 | |
| Semele
Conductor – Harry Bicket
Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Tenor Vocals – Ian Bostridge
Conductor – Harry Bicket
Orchestra – Orchestra Of The Age Of Enlightenment
Tenor Vocals – Ian Bostridge
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| 2-5 | Where’er you walk | 4:46 | |
| Judas Maccabaeus
Conductor – Karl Foster
Orchestra – Berliner Symphoniker
Conductor – Karl Foster
Orchestra – Berliner Symphoniker
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| 2-6 | See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes! | 4:32 | |
| Concerto grosso in G minor Op.6 No.6
Conductor – Yehudi Menuhin
Orchestra – Bach Festival Orchestra*
Conductor – Yehudi Menuhin
Orchestra – Bach Festival Orchestra*
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| 2-7 | II. Musette (Larghetto) | 5:02 | |
| 2-8 | Dixit Dominus
Conductor – Sir David Willcocks*
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Dame Janet Baker*
Soprano Vocals – Teresa Żylis-Gara
Tenor Vocals – Robert Tear
Conductor – Sir David Willcocks*
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Dame Janet Baker*
Soprano Vocals – Teresa Żylis-Gara
Tenor Vocals – Robert Tear
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7:08 | |
| Alcina
Conductor – Richard Hickox
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Della Jones
Orchestra – City Of London Baroque Sinfonia*
Conductor – Richard Hickox
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – Della Jones
Orchestra – City Of London Baroque Sinfonia*
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| 2-9 | Verdi prati | 4:19 | |
| Organ Concerto No.9 in B flat Op.7 No.3 ‘Hallelujah’
Conductor – Yehudi Menuhin
Harpsichord – Valda Aveling
Orchestra – Menuhin Festival Orchestra
Organ – Simon Preston
Conductor – Yehudi Menuhin
Harpsichord – Valda Aveling
Orchestra – Menuhin Festival Orchestra
Organ – Simon Preston
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| 2-10 | I. Allegro | 5:11 | |
| Messiah
Bass Vocals – Raimund Herincx
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
Bass Vocals – Raimund Herincx
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – English Chamber Orchestra
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| 2-11 | Why do the nations? | 2:57 | |
| Music for the Royal Fireworks
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
Conductor – Sir Charles Mackerras
Orchestra – London Symphony Orchestra
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| 2-12 | Overture | 12:48 | |
| 2-13 | Bourrée | 1:40 | |
| 2-14 | Largo alla siciliana | 4:05 | |
| 2-15 | Réjouissance | 3:07 |