Water Music (Suite in F major) / Concerto Grosso, op. 6 nos. 1 & 2

Album by George Frideric Handel & London Symphony Orchestra & Alfredo Bernardini

Water Music (Suite in F major) / Concerto Grosso, op. 6 nos. 1 & 2 is an album of orchestral works by George Frideric Handel, comprising music first performed in 1717 alongside concerti grossi published in 1739. The collection exemplifies Baroque orchestral writing, with lively dance movements, clear tonal structures and contrasts between solo and full ensemble textures, and a bright horn-and-string sonority reflecting Handel's provision of ceremonial and chamber music for early-18th-century Britain.