Händel: Wassermusik

Album by George Frideric Handel & English Baroque Soloists & Sir John Eliot Gardiner

Wassermusik is a collection of orchestral suites by George Frideric Handel, composed in 1717. The music features lively Baroque dance forms and bright orchestral textures conceived for outdoor performance on the River Thames, and it exemplifies Handel's work in public ceremonial music and his development of orchestral colour.
First released: 7th July 2023

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Watermusic Suite No 1 in F Major, HWV 348: I. Alla hornpipe
    4:12
  2. 2.
    Watermusic Suite No 1 in F Major, HWV 348: II. Ouverture
    3:14
  3. 3.
    Watermusic Suite No 1 in F Major, HWV 348: III. Adagio e staccato
    2:02
  4. 4.
    Watermusic Suite No 1 in F Major, HWV 348: IV. Menuet
    2:13
  5. 5.
    Watermusic Suite No 1 in F Major, HWV 348: V. Andante
    2:18
  6. 6.
    Watermusic Suite No 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VI. Menuet (reprise)
    2:14
  7. 7.
    Watermusic Suite No 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VII. Passepied
    3:19
  8. 8.
    Watermusic Suite No 1 in F Major, HWV 348: VIII. Air
    3:50
  9. 9.
    Watermusic Suite No 1 in F Major, HWV 348: IX. Menuet
    2:20
  10. 10.
    Watermusic Suite No 1 in F Major, HWV 348: X. Bourrée
    2:21
  11. 11.
    Watermusic Suite No 1 in F Major, HWV 348: XI. Hornpipe. Andante
    3:26
  12. 12.
    Watermusic Suite No 1 in F Major, HWV 348: XII. Allegro
    4:43
  13. 13.
    Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: I. Allegro
    2:05
  14. 14.
    Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla hornpipe
    3:59
  15. 15.
    Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: III. Menuet
    1:24
  16. 16.
    Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: IV. Lentement
    2:01
  17. 17.
    Water Music Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: V. Bourrée
    1:12
  18. 18.
    Watermusic Suite No 3 in G Major, HWV 350: I. (Menuet)
    2:52
  19. 19.
    Watermusic Suite No 3 in G Major, HWV 350: II. Rigaudon I & II
    3:07
  20. 20.
    Watermusic Suite No 3 in G Major, HWV 350: III. Menuet I & II
    4:21
  21. 21.
    Watermusic Suite No 3 in G Major, HWV 350: IV. Gigue I & II
    1:35

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