Water Music

Album by George Frideric Handel & Georg Philipp Telemann & Ensemble Zefiro & Alfredo Bernardini

Water Music is a collection of orchestral suites by George Frideric Handel, first performed in 1717. The suites exemplify Baroque orchestral writing, characterised by dance-derived movements and bright instrumentation for strings, natural trumpets and horns, and are representative of Handel's large-scale public ceremonial music composed during his London years.
First released: 2009

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Water Musick Suite in F, Hwv348: I. Ouverture (Adagio e staccato)
    5:32
  2. 2.
    Water Musick Suite in F, Hwv348: II. [Allegro]
    2:15
  3. 3.
    Water Musick Suite in F, Hwv348: III. Andante
    2:11
  4. 4.
    Water Musick Suite in F, Hwv348: IV, [Allegro]
    2:18
  5. 5.
    Water Musick Suite in F, Hwv348: V. [Passepied]
    3:06
  6. 6.
    Water Musick Suite in F, Hwv348: VI. Air
    3:28
  7. 7.
    Water Musick Suite in F, Hwv348: VII. Bouree
    1:51
  8. 8.
    Water Musick Suite in F, Hwv348: VIII. [Andante]
    3:43
  9. 9.
    Water Musick Suite in F, Hwv348: IX. Hornpipe
    2:31
  10. 10.
    Water Musick Suite in F, Hwv348: X. Menuet 1 & 2
    2:27
  11. 11.
    Ouverture in C major Wassermusik 'Hamburger Ebb und Flut' Twv55:C3: I. Ouverture
    7:56
  12. 12.
    Ouverture in C major Wassermusik 'Hamburger Ebb und Flut' Twv55:C3: II. Sarabande (Die schlaffende Thetis)
    2:34
  13. 13.
    Ouverture in C major Wassermusik 'Hamburger Ebb und Flut' Twv55:C3: III. Bouree (Die erwachende Thetis)
    1:48
  14. 14.
    Ouverture in C major Wassermusik 'Hamburger Ebb und Flut' Twv55:C3: IV. Loure (Der verkiebte Neptunes)
    1:48
  15. 15.
    Ouverture in C major Wassermusik 'Hamburger Ebb und Flut' Twv55:C3: V. Gavotte (Die verliebte Amphitrite)
    0:53
  16. 16.
    Ouverture in C major Wassermusik 'Hamburger Ebb und Flut' Twv55:C3: VI. Harlequinade (Der schertzende Tritonus)
    1:31
  17. 17.
    Ouverture in C major Wassermusik 'Hamburger Ebb und Flut' Twv55:C3: VII. Der sturmende Aeolus
    2:04
  18. 18.
    Ouverture in C major Wassermusik 'Hamburger Ebb und Flut' Twv55:C3: VIII. Menuet (Der angenehme Zephr)
    2:55
  19. 19.
    Ouverture in C major Wassermusik 'Hamburger Ebb und Flut' Twv55:C3: IX. Gigue (Ebbe und Flut)
    1:06
  20. 20.
    Ouverture in C major Wassermusik 'Hamburger Ebb und Flut' Twv55:C3: X. Canarie (Die lustigen Botsleute)
    1:37
  21. 21.
    Water Musick Suite in D HWV349 & Suite in G HWV350: I. [Allegro]
    2:12
  22. 22.
    Water Musick Suite in D HWV349 & Suite in G HWV350: II. [Hornpipe]
    3:54
  23. 23.
    Water Musick Suite in D HWV349 & Suite in G HWV350: III. [Sarabande]
    3:08
  24. 24.
    Water Musick Suite in D HWV349 & Suite in G HWV350: IV. Aria 1 & 2
    3:10
  25. 25.
    Water Musick Suite in D HWV349 & Suite in G HWV350: V. Menuet 1 & 2
    2:31
  26. 26.
    Water Musick Suite in D HWV349 & Suite in G HWV350: VI. [Gigue 1 & 2]
    1:33
  27. 27.
    Water Musick Suite in D HWV349 & Suite in G HWV350: VII. [Bouree]
    1:11
  28. 28.
    Water Musick Suite in D HWV349 & Suite in G HWV350: VIII. Lentement
    2:17
  29. 29.
    Water Musick Suite in D HWV349 & Suite in G HWV350: IX. Coro
    1:42

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