Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks - Concerti a Due Cori

On this CD:

1. Music for the Royal Fireworks, for orchestra, HWV 351
Composed by George Frideric Handel
with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

2. Concerto a due cori No.2 in F major, HWV 333
Composed by George Frideric Handel
with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

3. Concerto a due cori No.1 in B flat major, HWV 332
Composed by George Frideric Handel
with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

4. Concerto a due cori No.3 in F major, HWV 334
Composed by George Frideric Handel
with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra

Product Description

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This isn't one of Tafelmusik's more successful recordings. The problem isn't that they use the wind and strings version of the Fireworks music, but rather that the performance simply fails to realize the grandeur and vigor that this work, above all, expresses to perfection. The timpani and brass, so critical to the success of the work, here sound relatively timid indeed, and with so many blazing performances of this music around, there's no room for second best. --David Hurwitz

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Handel: Water Music, The Music for the Royal Fireworks, The Alchymist, Three concerti a due cori, Two arias for wind band
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Water Music is so soothing...
  • A Noble Performance
  • Towards the higher end of the pack
  • Recommendable.
  • Bravo Mr. Handel
Handel: Water Music, The Music for the Royal Fireworks, The Alchymist, Three concerti a due cori, Two arias for wind band

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ASIN: B0000042HN
Release Date: 1997-10-14

Tracks:

  1. Water Music - Horn Suite In F Major: I. Overture: Largo - Allegro
  2. Water Music - Horn Suite In F Major: II. Adagio E Staccato
  3. Water Music - Horn Suite In F Major: III. Allegro - Andante - Allegro
  4. Water Music - Horn Suite In F Major: IV. Presto
  5. Water Music - Horn Suite In F Major: V. Air
  6. Water Music - Horn Suite In F Major: VI. Minuet For The French Horn
  7. Water Music - Horn Suite In F Major: VII. Bourree
  8. Water Music - Horn Suite In F Major: VIII. Hornpipe
  9. Water Music - Horn Suite In F Major: IX. (Allegro)
  10. Water Music - Horn Suite In F Major: X(F). (Allegro)
  11. Water Music - Horn Suite In F Major: XI(F). Alla Hornpipe
  12. Water Music - Flute Suite In G Major: XV. (Menuet)
  13. Water Music - Flute Suite In G Major: XVI. Presto
  14. Water Music - Flute Suite In G Major: XVII. Menuet
  15. Water Music - Flute Suite In G Major: XVIII. (Menuet)
  16. Water Music - Flute Suite In G Major: XIX. Country Dance
  17. Water Music - Trumpet Suite In D Major: X(D). Allegro
  18. Water Music - Trumpet Suite In D Major: XI(D). (Alla Hornpipe)
  19. Water Music - Trumpet Suite In D Major: XII. Trumpet Minuet
  20. Water Music - Trumpet Suite In D Major: XIII. Lentement
  21. Water Music - Trumpet Suite In D Major: XIV. Air
  22. Water Music - The Alchymist: Overture
  23. Water Music - The Alchymist: Prelude - Minuet
  24. Water Music - The Alchymist: Saraband - Borree - Aire - Borree
  25. Water Music - The Alchymist: Minuet - Aire - Jigg

Tracks:

  1. Water Music - The Musick for the Royal Fireworks: I. Overture
  2. Water Music - The Musick for the Royal Fireworks: II. Borree
  3. Water Music - The Musick for the Royal Fireworks: III. La Paix
  4. Water Music - The Musick for the Royal Fireworks: IV. La Rejouissance
  5. Water Music - The Musick for the Royal Fireworks: V. Menuets I & II
  6. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.1 In B Flat Major: I. Ouverture
  7. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.1 In B Flat Major: II. Allegro ma non troppo
  8. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.1 In B Flat Major: III. Allegro
  9. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.1 In B Flat Major: IV. Largo
  10. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.1 In B Flat Major: V. A Tempo Ordinario
  11. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.1 In B Flat Major: VI. Alla Breve Moderato
  12. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.1 In B Flat Major: VII. Minuet
  13. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.2 In F Major: I. Pomposo
  14. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.2 In F Major: II. Allegro
  15. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.2 In F Major: III. A Tempo Giusto
  16. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.2 In F Major: IV. Largo
  17. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.2 In F Major: V. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
  18. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.2 In F Major: VI. A Tempo Ordinario
  19. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.3 In F Major: I. Ouverture
  20. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.3 In F Major: II. Allegro
  21. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.3 In F Major: III. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
  22. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.3 In F Major: IV. Adagio
  23. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.3 In F Major: V. Andante larghetto
  24. Water Music - Concerto A Due Cori No.3 In F Major: VI. Allegro
  25. Water Music: Aria 1 For Wind Band
  26. Water Music: Aria 2 For Wind Band

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This is a fine Handel compilation that provides a nice overview of his orchestral music with brass instruments, as well as his only incidental score (music written to accompany the action of a play). Christopher Hogwood uses the arrangement that Handel made of the Fireworks Music for normal-sized forces, including strings, which were absent from the original. All the music is played with a fine sense of style, and a goodly bit of the "pomp and circumstance" that Handel above all others knew how to capture in music. At two discs for the price of one, this is an extremely good deal. --David Hurwitz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Water Music is so soothing..........2007-01-11

I love this album. Too often when I've tried classical albums the music has not been soothing, but this is very relaxing. If you are looking for great music to relax by or listen to in the car, this is it.

5 out of 5 stars A Noble Performance.......2006-03-11

I have listened to numerous renditions by different performing artists, for several years, of both Water Music and Music for the Royal Fireworks. The first time I listened to this CD played by the Academy of Ancient Music I felt I was listening to a high class performance. There is something about the clear sound of the instruments and the tempo and dedication to detail that this group of artists put into its performance that it really inspires me into the wonderful world of the baroque classical music and somehow it transports me to the time when Handel himself was composing and directing these beautiful masterpieces. And the bonus is also the beautifully played Duo A Cori concertos. I recommend it!

4 out of 5 stars Towards the higher end of the pack.......2004-03-11

Reading the liner notes, I am reminded that the occasion for which the water music originally was composed was royal river outing that started in the evening and lasted until 4:00 AM (Take THAT you modern clubhoppers!). The music was played three times through the course of this trip. I doubt there were many teetotallers. Soo...royal oarsmen, wine goblets overflowing with the best claret, tipsy nobleman and...hey! don't hit that river barge! Watch where you're goin' mate!

As such, I'd expect a little roughness in performances (especially for the 3:30 AM gig). Ill-tuned horns and all, I think Hogwood delivers about as faithful a rendition as is currently available. There are certainly more "refined" versions of the water music. I think these better resemble the follow-on peformances for the genteel, perfumed ladies seeking money for the foundling hospital. That's the beauty of Orpheus and Pinnock versions.

Hogwood gets 4 stars for getting close to the river ride. I will admit that my view has been biased by the fabulous 1976 rendition by Jean-Claude Malgoire which hasn't been bettered in this respect. No English band can shake a stick next to drunken French horn players. But Hogwood is a good near-term substitute until Sony wakes up and dips further into their vaults.
Additionally, the Fireworks music is fabulous; the due cori very nice, with similar touches of earthiness. All in all a good outing, and for decent prices.

3 out of 5 stars Recommendable........2004-02-19

I have recently returned to these two CDs (which I bought and listened to for a while some three years ago) and found that they were not quite as bad as I remembered. The tempi are very well sprung, the spirits are high and the "Water Music" in particular is played with some delicacy and finesse (which I hardly take for granted from Hogwood's early recordings). The roughness of the result is mainly due the scratchy tone of the strings and inaccurate tuning of the horns.
If you are a period-instrument enthusiast this Double-Decca, because of its low "duo" price, could have some edge against such strong competitors (which I haven't listened to) as Pinnock, Gardiner and Savall. And at the same "duo" price you can get also Hogwood's wonderful performances (with the Handel&Haydn Society) of Handel's Concerti Grossi Op.6. However, if you care more for variety of dynamics and lightness of touch than for period-instrument sound, I recommend you instead to get all the twelve op.6 Concerti AND the "Water Music" AND the "Musick for the Royal Fireworks" (but not the "Alchymist" suite, the "Concerti a due cori" and the two "Arias for Wind Band") at "trio" price in superlative, "historically-correct" and mellower sounding performances by the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.

5 out of 5 stars Bravo Mr. Handel.......2003-02-20

A Great Master's Mastery, Masterly Mastered by a Master!!
Translation?? In any speak, this is classic Handel, played at it's best, by the one who should know!!!

Hogwood's genious as a foremost expert on my personal favourite composer, can never be overestimated, and here, presented in a medium of works we all know and can relate to, are a showcase of his awesome skills and brand of 'Mastery'!!

One feels obliged to pay homage to composer and conductor alike, for without either, we could not see the creation of this CD, in what is a pinnacle of art and high standard in performance.

Accordingly, Bravo Mr. Handel, and many many congratulations to Mr Hogwood and all the performers.
George Frideric Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks / Concerti a Due Cori - The English Concert / Trevor Pinnock
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Inspired
George Frideric Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks / Concerti a Due Cori - The English Concert / Trevor Pinnock
George Frideric Handel , Trevor Pinnock , and The English Concert
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ASIN: B0000057CJ
Release Date: 1991-02-05

Tracks:

  1. Music for the Royal Fireworks: Ouverture (Adagio-Allegro-Lentement-Allegro)
  2. Music for the Royal Fireworks: Bourree
  3. Music for the Royal Fireworks: La paix
  4. Music for the Royal Fireworks: La rejouissance
  5. Music for the Royal Fireworks: Menuet I
  6. Music for the Royal Fireworks: Menuet II
  7. Concerto a due cori No.2 in F: Pomposo
  8. Concerto a due cori No.2 in F: Allegro
  9. Concerto a due cori No.2 in F: A tempo giusto
  10. Concerto a due cori No.2 in F: Largo
  11. Concerto a due cori No.2 in F: Allegro ma non troppo
  12. Concerto a due cori No.2 in F: A tempo ordinario
  13. Concerto a due cori No.3 in F: Ouverture
  14. Concerto a due cori No.3 in F: Allegro
  15. Concerto a due cori No.3 in F: Allegro ma non troppo
  16. Concerto a due cori No.3 in F: Adagio
  17. Concerto a due cori No.3 in F: Andante larghetto
  18. Concerto a due cori No.3 in F: Allegro

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Inspired.......2002-05-09

I'm sorry that this album is not widely available everywhere. It is a terrific collection of period Handel. If the Ouverture to Music for the Royal Fireworks fails to raise your blood pressure, I don't know what will. The first seven minutes alone are worth buying the whole disc for. The dance music that follows is delightful. The delicate flourish repetitions in La Paix ache with beauty. La Rejouissance breaks in with horse-race intensity and enthusiasm. The two Concerto a due cori that are included on this recording are also formidable. The first (No. 2) includes some easily recognizable material Handel recycled from some of his other works. Particularly interesting is the 5th movement whose ground bass-line was pulled from a birthday ode to Queen Anne. The Adagio from the 2nd Concerto on the disc (No. 3) is quite forlorn and touching. And its final Allegro frollicks as only Handel can. A great disc if you can get your hands on it.
Water Music / Fireworks Music / Concerti Grossi
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Great Mr Handel in a very small box.
Water Music / Fireworks Music / Concerti Grossi
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ASIN: B00006HM8W
Release Date: 2002-11-05

Tracks:

  1. I: A Tempo Giusto
  2. II: Allegro
  3. III: Adagio
  4. IV: Allegro
  5. V: Allegro
  6. I: Andante Larghetto
  7. II: Allegro
  8. III: Largo
  9. IV: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
  10. I: Larghetto
  11. II: Andante
  12. III: Allegro
  13. IV: Polonaise: Andante
  14. V: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
  15. I: Larghetto Affettuoso
  16. II: Allegro
  17. III: Largo, E Piano
  18. IV: Allegro
  19. I: Larghetto, E Staccato
  20. II: Allegro
  21. III: Presto
  22. IV. Largo
  23. V: Allegro
  24. VI: Menuet: Un Poco Larghetto

Tracks:

  1. I: Larghetto E Affettuoso
  2. II: Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
  3. III: Musette: Larghetto
  4. IV: Allegro
  5. V: Allegro
  6. I: Largo
  7. II: Allegro
  8. III: Largo, E Piano
  9. IV: Andante
  10. V: Hornpipe
  11. I: Allemande: Andante
  12. II: Grave
  13. III: Andante Allegro
  14. IV: Adagio
  15. V: Siciliana: Andante
  16. VI: Allegro
  17. I: Largo
  18. II: Allegro
  19. III: Larghetto
  20. IV: Allegro
  21. VI: Gigue
  22. V: Menuet
  23. I: Ouverture
  24. II: Allegro
  25. III: Air: Lento
  26. IV: Allegro
  27. V: Allegro
  28. VI: Allegro Moderato

Tracks:

  1. I: Andante Larghetto E Staccato
  2. II: Allegro
  3. III: Largo E Staccato
  4. IV: Andante
  5. V: Allegro
  6. I: Largo
  7. II: Allegro
  8. III: Larghetto, E Piano
  9. IV: Largo
  10. V: Allegro
  11. I: Largetto
  12. II: Allegro
  13. III: Adagio
  14. IV: Allegro
  15. I: Andante
  16. II: Allegro
  17. III: Adagio
  18. IV: Alla Giga
  19. I: Adagio
  20. II: Allegro
  21. III: Largo
  22. IV: Allegro
  23. I: Affettuoso
  24. II: Allegro
  25. III: Larghetto
  26. IV: Allegro

Tracks:

  1. I: Adagio
  2. II: Allegro
  3. III: Largo
  4. IV: Allegro
  5. I: Adagio
  6. II: Allegro
  7. III: Largo
  8. IV: Allegro
  9. Ouverture: Maestoso
  10. Allegro
  11. Adagio E Staccato
  12. Allegro
  13. Andante
  14. Allegro Da Capo
  15. Moderato - Trio
  16. Air
  17. Menuet - Trio
  18. Bourree
  19. Hornpipe
  20. Dialogue: Allegro Molto
  21. Allegro
  22. Adagio
  23. Gigue
  24. Hornpipe
  25. Menuet
  26. Hornpipe Da Capo
  27. Minuett
  28. Lento
  29. Presto
  30. Lento
  31. Presto
  32. Minore
  33. Presto
  34. Menuet
  35. Andante
  36. Country Dance: Allegro

Tracks:

  1. I: Larghetto E Staccato
  2. II: Allegro
  3. III: Adagio
  4. IV: Andante
  5. I: Sinfona - II. A Tempo Ordinario E Staccato
  6. III: Allegro
  7. IV: Adagio E Staccato
  8. V: Allegro Ma Non Presto
  9. I: Adagio
  10. II: Organo Ad Libitum
  11. III: Allegro
  12. IV: Organo Ad Libitum
  13. V: Gavotte: Allegro
  14. I: Allegro
  15. II: Andante
  16. III: Adagio
  17. IV: Allegro
  18. I: Largo
  19. II: Allegro
  20. III: Alla Siciliana
  21. IV: Presto

Tracks:

  1. I: Andante - II: Allegro
  2. III. Larghetto
  3. IV. Allegro Moderato
  4. I: Andante
  5. II: Andante
  6. III: Largo E Piano
  7. IV: Fuga: Allegro
  8. V: Organo Ad Libitum: Adagio
  9. VI: Bouree: Allegro
  10. I: Ouverture
  11. II: A Tempo Ordinario
  12. III: Organo Ad Libitum: Largo
  13. IV: Allegro
  14. I: Allegro
  15. II: Organo Ad Libitum: Adagio E Fuga
  16. III: Spiritoso
  17. IV: Menuett I - Menuet II
  18. I: Adagio
  19. II: Allegro Cosi Cosi
  20. III: Organo Ad Libitum
  21. IV: Allegro

Tracks:

  1. I: Allegro Ma Non Troppo, E Staccato
  2. II: Organo Ad Libitum
  3. III: Andante Larghetto E Staccato
  4. IV: Organo Ad Libitum: Adagio
  5. V: Menuet
  6. I: Pomposo
  7. II: Organo Ad Libitum: Lento
  8. III: Air: A Tempo Ordinario
  9. I: Larghetto
  10. II: Allegro
  11. III: Organo Ad Libitum
  12. IV: Larghetto
  13. V: Allegro
  14. I: Largo E Staccato
  15. II: Organo Ad Libitum
  16. III: Andante
  17. IV: Grave
  18. V: Allegro
  19. I: Andante
  20. II: Organo Ad Libitum
  21. III: Allegro

Tracks:

  1. I: Overture: Grave - Allegro Ma Non Troppo
  2. II: Allegro
  3. III: Largo
  4. IV: A Tempo Ordinario - Alla Breve (Moderato)
  5. V: Menuet
  6. I: Andante
  7. II: Adagio
  8. III: Allegro
  9. I: Ouverture: Grave - Allegro - Lentement - Allegro
  10. II: Bourree
  11. III: La Paix
  12. IV: La Rejouissance
  13. V: Menuet I
  14. VI: Menuet II
  15. Marches: Atalanta (HWV 35) - Joshua (HWV 64) - Occasional Oratorio (HWV 62)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Great Mr Handel in a very small box........2004-10-06

In terms of quantity, Bach and Handel's orchestral music occupies only a small part of their total works. There are many masterpieces amongst them, however. In the case of Handel, the concerti grossi and most of the organ concerti are works of high order, as are the famous "Fireworks Music" and "Water Music".

EMI have selected for their "Handel" box, all these works, together with several violin sonatas and a few other miscellaneous items. The recordings date from the years 1962-1970. This was the time when Yehudi Menuhin successfully extended his music making activities, collecting eminent instrumentalists around him while leading as violinist. These are not the recordings of Handel music he made later during his more problematic phase as conductor.

I don't recommend this box to those who insist on the authentic sound of period instruments. Menuhin and Co. clearly exploit the beauties of sound texture and the varieties of classical forms that Handel's scores provide, using instruments and playing styles that could equally well apply to the music of C19th composers. Menuhin's own special sound, especially in the violin sonatas, is rich and vibrant. George Malcolm provides the harpsichord work in the concerti grossi, playing a Goff harpsichord with its inimitable "nutty" tone. It is a young Simon Preston who features in the organ concerti, recorded in a variety of locations using organs some of which date back to Handel's time.

There are other Handel "boxes" on the market, providing more or less the same coverage of works in more recent recordings. Missing in this Menuhin box are the oboe concerti - regrettable because they comprise some of the last recordings made by oboist Leon Goossens.

If, like me, you prefer Handel's instrumental to his vocal music, you will find much to enjoy and great value in this slim box of 8 CDs.
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks/Concerti a Due Cori
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    Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks/Concerti a Due Cori

    Manufacturer: Passacaille
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    ASIN: B000052282
    Release Date: 2000-11-21
    Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks - Concerti a Due Cori
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      Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks - Concerti a Due Cori
      George Frideric Handel , Jeanne Lamon , and Tafelmusik
      Manufacturer: Sony
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      ASIN: B0000029X6
      Release Date: 1998-01-20

      Tracks:

      1. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Ouverture
      2. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Bour
      3. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV351: La Paix
      4. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV351: La Ruissance
      5. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Menuet I
      6. Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV351: Menuet II
      7. Concerto No.2 In F Major, HWV333: Pomposo - Allegro
      8. Concerto No.2 In F Major, HWV333: A tempo giusto
      9. Concerto No.2 In F Major, HWV333: Largo
      10. Concerto No.2 In F Major, HWV333: Allegro ma no troppo
      11. Concerto No.2 In F Major, HWV333: A tempo ordinario
      12. Concerto No.1 In B Flat Major, HWV332: Ouverture - Allegro ma non troppo
      13. Concerto No.1 In B Flat Major, HWV332: Allegro
      14. Concerto No.1 In B Flat Major, HWV332: Largo
      15. Concerto No.1 In B Flat Major, HWV332: A tempo ordinario
      16. Concerto No.1 In B Flat Major, HWV332: Alla breve moderato
      17. Concerto No.1 In B Flat Major, HWV332: Menuet
      18. Concerto No.3 In F Major, HWV334: Ouverture - Allegro
      19. Concerto No.3 In F Major, HWV334: Allegro ma non troppo
      20. Concerto No.3 In F Major, HWV334: Adagio
      21. Concerto No.3 In F Major, HWV334: Andante larghetto
      22. Concerto No.3 In F Major, HWV334: Allegro

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      This isn't one of Tafelmusik's more successful recordings. The problem isn't that they use the wind and strings version of the Fireworks music, but rather that the performance simply fails to realize the grandeur and vigor that this work, above all, expresses to perfection. The timpani and brass, so critical to the success of the work, here sound relatively timid indeed, and with so many blazing performances of this music around, there's no room for second best. --David Hurwitz

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