

Beschreibung
Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks and Water Music, two of his greatest orchestral achievements, have become synonymous with mid-18th-century England and with the pomp, ceremony and tradition of British royalty. But is this music necessariliy synonymous wi...| 1 | Introduktion | 00:10 | |
| 2 | Feuerwerksmusik HWV 351 (Auszug) | 00:10 | |
| 2 | Ouvertüre | 01:10 | |
| 3 | Tho' no man ever introduced such a number of instruments, yet in his Orchestra not one is found idle or significant. | 07:57 | |
| 4 | Konzert für Orgel und Orchester Nr. 1 g-moll op. 4 Nr. 1 HWV 289 (Auszug) | 07:57 | |
| 4 | 4. Andante | 00:24 | |
| 5 | Georg Frideric Handel was born on 23rd February 1685 in the central German town of Halle,... . | 04:14 | |
| 6 | Triosonate g-moll op. 2 Nr. 2 HWV 387 (Auszug) | 04:14 | |
| 6 | 1. Andante | 01:00 | |
| 7 | Handel's university education came to an abrupt end... . | 04:45 | |
| 8 | Almira, Königin von Kastilien HWV 1 (Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug) | 04:45 | |
| 8 | Geloso tormento ("Jealus torment") (1. Akt) | 01:39 | |
| 9 | As well as Almira, Handel composed three additional operas... . | 03:21 | |
| 10 | No se emendera jamas HWV 140 (Spanische Kantate) | 00:54 | |
| 11 | While in Rome Handel had produced music for the highest ranking nobility,... | 02:20 | |
| 12 | Agrippina HWV 6 (Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug) | 02:20 | |
| 12 | Otton, quasi portentoso ("Otho, what prodigious...") (2. Akt, 5. Szene) | 01:14 | |
| 13 | Renowned Handel expert Winton Dean has suggested that... | 03:40 | |
| 14 | Rinaldo HWV 7 (Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug) | 03:40 | |
| 14 | Lascia ch'io pianga ("Let me weep") | 01:06 | |
| 15 | At this point in his career,... | 02:26 | |
| 16 | Wassermusik Suite Nr. 2 D-Dur HWV 349 (Auszug) | 02:26 | |
| 16 | 4. Lentement | 01:36 | |
| 17 | One of the most beloved pieces... | 01:33 | |
| 18 | Wassermusik Suite Nr. 2 D-Dur HWV 349 (Auszug) | 01:33 | |
| 18 | 2. Alla Hornpipe | 01:08 | |
| 19 | One month after the now-infamous barge excursion,... | 01:27 | |
| 20 | Esther HWV 50b (Oratorium) (Auszug) (Version von 1720) | 01:27 | |
| 20 | He comes, he comes to end our woes (3. Akt, 1. Szene) | 01:55 | |
| 21 | Handel's Eight Keyboard Suites, bits and pieces which.... | 01:09 | |
| 22 | Suite für Cembalo I Nr. 1 A-Dur HWV 426 (Auszug) | 01:09 | |
| 22 | 1. Präludium | 01:20 | |
| 23 | It has been sai that... | 02:27 | |
| 24 | Suite für Cembalo I Nr. 2 F-Dur HWV 427 | 02:27 | |
| 24 | 3. Adagio | 01:39 | |
| 25 | Despite the popular reception of the Eight Suites,... | 02:59 | |
| 26 | Giulio Cesare HWV 17 (Julius Cäsar, Oper in 3 Akten) (Auszug) | 02:59 | |
| 26 | Arie: Va tacito e nascosto ("Silently and slyly") (1. Akt) | 01:06 | |
| 27 | The late 1720s witnessed the dissolution of the Royal Academy of Music,... | 03:59 | |
| 28 | Zadok the Priest HWV 258 | 01:54 | |
| 29 | At this point in his career,... | 03:57 | |
| 30 | Der Messias HWV 56 (Oratorium) (Auszug) | 03:57 | |
| 30 | Hallelujah | 01:43 | |
| 31 | With Massiah, and shortly after, with Samson,... | 01:09 | |
| 32 | Konzert für Orgel und Orchester Nr. 9 B-Dur op. 7 Nr. 3 HWV 308 (Auszug) | 01:09 | |
| 32 | 3. Spiritoso | 01:49 | |
| 33 | Despite these benefilts,... | 02:56 | |
| 34 | Judas Maccabäus HWV 63 (Oratorium) (Auszug) | 02:56 | |
| 34 | See, the conqu'ring hero comes! (Teil 3) (arr. für Orchester von P. Breiner) | 01:03 | |
| 35 | Now a composer of considerable status and national pride, Handel... | 03:08 | |
| 36 | Sonate für Blockflöte und Basso continuo F-Dur op. 1 Nr. 11 HWV 369 (Auszug) | 03:08 | |
| 36 | 3. Siziliana | 01:21 |