Handel: Famous Pieces Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck, B'Rock Orchestra, Dmitry Sinkovsky, La Nuova Musica, David Bates, Magdalena Kožená, Francesca Aspromonte

• George Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759): Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351:
• 1 Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance 01:56
• Concerto grosso No. 1 in G Major, Op. 6, HWV 319:
• 2 Handel: Concerto grosso No. 1 in G Major, Op. 6, HWV 319: II. Allegro 01:42
• Rinaldo, HWV 7a:
• 3 Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Or la tromba 03:30
• Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351:
• 4 Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: Ia. Overture – Adagio 02:26
• Rinaldo, HWV 7a:
• 5 Handel: Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Battaglia 01:32
• Almira Suite, HWV 1:
• 6 Handel: Almira Suite, HWV 1: Ouverture 03:59
• Concerto grosso No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, HWV 313:
• 7 Handel: Concerto grosso No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, HWV 313: I. Vivace 01:37
• Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349:
• 8 Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: II. [Alla Hornpipe] 04:03
• Concerto grosso No. 1 in G Major, Op. 6, HWV 319:
• 9 Handel: Concerto grosso No. 1 in G Major, Op. 6, HWV 319: IV. Allegro 02:28
• Concerto grosso No. 3 in G Major, Op. 3, HWV 314:
• 10 Handel: Concerto grosso No. 3 in G Major, Op. 3, HWV 314: II. Allegro 02:30
• Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350:
• 11 Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 3 in G Major, HWV 350: I. Lentement 02:31
• Concerto grosso No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, HWV 312:
• 12 Handel: Concerto grosso No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, HWV 312: I. Allegro 02:25
• Parnasso in festa, HWV 73, Pt. 1:
• 13 Handel: Parnasso in festa, HWV 73, Pt. 1: Ouverture 03:40
• Concerto grosso No. 4 in F Major, Op. 3, HWV 315 "Orchestra":
• 14 Handel: Concerto grosso No. 4 in F Major, Op. 3, HWV 315 "Orchestra": II. Andante 02:07
• Concerto grosso No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 6, HWV 322:
• 15 Handel: Concerto grosso No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 6, HWV 322: IV. Allegro 02:40
• Concerto Grosso in B Minor, Op. 6 No. 12, HWV 330:
• 16 Handel: Concerto Grosso in B Minor, Op. 6 No. 12, HWV 330: III. Aria. Larghetto e piano 02:48
• Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349:
• 17 Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 2 in D Major, HWV 349: III. [Menuet] 03:20
• Sonata a tre in G Minor, Op. 2 No. 6, HWV 391:
• 18 Handel: Sonata a tre in G Minor, Op. 2 No. 6, HWV 391: II. Allegro 02:01
• Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348:
• 19 Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: X. [Allegro moderato] 04:13
• Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 6 No. 7, HWV 325:
• 20 Handel: Concerto Grosso in B-Flat Major, Op. 6 No. 7, HWV 325: I. Largo 01:04
• Violin Sonata in G Minor, HWV 364a:
• 21 Handel: Violin Sonata in G Minor, HWV 364a: IV. Allegro 01:18
• Concerto Grosso in D Minor, Op. 6 No. 10, HWV 328:
• 22 Handel: Concerto Grosso in D Minor, Op. 6 No. 10, HWV 328: II. Air. Lentement 02:48
• Concerto grosso No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, HWV 312:
• 23 Handel: Concerto grosso No. 1 in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, HWV 312: II. Largo 03:53
• Almira Suite, HWV 1:
• 24 Handel: Almira Suite, HWV 1: IV. Sarabande 01:57
• Concerto grosso No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, HWV 313:
• 25 Handel: Concerto grosso No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 3, HWV 313: II. Largo 02:34
• Suite in E Major, HWV 430:
• 26 Handel: Suite in E Major, HWV 430: II. Allemande 03:58
• Qual ti riveggio, oh Dio, HWV 150:
• 27 Handel: Qual ti riveggio, oh Dio, HWV 150: Empio mare, onde crudeli 07:09
• Agrippina, HWV 6:
• 28 Handel: Agrippina, HWV 6: Overture 03:35
• Mi palpita il cor, HWV 132c:
• 29 Handel: Mi palpita il cor, HWV 132c: Aria. Se un dì m'adora 03:23
• Tu fedel, tu costante, HWV 171:
• 30 Handel: Tu fedel, tu costante, HWV 171: Aria. Se non ti piace amarmi 03:07
• Un'alma innamorata, HWV 173:
• 31 Handel: Un'alma innamorata, HWV 173: Aria. Io godo, rido e spero 04:51
• 32 Handel: Un'alma innamorata, HWV 173: Aria. Ben impari come s'ama 01:18
• Alcina, HWV 34:
• 33 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34: Tornami a vagheggiar 04:49
• Alessandro, HWV 21:
• 34 Handel: Alessandro, HWV 21: Aria "Brilla nell'alma" 06:21
• Parnasso in festa, HWV 73, Pt. 1:
• 35 Handel: Parnasso in festa, HWV 73, Pt. 1: Deh! Cantate un bell'amor (Live) 02:49
• 36 Handel: Parnasso in festa, HWV 73, Pt. 1: Verginelle dotte e belle (Live) 02:36
• 37 Handel: Parnasso in festa, HWV 73, Pt. 1: S'accenda pur di festa il cor (Live) 02:41
• 38 Handel: Parnasso in festa, HWV 73, Pt. 2: Ho perso il caro ben (Live) 07:23
• La Resurrezione:
• 39 Handel: La Resurrezione: Overture 02:10
• 40 Handel: La Resurrezione: Se impassibile, immortale 03:15
• Mi palpita il cor, HWV 132c:
• 41 Handel: Mi palpita il cor, HWV 132c: I. Mi palpita il cor - Agitata e l'alma mia - Tormento e gelosia 02:06
• I Will Magnify Thee, HWV 250b:
• 42 Handel: I Will Magnify Thee, HWV 250b: I. I Will Magnify Thee 04:10
• The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69:
• 43 Handel: The Choice of Hercules, HWV 69: No. 10, Yet, Can I Hear That Dulcet Lay 04:23
• Giulo Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17:
• 44 Handel: Giulo Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17: V'adoro, pupille 04:54
• 45 Handel: Giulo Cesare in Egitto, HWV 17, Act II : Sinfonia 00:32
• Alcina, HWV 34:
• 46 Handel: Alcina, HWV 34: Sta nell' Ircana pietrosa tana 06:00
• Agrippina, HWV 6:
• 47 Handel: Agrippina, HWV 6: Se giunge un dispetto 03:23
• Rodrigo, HWV 5:
• 48 Handel: Rodrigo, HWV 5: Passacaille 04:27
• Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I:
• 49 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: No. 1, Sinfony 02:52
• 50 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: No. 3, Ev'ry valley shall be exalted 03:13
• 51 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: No. 4, And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed 02:36
• 52 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: No. 12, For unto as a Child is born 03:55
• 53 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. I: No. 21, His yoke is easy 02:20
• Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II:
• 54 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: No. 26, All we, like sheep, have gone astray 03:31
• 55 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: No. 38, How beautiful are the feet of them 02:10
• 56 Handel: Messiah, HWV 56, Pt. II: No. 44, Hallelujah 03:36
• Total Runtime 02:58:35

Info for Handel: Famous Pieces

Georg Friedrich Händel was one of the greatest composers of the Baroque period. Opera dominated Handel’s career, yet he was better known for his oratorios and instrumental works for several centuries. He forged a personal idiom by taking Italian traditions and adding elements of German counterpoint and dance forms from France. The result was a uniquely cosmopolitan style which, when Handel took it to London, would expand to embrace the musical legacy of the English Restoration composer Henry Purcell. Discover a compilation of famous Handel works featuring masterpieces by the great composer and wonderful musicians.

B'Rock Orchestra
Dmitry Sinkovsky, violin
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Iestyn Davies, counter-tenor
La Nuova Musica
Francesco Corti, harpsichord
Il Pomo d'Oro
Georg Kallweit, violin
La Cetra Barockorchester
Boris Begelman, violin
Arsenale Sonoro
Inon Barnatan, piano
Magdalena Kozená, mezzo-soprano
Collegium 1704
Václav Luks, conductor
Francesca Aspromonte, soprano
Myrsini Margariti, soprano
New Dutch Academy
Robin Johannsen, soprano
David Hansen, counter-tenor
Kangmin Justin Kim, soprano
I Barocchisti
Bejun Mehta, counter-tenor
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Hobbs, tenor
RIAS Kammerchor Berlin
Julia Doyle, soprano
La Cetra Vokalensemble Basel
Bernhard Forck, violin
David Bates, conductor
Andrea Marcon, conductor
Simon Murphy, conductor
Diego Fasolis, conductor
Justin Doyle, conductor

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
celebrates its 40th anniversary in 2022. Founded in Berlin in 1982, the ensemble is now one of the world's leading chamber orchestras playing historically informed music.

For four decades, the orchestra has repeatedly demonstrated its versatility with exciting concert projects and musical voyages of discovery. For example, Akamus has made a significant contribution to the rediscovery of the music of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and Georg Philipp Telemann. Consistently and thoughtfully, the ensemble has gradually expanded its core repertoire in the Baroque and Classical periods into the 19th century, most recently with its much-acclaimed cycle "Beethoven's Symphonies and their role models".

Whether in New York or Tokyo, London or Buenos Aires: Akamus is a regular and much sought-after guest on the most important European and international concert stages. In its anniversary year, the orchestra will perform at venues such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Vienna Musikverein and the Festspielhaus Baden-Baden. As artist in residence, Akamus will also perform regularly in London's Wigmore Hall and at the German Mozart Festival in Augsburg in 2022.

Akamus is a central pillar in the cultural life of its home city of Berlin. For over 35 years, the orchestra has been playing a subscription series at the Konzerthaus Berlin. But the musical heart of Akamus also beats for music theatre: at the Berlin State Opera, the ensemble has regularly dedicated itself to baroque opera since 1994. With its own concert series, Akamus has also been a regular guest at Munich's Prinzregententheater since 2012.

Akamus performs under the changing direction of its two concertmasters Bernhard Forck and Georg Kallweit as well as selected conductors. The ensemble has a particularly close and long-standing artistic partnership with René Jacobs. In addition, Emmanuelle Haim, Bernard Labadie, Paul Agnew, Diego Fasolis, Fabio Biondi, Rinaldo Alessandrini and Christophe Rousset have recently conducted the orchestra.

Akamus also works regularly with internationally renowned soloists such as Isabelle Faust, Antoine Tamestit, Kit Armstrong, Alexander Melnikov, Anna Prohaska, Michael Volle and Bejun Mehta. Together with the dance company Sasha Waltz & Guests, they created the international successful production of Henry Purcell's Dido & Aeneas, which has been widely performed from Berlin to Sydney.

The extraordinarily successful cooperation with the RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, deserves special mention: The collaboration, which has been equally formative for both ensembles, began 30 years ago. Akamus also maintains a close partnership with the Bavarian Radio Chorus.

The ensemble's recordings, which now number around one hundred, have won all the major recording awards, including the Grammy Award, Diapason d'Or, Gramophone Award, Edison Award, MIDEM Classical Award, Choc de l'année and the Annual Prize of the German Record Critics. In 2006 the orchestra received the Telemann Prize of the City of Magdeburg, and in 2014 the Bach Medal of the City of Leipzig.

In the anniversary year, CD releases include orchestral works by Telemann with violist Antoine Tamestit as soloist, as well as a recording of Beethoven's 4th and 8th symphonies and Bach's Mass in B minor with the RIAS Kammerchor Berlin conducted by René Jacobs. A special 10 CDs boxset will also reunite its best recordings dedicated to the Bach family.

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