Handel,G. Water Music CD

Handel's Water Music is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites. It was premiered on July 17, 1717 after King George I requested a concert on the river Thames. This timeless collection is brought to life by Baroque specialists the Akademie f?r Alte Musik Berlin, whose critical achievements include a GRAMMY½ Award, a Diapason d'Or, the Cannes Classical Award, a Gramophone Award, an Edison Award and a German Record Critics' Award.

1. Suite No.1 I. Overture : Largo - Allegro 3 12 2. II. Adagio E Staccato 2 08 3. III. [Allegro] 2 08 4. IV. Andante - III. [Allegro] Da Capo 4 30 5. V. Allegro 2 47 6. VI. Air 3 11 7. VII. Minuet 2 23 8. VIII. Bourr?e 1 10 9. IX. Hornpipe 1 30 10. X. [Allegro Moderato] 3 41 11. Suite No.2 XI. [Allegro] 2 00 12. XII. [Alla Hornpipe] 3 43 13. XIII. [Minuet] 2 49 14. XIV. [Rigaudon 1] 1 07 15. XV. [Rigaudon 2] - XIV. [Rigaudon 1] 1 28 16. Suite No.3 XVI. Lentement 1 59 17. XVII. [Bourr?e] 1 14 18. XVIII. Menuet [1] 0 56 19. XIX. [Menuet 2] 1 36 20. XX. [Gigue 1] - XXI. [Gigue 2] Da Capo 2 11 21. XXII. Menuet (Coro) 2 39