Handel: The Essentials di Various Artists - Musica

1 Alla Hornpipe [Water Music Suite, HWV 349]

04:28 Wolfgang Meyer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Rafael Kubelík

Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Harpsichord: Wolfgang Meyer - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Conductor: Rafael Kubelík - Editor: Rolf Peter Schroeder - Editor: Guenther Dieckmann - Composer: George Frideric Handel

2 La Paix [Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV 351]

03:54 Wolfgang Meyer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Rafael Kubelík

Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Harpsichord: Wolfgang Meyer - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Conductor: Rafael Kubelík - Editor: Rolf Peter Schroeder - Composer: George Frideric Handel

3 La Réjouissance [Music For The Royal Fireworks, HWV 351]

01:55 Wolfgang Meyer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Rafael Kubelík

Recording Producer: Hans Weber - Harpsichord: Wolfgang Meyer - Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns - Conductor: Rafael Kubelík - Editor: Rolf Peter Schroeder - Composer: George Frideric Handel

4 1. Andante Allegro [Organ Concerto No.6 In B Flat, Op.4 No.6, HWV 294 - Version For Harp]

05:42 Nicanor Zabaleta, Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz

Recording Producer: Dr. Manfred Richter - Harp: Nicanor Zabaleta - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Orchestra: Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz - Editor: Joachim Niss - Conductor: Paul Kuentz - Composer: George Frideric Handel

5 2. Larghetto [Organ Concerto No.6 In B Flat, Op.4 No.6, HWV 294 - Version For Harp]

05:11 Nicanor Zabaleta, Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz

Recording Producer: Dr. Manfred Richter - Harp: Nicanor Zabaleta - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Orchestra: Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz - Editor: Joachim Niss - Conductor: Paul Kuentz - Composer: George Frideric Handel

6 3. Allegro moderato [Organ Concerto No.6 In B Flat, Op.4 No.6, HWV 294 - Version For Harp]

02:44 Nicanor Zabaleta, Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz, Paul Kuentz

Recording Producer: Dr. Manfred Richter - Harp: Nicanor Zabaleta - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Orchestra: Orchestre de Chambre Paul Kuentz - Editor: Joachim Niss - Conductor: Paul Kuentz - Composer: George Frideric Handel

7 "Ombra mai fu" (Arr. for Oboe) [Serse / Act 1 HWV 40]

02:57 Edward Brewer, Randall Wolfgang, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Harpsichord: Edward Brewer - Oboe: Randall Wolfgang - Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra - Producer: Dr. Steven Paul - Recording Producer: Wolf Erichson - Balance Engineer: Andreas Neubronner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

8 The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba

03:00 Edward Brewer, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

Harpsichord: Edward Brewer - Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra - Executive Producer: Dr. Steven Paul - Recording Producer: Wolf Erichson - Balance Engineer: Andreas Neubronner - Composer: George Frideric Handel

9 O Had I Jubal's Lyre [Joshua, HWV 64 - Original Version]

02:35 Magdalena Kožená, Venice Baroque Orchestra, Andrea Marcon

Mezzo-Soprano: Magdalena Kožená - Producer: Marita Prohmann - Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann - Orchestra: Venice Baroque Orchestra - Conductor: Andrea Marcon - Balance Engineer: Ulrich Vette - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Composer: George Frideric Handel

10 5. Air [Water Music Suite No.1 In F, HWV 348]

03:02 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Orchestra: The English Concert - Director & Harpsichord: Trevor Pinnock - Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Editor: Klaus Behrens - Composer: George Frideric Handel

11 77. March [Saul, HWV 53 / Act 3]

03:32 English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Kenneth Sillito

Executive Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Editor: Gernot Westhaeuser - Editor: Helmut Najda - Editor: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky - Leader: Kenneth Sillito - Composer: George Frideric Handel

12 58. "See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes!..See, The Godlike Youth Advance!...See, The Conqu'ring Hero Comes!" [Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63 / Part 3]

02:50 English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras, Wandsworth School Boys Choir

Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Choir: Wandsworth School Boys Choir - Editor: Reinhild Schmidt - Chorus Master: Russell Burgess - Composer: George Frideric Handel

13 59. March [Judas Maccabaeus HWV 63 / Part 3]

01:40 English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

Orchestra: English Chamber Orchestra - Conductor: Sir Charles Mackerras - Executive Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Editor: Reinhild Schmidt - Composer: George Frideric Handel

14 Symphony [Messiah / Part 1]

03:29 London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Richter

Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Conductor: Karl Richter - Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Joachim Niss - Editor: Joachim Niss - Editor: Klaus Behrens - Composer: George Frideric Handel

15 12. For Unto Us A Child Is Born [Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 1]

04:10 John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Richter, John Alldis

Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Choir: John Alldis Choir - Recording Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Editor: Joachim Niss - Conductor: Karl Richter - Chorus Master: John Alldis - Editor: Klaus Behrens - Composer: George Frideric Handel

16 42. Hallelujah

04:00 John Alldis Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Richter

Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Choir: John Alldis Choir - Recording Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Orchestra: London Philharmonic Orchestra - Editor: Joachim Niss - Conductor: Karl Richter - Editor: Klaus Behrens - Composer: George Frideric Handel

17 3. Largo ("Softly Sweet in Lydian Measures" From Oratorio 'Alexander's Feast', HWV 75) [Concerto "Amabile beltà" (Arr. For Flute, English Horn And Orchestra)]

03:06 Albrecht Mayer, Matthieu Gauci-Ancelin, Jakub Haufa, Monika Razynska, Sinfonia Varsovia

English Horn: Albrecht Mayer - Producer: Peggy Schmidt - Assistant Producer: Claudine Borris - Flute: Matthieu Gauci-Ancelin - Violin: Jakub Haufa - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Recording Engineer: Andrzej Sasin - Harpsichord: Monika Razynska - Engineer: Alexandra Nargòrko - Orchestra: Sinfonia Varsovia - Mastering Engineer: Christoph von Oswald - Musical Director: Albrecht Mayer - Composer: George Frideric Handel

18 Felicissima quest'alma [Apollo e Dafne, HWV 122] (Excerpt)

02:34 Anna Prohaska, Arcangelo, Jonathan Cohen

Soprano: Anna Prohaska - Ensemble: Arcangelo - Conductor: Jonathan Cohen - Producer: Angelika Meissner - Recording Producer: Sid McLauchlan - Recording Engineer: Jonathan Stokes - Asst. Recording Engineer: Neil Hutchinson - Asst. Recording Engineer: Andrew Halifax

19 "Bramo aver mille vite..." [Ariodante HWV 33 / Act 3] (Live At Theatre, Salle Molière, Poissy / 1997)

04:28 Lynne Dawson, Anne Sofie von Otter, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski

Producer: Dr. Peter Czornyj - Soprano: Lynne Dawson - Mezzo-Soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter - Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann - Balance Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky - Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre - Recording Engineer: Hans-Rudolf Müller - Conductor: Marc Minkowski - Recording Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin - Editor: Hans-Ulrich Bastin - Editor: Mark Buecker - Composer: George Frideric Handel

20 "Will The Sun Forget To Streak" From Oratorio 'Solomon', HWV 67 (Arr. For Oboe, Violin, Harpsichord And Orchestra)

04:32 Albrecht Mayer, Sinfonia Varsovia, Jakub Haufa, Monika Razynska

Oboe: Albrecht Mayer - Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel - Recording Engineer: Andrzej Sasin - Orchestra: Sinfonia Varsovia - Engineer: Alexandra Nargòrko - Violin: Jakub Haufa - Mastering Engineer: Christoph von Oswald - Harpsichord: Monika Razynska - Photographer: Kasskara - Graphic Artist: Giraffentoast, Hamburg - Assistant Producer: Claudine Borris - Executive Producer: Peggy Schmidt - Musical Director: Albrecht Mayer - Composer: George Frideric Handel

21 No.39 Duetto "Caro, più amabile beltà" [Giulio Cesare in Egitto HWV 17 / Atto terzo] (Live At Vienna, Konzerthaus, Grosser Saal / 2002)

04:19 Magdalena Kožená, Marijana Mijanovic, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski

Producer: Arend Prohmann - Mezzo-Soprano: Magdalena Kožená - Recording Producer: Arend Prohmann - Mezzo-Soprano: Marijana Mijanovic - Recording Producer: Bernhard Trebuch - Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre - Conductor: Marc Minkowski - Balance Engineer: Wolfgang Fahrner - Recording Engineer: Oliver Rogalla Von Heyden - Editor: Gernot Von Schultzendorff - Editor: Mark Buecker - Mixer: Ulrich Vette - Composer: George Frideric Handel

22 43. Air: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth [Messiah, HWV 56 / Pt. 3]

06:09 Lynne Dawson, Les Musiciens du Louvre, Marc Minkowski

Producer: Arend Prohmann - Soprano: Lynne Dawson - Orchestra: Les Musiciens du Louvre - Conductor: Marc Minkowski - Composer: George Frideric Handel

23 5. Menuet I [Music For The Royal Fireworks: Suite HWV 351]

01:29 The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Orchestra: The English Concert - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Conductor: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Recording Engineer: Volker Martin - Editor: Gregor Zielinsky - Composer: George Frideric Handel

24 (Aria con coro:) "Maria, salute e speme"

04:42 Anne Sofie von Otter, Musica Antiqua Köln, Reinhard Goebel, Chorus

Mezzo-Soprano: Anne Sofie von Otter - Producer: Dr. Peter Czorny - Producer: Charlotte Kriesch - Ensemble: Musica Antiqua Köln - Conductor: Reinhard Goebel - Producer: Wolfgang Mitlehner - Chorus: Chorus - Chorus Master: Christoph Spering - Balance Engineer: Andrew Wedman - Composer: George Frideric Handel

25 Zadok The Priest (Coronation Anthem No.1, HWV 258)

05:21 Trevor Pinnock, The English Concert, Simon Preston, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey

Producer: Dr. Andreas Holschneider - Organ: Trevor Pinnock - Recording Producer: Dr. Gerd Ploebsch - Orchestra: The English Concert - Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann - Conductor: Simon Preston - Editor: Reinhild Schmidt - Choir: The Choir Of Westminster Abbey - Composer: George Frideric Handel