Program Description

While most composers of the era worked in relative obscurity, George Frideric Handel (1685-1750) was internationally renowned in his lifetime. His compositions had universal appeal combining the styles of German, French and Italian music, but he mostly composed in England.

List of Tracks

• 1 Royal Fireworks Music Suite: Overture
• 2 Royal Fireworks Music Suite: Bourre
• 3 Royal Fireworks Music Suite: La Paix (The Peace)
• 4 Royal Fireworks Music Suite: La Rejouissance
• 5 Royal Fireworks Music Suite: Minuet I
• 6 Royal Fireworks Music Suite: Minuet II
• 7 Water Music Suite: No. 1 in F major
• 8 Water Music Suite: No. 1 in F major - Air
• 9 Water Music Suite: No. 1 in F major - Bourree
• 10 Water Music Suite: No. 1 in F major - Hornpipe
• 11 Water Music Suite: No. 2 in D major
• 12 Water Music Suite: No. 2 in D major - Alla Hornpipe
• 13 Sonata for Violin and Strings in B flat major
• 14 Sonata for Violin and Strings in B flat major - Adagio
• 15 Sonata for Violin and Strings in B flat major - Allegro
• 16 Organ Concerto in D minor