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