The Very Best of Handel
Compilation by Georg Friedrich Händel
Released 3 October 2005
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Zadok the Priest, HWV 258: I. Zadok the PriestGeorge Frideric Handel1:59
- 2Zadok the Priest, HWV 258: II. And all the people rejoicedGeorge Frideric Handel0:51
- 3Zadok the Priest, HWV 258: III. God save the KingGeorge Frideric Handel3:01
- 4Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La paixGeorge Frideric Handel3:25
- 5Concerto grosso no. 12 in B minor, HWV 330 (op. 6): III. Larghetto, e pianoGeorge Frideric Handel3:43
- 6Messiah, HWV 56, Part III: I know that my redeemer liveth Kym AmpsGeorge Frideric Handel6:10
- 7Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63, Part III: See, the conqu'ring hero comes!George Frideric Handel3:07
- 8Water Music: Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: I. Overture: Largo - AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel3:09
- 9Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Lascia ch'io pianga (Let me lament)George Frideric Handel3:39
- 10Keyboard Suite no. 5 in E major, HWV 430: IV. Air, "Harmonious Blacksmith"George Frideric Handel4:14
- 11Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74: I. Eternal source of light divineGeorge Frideric Handel3:31
- 12Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. Le rejouissanceGeorge Frideric Handel3:05
- 13Concerto grosso no. 6 in D major, HWV 317 (op. 3): I. VivaceGeorge Frideric Handel2:42
- 14Dixit Dominus, HWV 232: I. Dixit Dominus Domino meoGeorge Frideric Handel5:32
- 15Saul, HWV 53, Act III: Dead March: GraveGeorge Frideric Handel3:07
- 16Recorder Sonata in A minor, op. 1, no. 4, HWV 362: 6 Recorder Sonatas, op. 1: no. 4 in A minor, HWV 362: II. AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel3:11
- 17Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: How beautiful are the feetGeorge Frideric Handel3:22
- 18Water Music: Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: III. Allegro - IV. Andante - AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel6:59
- CD 2
- 1Solomon, HWV 67, Act III: Sinfonia, "Arrival of the Queen of Sheba"George Frideric Handel3:27
- 2Ode for St Cecilia's Day, HWV 76: IV. What passion cannot music raise and quellGeorge Frideric Handel8:18
- 3Oboe Concerto no. 3 in G minor, HWV 287: III. Sarabande: LargoGeorge Frideric Handel3:06
- 4Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: He was despisedGeorge Frideric Handel5:02
- 5Concerto grosso no. 6 in G minor, HWV 324 (op. 6): I. Larghetto e affettuosoGeorge Frideric Handel3:24
- 6Samson, HWV 57, Act III: Let the Bright SeraphimGeorge Frideric Handel5:23
- 7Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295, "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale": II. AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel3:17
- 8Violin Sonata no. 7 in D major, HWV 371: III. LarghettoGeorge Frideric Handel3:29
- 9Concerto a due cori no. 3 in F major, HWV 334: III. A tempo ordinarioGeorge Frideric Handel4:081.0 ★
- 10Messiah, HWV 56, Part I: For unto us a child is bornGeorge Frideric Handel4:03
- 11Water Music: Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VI. AirGeorge Frideric Handel2:29
- 12Water Music: Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: II. Alla HornpipeGeorge Frideric Handel3:00
- 13Serse (Xerxes), HWV 40, Act I: Ombra mai fu: Largo (Serse)George Frideric Handel3:25
- 14Concerto grosso no. 3 in G major, HWV 317 (op. 3): II. AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel2:32
- 15Te Deum in D major, HWV 283, "Dettingen": XII. Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this dayGeorge Frideric Handel2:14
- 16Concerto grosso in C major, HWV 318, "Alexander's Feast": III. AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel3:21
- 17Messiah, HWV 56, Part II: HallelujahGeorge Frideric Handel3:40
More by Georg Friedrich Händel
Release credits
- harpsichord [10]
- choir vocals [15]
- editor [1.14, 2.15], producer [2, 15]
- countertenor vocals [2.4, 1.17]
- oboe [3], solo [3]
- performer [8], performing orchestra [2.11-12, 1.4, 1.12, 1.18]
- performing orchestra [15]
- horn [9]
- editor [1.4, 1.12, 1.18, 2.11-12], producer [1.4, 1.12, 1.18, 2.8, 2.11-12]
- conductor [1.13, 2.14]
- performing orchestra [1], strings [1]
- conductor [1]
- performing orchestra [13]
- performing orchestra [1.5, 1.7, 2.5, 2.9, 2.16]
- conductor [2.6, 1.9, 1.11]
- engineer [2.3, 1.14], producer [1.14, 2.3]
- performer [3], performing orchestra [3]
- performer [15], performing orchestra [2, 15]
- soprano vocals [2]
- producer [1.9, 1.11, 2.6]
- engineer [2, 15]
- alto vocals [17]
- conductor [9]
- producer [2.5, 2.16, 1.5, 1.7]
- performing orchestra [7]
- producer [9]
- piano [8]
- producer [1]
- conductor [1-3]
- conductor [15]
- organ [7]
- conductor [7]
- producer [1-3]
- conductor [2.5, 2.16, 1.5]
- producer [15]
- engineer [1]
- tenor vocals [13]
- producer [9]
- conductor [2.11-12, 2.17, 1.4, 1.8, 1.12, 1.18]
- conductor [13]
- soprano vocals [6]
- instrument [1.9, 1.11, 2.6], performing orchestra [6]
- performing orchestra [1]
- producer [1.5, 2.5, 2.16]
- engineer [1.6, 1.17, 2.10, 2.17], producer [4]
- engineer [4], producer [2.10, 2.17, 1.6, 1.17]
- conductor [3]
- baroque trumpet [1.9, 1.11, 2.6], trumpet [1.11, 2.6]
- engineer [1.4, 1.12, 1.18, 2.8, 2.11-12], producer [1.4, 1.12, 1.18, 2.8, 2.11-12]
- arranger [7]
- producer [10]
- editor [15]
- conductor [7]
- engineer [1-3]
- conductor [1]
- performing orchestra [1.13, 2.14]
- choir vocals [10, 17], performer [1.6, 1.14, 1.17, 2.17], performing orchestra [10, 17], vocal [17]
- soprano vocals [2.6, 1.9, 1.11]
- choir vocals [2.17, 1.1-3]
- performer [1-3]
- engineer [1.13, 2.14], producer [1.13, 2.14]
- editor [1.9, 1.11, 2.6], engineer [1.9, 1.11, 2.6]
- tenor vocals [15]
- conductor [2, 15]
- horn [9]
- violin [8]
Issues
T3 October 2005