Georg Friedrich Handel: Water Music/Organ Concertos HWV304 + HWV295
- Elektra / Wea 1994
- 1 CD
What a wonderful, nutty performance this is! Nikolaus Harnoncourt simply revels in the raucous sounds made by his period instrument band. The horns don't play trills, but rather "raspberries," and while some people without much of a sense of humor object to the "Bronx cheer" approach, everyone seems to be having so much fun that it's churlish to complain. A panic.
Water Music. Overture: Grave-Allegro Water Music. Adagio e staccato Water Music. (Allegro)-Andante Water Music. (Menuet) Water Music. Air Water Music. (Menuet) Water Music. Bourree Water Music. Hornpipe Water Music. (Andate) Water Music. (Allegro) Water Music. (Hornpipe) Water Music. (Menuet) Water Music. Aria (Bouree) Water Music. Lentement (Loure) Water Music. Air (Bouree) Water Music. Menuet Water Music. (Air) Water Music. Gigue I Water Music. Gigue II Water Music. Coro Water Music. Organ Con in d, HWV 304: Andante Water Music. Organ Con in d, HWV 304: Adagio, Organo adagio ad libitum e poi una Fuga allegro.. Water Music. Organ Con in d, HWV 304: Allegro Water Music. Organ Con in F, HWV 295 'The Cuckoo and the Nightingale': Larghetto Water Music. Organ Con in F, HWV 295 'The Cuckoo and the Nightinagle': Allegro Water Music. Organ Con in F, HWV 295 'The Cuckoo and the Nightinagle': Organo as libitum ex A Water Music. Organ Con in F, HWV 295 'The Cuckoo and the Nightinagle': Larghetto Water Music. Organ Con in F, HWV 295 'The Cuckoo and the Nightinagle': Allegro