The Best of Handel


The Best of Handel
Baker; Ameling; Marriner; Leppard
Label
Decca
Catalogue No.
4681512
Barcode
00028946815120
Format
1-CD
About

Collectors’ ears will prick-up at the inclusion of the Bavarian Radio/Sir Colin Davis recording of a chorus from ‘Messiah’, otherwise unavailable.

TRACK LISTING / ARTISTS

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Solomon: ‘The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba’
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner

Messiah: ‘And the Glory of the Lord’
Chorus and Symphony Orchestra
of the Bavarian Radio
Colin Davis

Giulio Cesare: ‘V’adoro, pupille’
Elly Ameling, soprano
Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig
Kurt Masur

Xerces: ‘Ombra mai fu’
Jose Carreras, tenor
English Chamber Orchestra
Vjetkoslav Sutej

Saul: ‘Gird on thy sword’
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner

Music for the Royal Fireworks: ‘La Paix’ (Largo alla Siciliana)
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner

Israel in Egypt: ‘Moses and the children of Israel’
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner

Atalanta: ‘Care selve’
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard

Coronation Anthem No. 4: ‘The King Shall Rejoice’
Chorus and Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner

Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 3 No. 4
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner

Rinaldo: ‘Lascia ch’io pianga’
Jose Carreras, tenor
English Chamber Orchestra
Vjetkoslav Sutej

Messiah: ‘Let all the angels of God’
Messiah: ‘Hallelujah’
Chorus and Symphony Orchestra of the Bavarian Radio
Colin Davis

Water Music: Air
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner

Giulio Cesare: ‘E pur cosi in un giorno… Piangero la sorte mia’
Elly Ameling, soprano
Gewandhaus Orchestra, Leipzig
Kurt Masur

Solomon: ‘Praise the Lord’
Monteverdi Choir
English Baroque Soloists
John Eliot Gardiner

Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 3 No. 6:  Vivace
Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner

Joshua: ‘O had I Jubal’s lyre’
Janet Baker, soprano
English Chamber Orchestra
Raymond Leppard

Judas Maccabaeus: ‘Sing unto God’
Coronation Anthem: ‘Zadok the Priest’
Chorus and Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields
Neville Marriner