To the Glory of God: The Music of George Frideric Handel

~ Release by George Frideric Handel (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

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1Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor)
recording of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III. Sinfonia “The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1748)
publisher:
Hallische Händel‐Ausgabe der Georg‐Friedrich‐Händel‐Gesellschaft and Public Domain (refers to works that are in the public domain)
part of:
Solomon, HWV 67: Act III
3:10
2Messiah: Hallelujah!
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Sydney Philharmonia Motet Choir (Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers, renamed Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Singers) and Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Chorus
orchestra:
Sydney Philharmonia
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
live recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
3:55
3Jephtha: Waft Her, Angels, Through the Skies
tenor vocals:
David Hobson (tenor, composer)
orchestra:
Sinfonia Australis
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III, no. 32. Air "Waft her, angels, through the skies" (Jephtha)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Jephtha, HWV 70: Act III
3:25
4Fugue in G minor, HWV605
recording engineer:
Jim Atkins (Australian sound engineer)
executive producer:
Lyle Chan (Malaysian-born Australian composer & pianist) and Robert Patterson (producer)
producer:
Stephen Snelleman (producer)
organ:
John O'Donnell (organist / harpsichordist)
pipe organ:
John O'Donnell (organist / harpsichordist) (from 1999-10-28 until 1999-10-29)
recorded at:
Robert Blackwood Hall (Monash University) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (from 1999-10-28 until 1999-10-29)
recording of:
Fugue in G minor, HWV 605
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1711 until 1718)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 605)
part of:
6 Fugues, HWV 605-610
2:45
5Judas Maccabaeus: We Will Never Bow Down
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II, no. 52: Chorus "We never, never will bow down" (Chorus)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1746)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act II
3:31
6Judas Maccabaeus: Mourn, Ye Afflicted Children
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I, no. 2: Chorus "Mourn, ye afflicted children" (Chorus)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1746)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act I
5:18
7Rinaldo: Lascia, ch'io pianga (Let Me Weep)
soprano vocals:
Yvonne Kenny (Australian soprano)
orchestra:
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Vladimir Kamirski (conductor)
recording of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II, Scene IV, no. 22. Aria “Lascia ch’io pianga mia cruda sorte” (Almirena)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1711)
librettist:
Giacomo Rossi
part of:
Rinaldo, HWV 7a: Atto II
4:24
8Messiah: Comfort Ye, My People
tenor vocals:
Paul McMahon (Australian tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 2. Recitative “Comfort ye” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
3:14
9Messiah: Ev'ry Valley Shall Be Exalted
tenor vocals:
Paul McMahon (Australian tenor)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 3. Air “Ev’ry valley shall be exalted” (Tenor)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
3:29
10Xerxes: Largo
trumpet:
Yoram Levy (trumpeter)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
David Stanhope (Australian composer, conductor and virtuoso pianist)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
2:55
11Messiah: For Behold, Darkness Shall Cover the Earth
bass-baritone vocals:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 10. Recitative “For behold, darkness shall cover the earth” (Bass)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
2:34
12Messiah: The People That Walked in Darkness
bass-baritone vocals:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 11. Air “The people that walked in darkness” (Bass)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
4:16
13Messiah: For Unto Us a Child is Born
choir vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
3:42
14Concerto Grosso in C minor, op. 6 no. 8, HWV326: IV. Adagio
orchestra:
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
conductor:
Paul Dyer (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto grosso in C minor, op. 6 no. 8, HWV 326: IV. Adagio
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Concerto grosso in C minor, op. 6 no. 8, HWV 326
1:10
15Laudate pueri Dominum: A solis usque ad occasum (From the Rising of the Sun to Its Setting)
choir vocals:
Cantillation
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
vocals:
Cantillation
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 2005-08-23 until 2005-08-27)
recording of:
Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237: III. A solis ortu usque ad occasum
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237
1:24
16Laudate pueri Dominum: Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus (High Above All Peoples is the Lord)
choir vocals:
Cantillation
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recorded at:
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre (ABC Studio 200) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (from 2005-08-23 until 2005-08-27)
recording of:
Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237: IV. Excelsus super omnes gentes Dominus
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Laudate pueri Dominum, HWV 237
2:10
17Laudate pueri Dominum: Gloria Patri, gloria Filio (Glory Be to the Father and to the Son)
choir vocals:
Cantillation
soprano vocals:
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Laudate pueri, HWV 236: "Gloria Patri et Filio et Spiritui Sancto"
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Laudate pueri, HWV 236
3:15
18Music for the Royal Fireworks: La Réjouissance (Rejoicing)
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Graham Abbott
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La Réjouissance
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
2:06
19Messiah: Behold, I Tell You a Mystery...The Trumpet Shall Sound (excerpt)
bass-baritone vocals:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Sara Macliver (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
partial recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 48. Air “The trumpet shall sound” (Bass)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
4:54
20Messiah: I Know That My Redeemer Liveth
bass-baritone vocals:
Teddy Tahu Rhodes (baritone)
soprano vocals:
Sara Macliver (soprano)
orchestra:
Orchestra of the Antipodes
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III, no. 45. Air “I know that my Redeemer liveth” (Soprano)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part III
6:38
21Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major: Alla Hornpipe
orchestra:
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Graham Abbott
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349: 12. Alla hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 2 in D major, HWV 349
3:10
22Coronation Anthem no. 1: Zadok the Priest
choir vocals:
Sydney Philharmonia Symphonic Chorus
orchestra:
Sydney Philharmonia
conductor:
Antony Walker (Australian conductor)
live recording of:
The Four Coronation Anthems: “Zadok the Priest”, HWV 258
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1727)
premiered at:
Westminster Abbey in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1727-10-11)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 258)
part of:
The Four Coronation Anthems
5:36