A Baroque Festival (1600-1750)

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4 Jewel Cases in a cardboard slipcase. Individual cat#s: CH 1208A, CH 1208B, CH 1208C, CH 1208D (Also sold in a Longbox - same cat#, same barcode.)

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1'Water Music' Suite: Overture
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Norddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (the real orchestra) and Süddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Hanspeter Gmür (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alexander von Pitamic (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Hans Zanotelli (German conductor, 1927–1993; also used as an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: I. Overture. Largo - Allegro
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
Georg Friedrich Händel3:14
2'Water Music' Suite: Adagio
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Norddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (the real orchestra), Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra) and Süddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Hanspeter Gmür (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Alexander von Pitamic (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Hanns Reinartz (professor and conductor at Würzburg), Rolf Reinhardt (German conductor 1927-2006) and Hans Zanotelli (German conductor, 1927–1993; also used as an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: II. Adagio e staccato
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
Georg Friedrich Händel2:25
3'Water Music' Suite: Allegro; Andante; Allegro
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: III. Allegro - Andante - Allegro da capo
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
Georg Friedrich Händel7:31
4'Water Music' Suite: Minuet
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IV. Minuet (no tempo marking)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
Georg Friedrich Händel4:08
5'Water Music' Suite: Air
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: V. Air. Presto
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
Georg Friedrich Händel4:15
6'Water Music' Suite: Minuet
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VI. Minuet
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
Georg Friedrich Händel2:08
7'Water Music' Suite: Bourree
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VII. Bourrée. Presto
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
Georg Friedrich Händel2:20
8'Water Music' Suite: Hornpipe
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: VIII. Hornpipe
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
Georg Friedrich Händel2:07
9'Water Music' Suite: Allegro moderato
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IX. [Allegro moderato] (no tempo marking, sometimes marked Andante)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
part of:
Water Music Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348
Georg Friedrich Händel4:25
10Royal Fireworks Music: Overture
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (Slovak Chamber Orchestra) and Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Oliver von Dohnányi (conductor)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: I. Ouverture
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel9:22
11Royal Fireworks Music: Bourree
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (Slovak Chamber Orchestra) and Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Oliver von Dohnányi (conductor) and Bohdan Warchal (violinist, conductor)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: II. Bourrée
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel1:48
12Royal Fireworks Music: 'The Peace:' Largo alla Siciliana
orchestra:
Slovak Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (Slovak Chamber Orchestra) and Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Oliver von Dohnányi (conductor)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La Paix: Largo alla siciliana
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel3:27
13Royal Fireworks Music: La Rejouissance: Allegro
orchestra:
Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker), Český národní symfonický orchestr (Czech National Symphony Orchestra), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), London Symphony Orchestra, Musici di San Marco (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Radio Symphony Orchestra (SWR Baden-Baden and Freiburg Symphony Orchestra), Slovak Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra (Slovak Chamber Orchestra) and Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Oliver von Dohnányi (conductor), Sidney Lark (conductor, possibly an Alfred Scholtz pseudonym), Francesco Macci (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Rolf Reinhardt (German conductor 1927-2006), Bernhard Stopler (conductor) and Bohdan Warchal (violinist, conductor)
recorded at:
Concert Hall of the Slovak Philharmonic in Bratislava, Bratislavský kraj (Bratislava Region), Slovakia
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
Georg Friedrich Händel3:51
14Royal Fireworks Music: Minuet
orchestra:
Norddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Hans Zanotelli (German conductor, 1927–1993; also used as an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
partial recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: V. Menuet I and II
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel1:30
15Royal Fireworks Music: Minuet
orchestra:
Norddeutsche Philharmonie (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Hans Zanotelli (German conductor, 1927–1993; also used as an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: V. Menuet I and II
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
partial recording of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: V. Menuet I and II
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1749)
part of:
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Georg Friedrich Händel2:42
16Rondeau
harpsichord and organ:
Carlo Curley (US organist)
recording of:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor’s Revenge, Z 570: II. Rondeau
composer:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
part of:
Incidental Music for Abdelazer, or, the Moor's Revenge, Z 570
Henry Purcell2:20
17Tune in D major
organ:
Carlo Curley (US organist)
recording of:
Trumpet Tune in D (from The Island Princess, erroneously attributed to Henry Purcell)
composer:
Jeremiah Clarke (English baroque composer and organist)
previously attributed to:
Henry Purcell (Baroque composer)
Henry Purcell3:59
18Arioso for Brass
brass:
St. Louis Brass Quintet
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Alberto Delande (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Kantate, BWV 156 "Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe": I. Sinfonia ("Arioso", catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1729)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 156 “Ich steh mit einem Fuß im Grabe”: I. Sinfonia
Johann Sebastian Bach3:42
19Allegro for Brass
Antonio Vivaldi1:47
20Prelude and Fugue No. 1 in C major, BWV 846
harpsichord:
Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord) (in 1989)
recording of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major, BWV 846 (in 1989)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician) (in 1722)
part of:
Bach Compendium (number: BC L 80) and Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 846)
part of:
The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I
Johann Sebastian Bach3:52
21Sleepers, Wake
organ:
Philip Brunelle (organist and conductor)
recording of:
Sechs Choräle von Verschiedener Art (Schübler-Choräle): Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: BWV 645)
is based on:
Kantate, BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”: IV. Choral (Tenor) “Zion hört die Wächter singen”
part of:
Sechs Choräle von verschiedener Art
recording of:
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140: IV. Choral “Zion hört die Wächter singen” (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
arrangement of:
Kantate, BWV 140 “Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme”: IV. Choral (Tenor) “Zion hört die Wächter singen”
Johann Sebastian Bach4:16
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