Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243: Chorus: "Magnificat"Johann Sebastian Bach, Kimberly McCord, Julia Gooding, Robin Blaze, Paul Agnew, Neal Davies, Gabrieli, Paul McCreesh
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1 "For the First Day of Christmas": No. 1, Jauchzet, frohlocket, auf, preiset die TageJohann Sebastian Bach, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1 "For the First Day of Christmas": No. 2, Es begab sich aber zu der ZeitJohann Sebastian Bach, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1 "For the First Day of Christmas": No. 3, Nun wird mein liebster BräutigamJohann Sebastian Bach, Hugh Cutting, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1 "For the First Day of Christmas": No. 4, Bereite dich, Zion, mit zärtlichen TriebenJohann Sebastian Bach, Hugh Cutting, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1 "For the First Day of Christmas": No. 5, Wie soll ich dich empfangenJohann Sebastian Bach, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1 "For the First Day of Christmas": No. 7, Er ist auf Erden kommen armJohann Sebastian Bach, Frederick Long, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1 "For the First Day of Christmas": No. 8, Großer Herr, o starker KönigJohann Sebastian Bach, Frederick Long, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 1 "For the First Day of Christmas": No. 9, Ach, mein herzliebes JesuleinJohann Sebastian Bach, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2 "For the Second Day of Christmas": No. 10, SinfoniaJohann Sebastian Bach, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2 "For the Second Day of Christmas": No. 11, Und es waren Hirten in derselben GegendJohann Sebastian Bach, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2 "For the Second Day of Christmas": No. 12, Brich an, o schönes MorgenlichtJohann Sebastian Bach, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2 "For the Second Day of Christmas": No. 13, Und der Engel sprach zu ihnenJohann Sebastian Bach, Nick Pritchard, Alison Ponsford-Hill, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2 "For the Second Day of Christmas": No. 14, Was Gott dem Abraham verheißenJohann Sebastian Bach, Christopher Webb, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2 "For the Second Day of Christmas": No. 15, Frohe Hirten, eilt, ach eiletJohann Sebastian Bach, Jonathan Hanley, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2 "For the Second Day of Christmas": No. 17, Schaut hin, dort liegt im finstern StallJohann Sebastian Bach, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2 "For the Second Day of Christmas": No. 18, So geht denn hinJohann Sebastian Bach, Christopher Webb, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2 "For the Second Day of Christmas": No. 19, Schlafe, mein Liebster, genieße der RuhJohann Sebastian Bach, Hugh Cutting, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2 "For the Second Day of Christmas": No. 21, Ehre sei Gott in der HöheJohann Sebastian Bach, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248, Pt. 2 "For the Second Day of Christmas": No. 23, Wir singen dir in deinem HeerJohann Sebastian Bach, The Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists, John Eliot Gardiner
Concerto Grosso in C Major, HWV 318 "Alexander's Feast": I. AllegroGeorge Frideric Handel, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Concerto grosso in C Major, HWV 318 "Alexander's Feast": II. Largo – AdagioGeorge Frideric Handel, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Concerto grosso in C Major, HWV 318 "Alexander's Feast": III. Allegro – AdagioGeorge Frideric Handel, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Concerto Grosso in C Major, HWV 318 "Alexander's Feast": IV. Andante non prestoGeorge Frideric Handel, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: II. BourréeGeorge Frideric Handel, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: III. La Paix. Largo alla sicilianaGeorge Frideric Handel, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: IV. La RéjouissanceGeorge Frideric Handel, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: Va. Menuet IGeorge Frideric Handel, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: Vb. Menuet IIGeorge Frideric Handel, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
Dettingen Te Deum in D Major, HWV 283: I. We Praise Thee, O GodGeorge Frideric Handel, Christopher Tipping, Simon Preston, The English Concert, The Choir Of Westminster Abbey, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Concerto for 4 Violins in D Major, RV 549, Op. 3 No. 1: II. Largo e spiccatoAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, Elizabeth Wilcock, Micaela Comberti, Miles Golding, Jaap Ter Linden, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Concerto for 4 Violins in D Major, RV 549, Op. 3 No. 1: III. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, Elizabeth Wilcock, Micaela Comberti, Miles Golding, Jaap Ter Linden, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Concerto for 2 Violins in A Major, RV 519, Op. 3 No. 5: I. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, Miles Golding, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Concerto for 2 Violins in A Major, RV 519, Op. 3 No. 5: II. LargoAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, Miles Golding, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Concerto for 2 Violins in A Major, RV 519, Op. 3 No. 5: III. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, Miles Golding, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Concerto for 2 Violins in G Minor, RV 578, Op. 3 No. 2: I. Adagio e spiccatoAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, Micaela Comberti, Jaap Ter Linden, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Concerto for 2 Violins in G Minor, RV 578, Op. 3 No. 2: II. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, Micaela Comberti, Jaap Ter Linden, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Concerto for 2 Violins in G Minor, RV 578, Op. 3 No. 2: III. LarghettoAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, Micaela Comberti, Jaap Ter Linden, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Concerto for 2 Violins in G Minor, RV 578, Op. 3 No. 2: IV. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, Micaela Comberti, Jaap Ter Linden, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Violin Concerto in G Major, RV 310, Op. 3 No. 3: I. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Violin Concerto in G Major, RV 310, Op. 3 No. 3: II. LargoAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Violin Concerto in G Major, RV 310, Op. 3 No. 3: III. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Concerto for 4 Violins in E Minor, RV 550, Op. 3 No. 4: I. AndanteAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, Elizabeth Wilcock, Micaela Comberti, Miles Golding, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Concerto for 4 Violins in E Minor, RV 550, Op. 3 No. 4: II. Allegro assaiAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, Elizabeth Wilcock, Micaela Comberti, Miles Golding, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
L'estro armonico, Concerto for 4 Violins in E Minor, RV 550, Op. 3 No. 4: III. Adagio – IV. AllegroAntonio Vivaldi, Simon Standage, Elizabeth Wilcock, Micaela Comberti, Miles Golding, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14 / Act 2: No. 12c Divertissement: Tea (Chinese Dance) - Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14 / Act 2: No. 14d Pas de deux. The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy: Coda - Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14 / Act 2: No. 14c Pas de deux. The Prince and the Sugar-Plum Fairy: Variation II (Dance of the Sugar-Plum Fairy) - Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14 / Act 2: No. 12d Divertissement: Trépak (Russian Dance) - Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14: Overture - Live at Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles / 2013Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Baroque master George Frideric Handel with "Winter Romance," a captivating collection of his most beloved works. Released on November 26, 2024, this album is a celebration of Handel's genius, featuring a diverse range of compositions that showcase his unparalleled skill in choral, orchestral, and operatic forms.
The album opens with the resplendent "Magnificat in D Major, BWV 243," a stunning choral piece that sets the tone for the spiritual and uplifting journey that follows. Handel's "Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248" is represented with a selection of movements from the first two parts, offering a taste of the festive joy and profound devotion that characterize this monumental work.
In addition to these choral masterpieces, "Winter Romance" features some of Handel's most renowned instrumental compositions. The "Concerto Grosso in C Major, HWV 318" from "Alexander's Feast" and selections from "Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351" highlight Handel's mastery of the concerto grosso and orchestral suite forms. These works are complemented by the virtuosic violin concertos from Antonio Vivaldi's "L'estro armonico," which Handel greatly admired and performed.
The album also includes a selection of pieces from Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker," performed live at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles. These enchanting excerpts from the ballet's second act add a touch of whimsy and magic to the collection.
With a duration of over two hours, "Winter Romance" is a comprehensive exploration of Handel's musical legacy, expertly curated to provide a rich and immersive listening experience. Whether you are a longtime admirer of Handel's music or a newcomer to his works, this album is sure to captivate and inspire.
George Frideric Handel, born in 1685 in Halle, Germany, is one of the most celebrated composers of the Baroque era, renowned for his enduring influence on classical music. His prolific career spanned various genres, including operas, oratorios, anthems, and concerti grossi. Handel's compositions, such as the iconic 'Water Music' and 'Music for the Royal Fireworks', continue to captivate audiences today. After settling in London in 1712, he became a prominent figure in British musical life, leaving an indelible mark on the country's cultural landscape. Handel's works are celebrated for their grandeur and emotional depth, making him a cornerstone of the Baroque period and a symbol of European musical heritage. His final resting place is in the south transept of Westminster Abbey, a testament to his enduring legacy.
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