The King'S Consort, Robert King - Handel & Telemann: Water Music (1997)
BAND/ARTIST: The King'S Consort, Robert King
- Title: Handel & Telemann: Water Music
- Year Of Release: 1997
- Label: Hyperion
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks) +Booklet
- Total Time: 01:09:53
- Total Size: 353 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: I. Ouverture. Largo – Allegro
02. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: II. Adagio e staccato
03. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: III. [Allegro] – Andante – [Allegro]
04. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: IV. [Menuet. Allegro]
05. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: V. Air
06. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: VI. Menuet
07. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: VII. Bourrée
08. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: VIII. Hornpipe
09. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: IX. [Allegro moderato]
10. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: I. [Ouverture]. Allegro
11. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: II. Alla Hornpipe
12. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: III. [Menuet]
13. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: IV. Rigaudon
14. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: V. Lentement
15. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: VI. Bourrée
16. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: VII. Menuet [I]
17. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: VIII. [Menuet II]
18. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: IX. [Country Dances I & II]
19. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: X. [Trumpet Menuet]
20. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": I. Overture
21. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": II. Sarabande. Die schlafende Thetis
22. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": III. Bourrée. Die erwachende Thetis
23. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": IV. Loure. Der verliebte Neptunus
24. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": V. Gavotte. Spielende Najaden
25. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": VI. Harlequinade. Der schertzende Tritonus
26. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": VII. Der stürmende Aeolus
27. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": VIII. Menuet. Der angenehme Zephir
28. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": IX. Gigue. Ebb' und Fluth
29. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": X. Canarie. Die lustigen Bots Leute
Ten years ago Robert King and The King's Consort made a stunning recording of Handel's Fireworks Music; now comes the turn of the Water Music, and the results are even more impressive.
George Philipp Telemann's Wassermusik (commonly known as 'Hamburger Ebb und Fluth' – an oblique reference to the local method of sewage disposal!) was composed for a grand celebration of seafaring life during 1723. The music was noted at the time for being 'uncommonly well-suited to the occasion', and not least for its subject-matter: Telemann guides his audience through a pageant of aquatic folklore and meteorology.
Six years earlier Handel had been commissioned for a directly comparable occasion: an enormous party on the river Thames given by George I. A large orchestra was present on the musicians' barge: a good-size string section and a substantial wind presence. The sound of a large baroque wind band produces a magnificent sonority. Similarly, a colourful continuo force on the river seems probable. The rhythmic impetus of a pair of baroque guitars combined with the colours of two harpsichords lends the music a vital danceband-like rhythm section, much in keeping with the King's colourful intentions for his evening's entertainment!
All faithfully recreated, of course. Except for the barge.
01. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: I. Ouverture. Largo – Allegro
02. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: II. Adagio e staccato
03. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: III. [Allegro] – Andante – [Allegro]
04. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: IV. [Menuet. Allegro]
05. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: V. Air
06. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: VI. Menuet
07. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: VII. Bourrée
08. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: VIII. Hornpipe
09. Water Music Suite No. 1, HWV 348: IX. [Allegro moderato]
10. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: I. [Ouverture]. Allegro
11. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: II. Alla Hornpipe
12. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: III. [Menuet]
13. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: IV. Rigaudon
14. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: V. Lentement
15. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: VI. Bourrée
16. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: VII. Menuet [I]
17. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: VIII. [Menuet II]
18. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: IX. [Country Dances I & II]
19. Water Music Suites Nos. 2 & 3, HWV 349/350: X. [Trumpet Menuet]
20. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": I. Overture
21. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": II. Sarabande. Die schlafende Thetis
22. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": III. Bourrée. Die erwachende Thetis
23. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": IV. Loure. Der verliebte Neptunus
24. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": V. Gavotte. Spielende Najaden
25. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": VI. Harlequinade. Der schertzende Tritonus
26. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": VII. Der stürmende Aeolus
27. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": VIII. Menuet. Der angenehme Zephir
28. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": IX. Gigue. Ebb' und Fluth
29. Wassermusik Suite, TWV 55:C3 "Hamburger Ebb' und Fluth": X. Canarie. Die lustigen Bots Leute
Ten years ago Robert King and The King's Consort made a stunning recording of Handel's Fireworks Music; now comes the turn of the Water Music, and the results are even more impressive.
George Philipp Telemann's Wassermusik (commonly known as 'Hamburger Ebb und Fluth' – an oblique reference to the local method of sewage disposal!) was composed for a grand celebration of seafaring life during 1723. The music was noted at the time for being 'uncommonly well-suited to the occasion', and not least for its subject-matter: Telemann guides his audience through a pageant of aquatic folklore and meteorology.
Six years earlier Handel had been commissioned for a directly comparable occasion: an enormous party on the river Thames given by George I. A large orchestra was present on the musicians' barge: a good-size string section and a substantial wind presence. The sound of a large baroque wind band produces a magnificent sonority. Similarly, a colourful continuo force on the river seems probable. The rhythmic impetus of a pair of baroque guitars combined with the colours of two harpsichords lends the music a vital danceband-like rhythm section, much in keeping with the King's colourful intentions for his evening's entertainment!
All faithfully recreated, of course. Except for the barge.
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