Handel: The Greatest Hits

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#	Title	Artist	Rating	Length
1	Arrival of the Queen of Sheba orchestra: Toronto Chamber Orchestra and Toronto Symphony Orchestra conductor: Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) 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	Georg Friedrich Händel		3:00
2	Water Music Suite: Overture orchestra: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker) 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 Händel		3:14
3	Water Music Suite: Adagio orchestra: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker) 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 Händel		2:25
4	Water Music Suite: Allegro - Andante - Allegro orchestra: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker) recording of: Water Music, Suite no. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IIIa. [Allegro] (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: III. Allegro - Andante - Allegro da capo	Georg Friedrich Händel		7:31
5	Water Music Suite: Minuet orchestra: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker) 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 Händel		4:09
6	Water Music Suite: Air orchestra: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker) 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 Händel		4:15
7	Water Music Suite: Minuet orchestra: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker) 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 Händel		2:08
8	Water Music Suite: Bourree orchestra: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker) 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 Händel		2:20
9	Water Music Suite: Hornpipe orchestra: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker) 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 Händel		2:07
10	Water Music Suite: Allegro moderato orchestra: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker) 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 Händel		4:22
11	Royal Fireworks Music Suite: Overture orchestra: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker) 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 Händel		9:22
12	Royal Fireworks Music Suite: Bourree orchestra: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker) 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 Händel		1:48
13	Royal Fireworks Music Suite "The Peace": Largo alla Siciliana orchestra: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker) 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 Händel		3:27
14	Royal Fireworks Music Suite - 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 Händel		3:51
15	Royal Fireworks Music Suite: Minuet orchestra: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker) 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 Händel		1:30
16	Royal Fireworks Music Suite: Minuet (2) orchestra: Bamberg Philharmonic Orchestra (pseudonym associated with Alfred Scholz, not Bamberger Symphoniker) 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 Händel		2:43
17	Largo from "Xerxes" orchestra: London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) recording of: Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse) composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (from 1737-12-26 until 1738-01-09) librettist: [anonymous] (special purpose artist) part of: Serse, HWV 40: Atto I 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)	Georg Friedrich Händel		3:10
18	The Harmonious Blacksmith harpsichord and organ: Sir Andrew Davis (conductor, keyboardist, composer, arranger) recording of: Suite de pièce in E major, Vol. 1 no. 5, HWV 430: IV. Air con Variazioni composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) part of: Suite de pièce in E major, Vol. 1 no. 5, HWV 430	Georg Friedrich Händel		4:50
19	Passacaglia for Harp harp: Anna Lelkes recording of: Suite de pièce in G minor, Vol. 1 no. 7, HWV 432: VI. Passacaglia. Allegro commodo composer: George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) part of: Suite de pièce in G minor, Vol. 1 no. 7, HWV 432	Georg Friedrich Händel		6:56

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