Royal Handel / Zadok The Priest, Messiah, Water Music, Great Sarabande... / naive 2x Audio CD 2012 / V 5307

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Zadok the Priest (HWV 258) is a British anthem which was composed by George Frideric Handel for the coronation of King George II in 1727. Alongside The King Shall Rejoice, My Heart is Inditing and Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, Zadok the Priest is one of Handel's Coronation Anthems. One of Handel's best-known works, Zadok the Priest has been sung prior to the anointing of the sovereign at the coronation of every British monarch since its composition and has become recognised as a British patriotic anthem.

Messiah (HWV 56) is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel, with a scriptural text compiled by Charles Jennens from the King James Bible, and from the Coverdale Psalter, the version of the Psalms included with the Book of Common Prayer. It was first performed in Dublin on 13 April 1742 and received its London premiere nearly a year later. After an initially modest public reception, the oratorio gained in popularity, eventually becoming one of the best-known and most frequently performed choral works in Western music.

The Water Music is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered on 17 July 1717, in response to King George I's request for a concert on the River Thames.

CD 2

1  Great Sarabande

2  Rinaldo, lascia ch’io pianga

3  Alcina, Ouverture - Musette - Menuet

4  Deidamia, M’ai resa infelice

5  Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno, Se la bellezza perde vaghezza

6-8 Water music, Suite in f major

9  Theodora, Streams of pleasure ever flowing

10 Giulio Cesare, Da tempeste

11 II trionfo del tempo e del disinganno, Crede l'uom ch’egli riposi

12 Alessandro, Brilla nell’alma un non inteso ancor

13 Messiah, Hallefuja

14 Water music, Bourrée