Handel - "Water Music" Suite in D/G Major HWV349/350 (1)

GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL (1685-1759)

Orchestral suite for flute, two oboes, bassoon, two horns, two trumpets, strings and basso continuo in D/G major HWV349/350 "Water Music"

[1.] [Ouverture]

[2.] Alla Hornpipe

*The Water Music is a collection of orchestral movements, often considered as three suites, composed by George Frideric Handel. It premiered in the summer of 1717 (July 17, 1717) when King George I requested a concert on the River Thames. The concert was performed by 50 musicians playing on a barge close to the royal barge from which the King listened with some close friends (including the Duchess of of Bolton, the Duchess of Newcastle, the Countess of Godolphin, Madam Kilmarnock, and the Earl of Orkney). George I was said to have loved it so much that he ordered the exhausted musicians to play the suites three times on the trip.

The music in each of the suites has no set order today. When the suite was played for the King, slow, often soft music was played when the King's boat and the orchestra's boat were close together, while louder, brisk passages were played when the boats drifted apart.

This performance follows Samuel Arnold's first edition of the complete score in 1788 and the manuscript copies dating from Handel's lifetime. Therefore, the Suite in D and the Suite in G are mixed together.

Performed by The King's Consort
Conducted by Robert King

Category:

Music

Tags:

• vivaldi
• bach
• handel
• mozart
• messiah
• piano
• harpsichord
• royal
• fireworks
• zadok
• priest
• classical
• pachelbel
• canon
• baroque

[JONDDAU]

This really is brilliant!

Although I comment with little knowledge on this style of music i must say it is the most wonderful background music whilst studying. if anyone can offer any suggerstions for similar music it would be appreciated.

[HARMONICO101]

Well, I have 546 videos of music uploaded. I'm sure I've got some stuff that fits your criteria! :)

[jonny7england]

Does anybody recognise the picture?? I would like to know more about it?? Thanks

[HARMONICO101]

This is "London: The Thames and the City of London from Richmond House" painted in 1747 by Canaletto.

[ksc2802]

Hooray, I've found the music we walked out of church when we were married 10 years ago!

[pigaloppen]

I love Bach and Händel.

[TheKakofon]

Yes!!

[Broadsidejohn]

@JONDDAU Just to add my two cents-Mozart's Horn Concertos (French Horn) are superb as well.

[sammythangerules]

I remember when I was a kid, my father would turn on the radio on chilly but sunny sunday afternoons during autumn, and we would listen to baroque music together in the drawing room. He read the different newspapers he couldn't read during the week, looking all solemn while slowly turning the pages. I am not sure if the radio ever played this particular piece, but the whole scene crossed my mind while listening.

[costea91]

''Dead poets society'' brought me all the way here...

[creativewriter1000]

2:00 - 2:32

I can play that on my clarinet

:)

[creativewriter1000]

Sing to the skies!

[ciobanudoru]

...impresionant...!

[catwomankaycee]

ilove this music because this music are in our ballet.

[bamabound2010]

@JONDDAU anything by handel or vivaldi should do the trick.... this would be the baroque period

[jilldamec]

anything that starts with brass...... lovely.