Composer: George Frideric Handel
Orchestra: B’Rock Orchestra
Conductor: Dmitry Sinkovsky
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5187013
Release: 2023
Size: 2.29 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Water Music Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV349
01. I. [Allegro]
02. II. [Alla Hornpipe]
03. III. [Menuet]
04. IV. [Rigaudon 1]
05. V. [Rigaudon 2] – IV. [Rigaudon 1] da capo
Water Music Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV348
06. I. Overture. [Largo] – Allegro
07. II. Adagio e staccato
08. III. [Allegro]
09. IV. Andante – III. [Allegro] da capo
10. V. Allegro
11. VI. Air
12. VII. Minuet
13. VIII. Bourrée
14. IX. Hornpipe
15. X. [Allegro moderato]
Water Music Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV350
16. I. Lentement
17. II. [Bourrée]
18. III. Menuet [1]
19. IV. [Menuet 2]
20. V. [Gigue 1] – VI. [Gigue 2]
21. VII. Menuet
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV351
22. Ia. Overture – Adagio
23. Ib. Allegro – Lentement – Allegro
24. II. Bourrée
25. III. La paix. Largo alla Siciliana
26. IV. La Réjouissance
27. VI. Menuet 2
28. V. Menuet 1 – VI. Menuet 2 da capo
With Water & Fire, B’Rock Orchestra and Dmitry Sinkovsky present Handel’s Water Music alongside his Music for the Royal Fireworks. Both works were written for royal open-air ceremonies, were likely substantially drowned out by the noise of fireworks and the waves of the Thames during their first performance, and were never played again during Handel’s lifetime. Since then, they have, however, become favourites of the public, and they contain some of the most appealing instrumental music of the baroque era. B’Rock performs these works with an ensemble that approaches the ca.
50 musicians that Handel originally employed, conveying the pomp and splendour while also highlighting the coloristic richness and refinement of Handel’s scores.
B’Rock Orchestra is one of today’s most forward-thinking period orchestras with a desire for encounter and exchange. The ensemble returns to Pentatone after having released Schubert’s complete symphonies with conductor Rene Jacobs between 2018 and 2022, as well as Antwerp Requiem c. 1650 (2022). Dmitry Sinkovsky is in demand as a conductor, violinist and countertenor, and previously appeared on Pentatone with Monteverdi: Il delirio della passione (2021).