Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin - Handel: Water Music (2016)

Handel's Water Music is a collection of orchestral movements, often published as three suites. It was premiered on July 17, 1717 after King George I requested a concert on the river Thames. This timeless collection is brought to life by Baroque specialists the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin, whose critical achievements include a GRAMMY Award, a Diapason d'Or, the Cannes Classical Award, a Gramophone Award, an Edison Award and a German Record Critics' Award.

This studio recording has amazing clarity, color an punch. The musicians, virtuosos all with a simultaneous command of Handelian style, and the high baroque pleasure principle, play as if the were having a great time. --Early Music News