Concerto Köln - Händel: Water Music (2008)
BAND/ARTIST: Concerto Köln
- Title: Händel: Water Music
- Year Of Release: 2008
- Label: Berlin Classics
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: flac lossless (tracks)
- Total Time: 01:02:22
- Total Size: 330 mb
- WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist
01. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: I. Overture: Largo-Allegro
02. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: II. Adagio e Staccato
03. Suite No. I in F Major, HWV 348: III. —
04. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: IV. Andante
05. Suite No. I in F Major, HWV 348: III. — da Capo
06. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: V. —
07. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: VI. Air
08. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: VII. Minuet
09. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: VIII. Bourrée
10. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: IX. Hornpipe
11. Suite No. I in F Major, HWV 348: X. —
12. Suite II in D Major, HWV 349: I. -
13. Suite II in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe
14. Suite II in D Major, HWV 349: III. Minuet
15. Suite II in D Major, HWV 349: IV. Lentement
16. Suite II in D Major, HWV 349: V. Bourrée
17. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: I. Menuet
18. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: II. Rigaudon
19. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: III. -
20. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: IV. Rigaudon da Capo
21. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: V. Menuet
22. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: VI. -
23. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: VII. -
24. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: VIII. -
25. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, HWV 339: I. Allegro
26. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, HWV 339: II. Adagio
27. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, HWV 339: III. Allegro
28. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, HWV 347: I. Pomposo
29. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, HWV 347: II. Air Lentement
30. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, HWV 347: III. Air-A tempo Ordinario
This recording of the Water Music of Handel (or, this being a German disc, Händel) falls into the bin of revisionist interpretations of familiar works, and perhaps also that of German ensembles who feel they have to combat the reputation for conservatism of their musical culture by being radical. For the most part, Concerto Köln makes its radical reading hold together. Tempos run from quick to extreme, but there's an energy and a rollicking quality that keep the music moving along, with some very unusual early horns in the complement of historical instruments making clear the degree to which these instruments were novelties in the England of 1717. In general, the sharp attacks and varied, slightly exaggerated articulation employed by the group makes the music's original outdoor performance easy to imagine. There is a lot of ornamentation, and some innovative treatments of notated ornaments, including a very unusual decision right at the beginning of the disc (Concerto Köln, despite mention of other possibilities in the booklet, sticks with the usual division into three suites), but not enough to be really distracting. The balance among the instruments is carefully controlled, bringing out nice details of texture. The downside on this disc is the group's tendency to let its innovative spirit run away in a few instances. What is the point of having the Air in the first suite (track 7) be introduced by the harpsichord alone? To the crowd assembled on King George's boat floating down the Thames this would have simply sounded like an unaccountable pause in the music. The piecemeal introduction of the rest of the ensemble in the rest of that dance doesn't work, either, and there are a few other odd decisions of this type. Berlin Classics' engineering here is top-notch, however, and the disc can be recommended to collectors of historically informed performances.
01. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: I. Overture: Largo-Allegro
02. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: II. Adagio e Staccato
03. Suite No. I in F Major, HWV 348: III. —
04. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: IV. Andante
05. Suite No. I in F Major, HWV 348: III. — da Capo
06. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: V. —
07. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: VI. Air
08. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: VII. Minuet
09. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: VIII. Bourrée
10. Suite I in F Major, HWV 348: IX. Hornpipe
11. Suite No. I in F Major, HWV 348: X. —
12. Suite II in D Major, HWV 349: I. -
13. Suite II in D Major, HWV 349: II. Alla Hornpipe
14. Suite II in D Major, HWV 349: III. Minuet
15. Suite II in D Major, HWV 349: IV. Lentement
16. Suite II in D Major, HWV 349: V. Bourrée
17. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: I. Menuet
18. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: II. Rigaudon
19. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: III. -
20. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: IV. Rigaudon da Capo
21. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: V. Menuet
22. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: VI. -
23. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: VII. -
24. Suite III in G Major, HWV 350: VIII. -
25. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, HWV 339: I. Allegro
26. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, HWV 339: II. Adagio
27. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, HWV 339: III. Allegro
28. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, HWV 347: I. Pomposo
29. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, HWV 347: II. Air Lentement
30. Sinfonia in B-Flat Major, HWV 347: III. Air-A tempo Ordinario
This recording of the Water Music of Handel (or, this being a German disc, Händel) falls into the bin of revisionist interpretations of familiar works, and perhaps also that of German ensembles who feel they have to combat the reputation for conservatism of their musical culture by being radical. For the most part, Concerto Köln makes its radical reading hold together. Tempos run from quick to extreme, but there's an energy and a rollicking quality that keep the music moving along, with some very unusual early horns in the complement of historical instruments making clear the degree to which these instruments were novelties in the England of 1717. In general, the sharp attacks and varied, slightly exaggerated articulation employed by the group makes the music's original outdoor performance easy to imagine. There is a lot of ornamentation, and some innovative treatments of notated ornaments, including a very unusual decision right at the beginning of the disc (Concerto Köln, despite mention of other possibilities in the booklet, sticks with the usual division into three suites), but not enough to be really distracting. The balance among the instruments is carefully controlled, bringing out nice details of texture. The downside on this disc is the group's tendency to let its innovative spirit run away in a few instances. What is the point of having the Air in the first suite (track 7) be introduced by the harpsichord alone? To the crowd assembled on King George's boat floating down the Thames this would have simply sounded like an unaccountable pause in the music. The piecemeal introduction of the rest of the ensemble in the rest of that dance doesn't work, either, and there are a few other odd decisions of this type. Berlin Classics' engineering here is top-notch, however, and the disc can be recommended to collectors of historically informed performances.
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