Water Music [3 suites]

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Water Music [3 suites]
Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin

[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]

Release Date: Wednesday 10 February 2016

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Music for a royal excursion. On 17 July 1717, King George I of England 'went up by Water to Chelsea, and was entertain'd with an excellent Consort of Musick . . . composed specially by the famous Handel'. The fifty musicians cost the . . . princely sum of £150 - but their hunting horns, trumpets, flutes and the rest so delighted the company that the concert was repeated three times in the course of the evening.

No doubt the matchless virtuosos of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin will repeat that feat in your living room!

"playing that doesn't just celebrate the outdoorsy elements - the winds and the horns for George I's trip down the Thames, but the beauty and delicacy of the writing as well … Tremendous fun, such light playing; brilliant … it takes real thought and preparation to make these famous pieces come up as fresh as they do here … properly invigorating, it's a Thames boat trip I think I'd pay to embark on." CD Review

"From the delightfully sprightly Allegro of the Overture, the Berlin period band give a predictably enjoyable, accomplished performance: polished, rhythmically spirited and supple." (Gramophone)

"The piece's vitality and brilliance of invention shine forth in the strongest and most appealing orchestral colours." (Recording of the Month BBC Music Magazine March 2016)