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1Water Music Suite: I. Allegro
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1959-04-01)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1959-04-01)
arranger:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1959-04-01)
recording of:
Water Music Suite: I. Allegro (arr. Hamilton Harty) (on 1959-04-01)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
arranger:
Sir Hamilton Harty (Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist; knighted in 1925)
part of:
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
2:38
2Water Music Suite: II. Andante espressivo
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1959-04-01)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1959-04-01)
arranger:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1959-04-01)
recording of:
Water Music Suite: V. Andante espressivo (arr. Hamilton Harty) (on 1959-04-01)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
arranger:
Sir Hamilton Harty (Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist; knighted in 1925)
part of:
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
4:06
3Water Music Suite: III. Air
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1959-04-01)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1959-04-01)
arranger:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1959-04-01)
recording of:
Water Music Suite: II. Air (arr. Hamilton Harty) (on 1959-04-01)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
arranger:
Sir Hamilton Harty (Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist; knighted in 1925)
part of:
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
3:12
4Water Music Suite: IV. Bourree
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1959-04-01)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1959-04-01)
arranger:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1959-04-01)
recording of:
Water Music Suite: III. Bourrée (arr. Hamilton Harty) (on 1959-04-01)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
arranger:
Sir Hamilton Harty (Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist; knighted in 1925)
part of:
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
0:47
5Water Music Suite: V. Hornpipe
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1959-04-01)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1959-04-01)
arranger:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1959-04-01)
recording of:
Water Music Suite: IV. Hornpipe (arr. Hamilton Harty) (on 1959-04-01)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
arranger:
Sir Hamilton Harty (Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist; knighted in 1925)
part of:
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
0:56
6Water Music Suite: VI. Allegro deciso
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (on 1959-04-01)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (on 1959-04-01)
arranger:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1960)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (on 1959-04-01)
recording of:
Water Music Suite: VI. Allegro deciso (arr. Hamilton Harty) (on 1959-04-01)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1717)
arranger:
Sir Hamilton Harty (Irish composer, conductor, pianist and organist; knighted in 1925)
part of:
Water Music Suite (arr. Hamilton Harty)
3:17
7Judas Maccabaeus: See the Conquering Hero Comes
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
recording of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 58: “See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes” (Chorus of Youths, Chorus of Virgins)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1746)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III
3:55
8The Harmonious Blacksmith (Air and Variations in E from Suite no. 3)
harpsichord:
Igor Kipnis
recording of:
Suite de pièce in E major, Vol. 1 no. 5, HWV 430: IV. Air con Variazioni
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
part of:
Suite de pièce in E major, Vol. 1 no. 5, HWV 430
4:19
9Judas Maccabaeus: Hallelujah, Amen
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
recording of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III, no. 68: Chorus "Hallelujah! Amen" (Chorus)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1746)
librettist:
Thomas Morell
part of:
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63: Act III
2:18
10Ode to St. Cecilia's Day: Awake the Trumpets Lofty Sound
brass:
New England Brass Ensemble
organ:
E. Power Biggs (English organist/harpsichordist)
recording of:
Samson, HWV 57: Act I. Recitative. This day, a Solemn Feast to Dagon Held (Samson). Chorus. Awake the Trumpet’s Lofty Sound!
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
librettist:
Newburgh Hamilton
part of:
Samson, HWV 57: Act I
1:36
11Xerxes: Largo
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
arranger:
Thomas Frost (classical music producer)
recording of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (“largo”; catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Serse, HWV 40: Atto I, no. 2. Arioso “Ombra mai fù” (Serse)
5:50
12Concerto no. 1 in F major: The Cuckoo and the Nightingale
organ:
E. Power Biggs (English organist/harpsichordist)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Sir Adrian Boult (conductor)
partial recording of:
Organ Concerto no. 13 in F major, HWV 295 “The Cuckoo and the Nightingale”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (until 1739-04-02)
premiered at:
His Majesty’s Theatre (Haymarket, London) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1739-04-04)
part of:
Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis (number: HWV 295)
3:46
13Senele: Where E'er You Walk
organ:
E. Power Biggs (English organist/harpsichordist)
orchestra:
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Sir Charles Groves (conductor)
arranger:
Daniel Pinkham (American composer, organist, and harpsichordist)
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 45. “Where’er You Walk” (Jupiter)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1743)
librettist:
William Congreve
part of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II
recording of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 45. “Where’er You Walk” (Jupiter) (catch‐all for arrangements)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer)
arrangement of:
Semele, HWV 58: Act II, no. 45. “Where’er You Walk” (Jupiter)
4:16
14Messiah: For Unto Us a Child is Born
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I, no. 12. Chorus “For unto us a Child is born”
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part I
4:18
15Messiah: Hallelujah Chorus
producer:
David Oppenheim (producer of classical recordings) and Howard H. Scott (classical music producer)
choir vocals:
Mormon Tabernacle Choir (fka Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
orchestra:
The Philadelphia Orchestra (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
conductor:
Eugene Ormandy (conductor) (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
chorus master:
Richard P. Condie (conductor) (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1959)
recorded at:
Broadwood Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
recording of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II, no. 44. Chorus “Hallelujah” (from 1958-11-02 until 1959-03-30)
composer:
George Frideric Handel (German‐British baroque composer) (in 1741)
librettist:
Charles Jennens
part of:
Messiah, HWV 56: Part II
3:57

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