The phenomenon of performing baroque works on so-called original instruments grew steadily after World War II, but the results were often imbalanced and out-of-tune affairs-higher in academic interest than true inspirational spirit. The movement reached new heights with the first generation of musicians to come to maturity after the war, and Trevor Pinnock's English Concert set a new gold standard for both technique and musicianship. These historically informed performances make Handel's most familiar works sparkle as if they were brand new, bringing the opulent summer boating party of England's George I to life again in all its sonic glory.
Other Versions
- 19 Songs
- Musica Antiqua Köln & Reinhard Goebel
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Sir Neville Marriner
- Heinz Holliger, Severino Gazzelloni, Maurice André, Felix Ayo, Frans Brüggen & I Musici
- Academy of St Martin in the Fields, Iona Brown & The Romeros
- Academy of Ancient Music, Christophe Rousset & Christopher Hogwood
- Richard Egarr & Academy of Ancient Music
- Accademia Instrumentale Italiana, Aradia Ensemble, Balázs Szokolay, Bertil Färnlöf, Bourrasque Ensemble, Béla Drahos, Camerata Budapest, Capella Savaria, Christian Brembeck, Christine Stelmacovich, Cologne Chamber Orchestra, David Miller, David van Asch, Diego Fasolis, Domenico Scarlatti, Eric Crees, Failoni Chamber Orchestra, Friederike Wagner, Gilbert Rowland, Géza Oberfrank, Harald Hoeren, Helmut Müller-Brühl, Hervé Niquet, Hungarian Festival Choir, Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra, Ingrid Kertesi, Jacob Heringman, James David Christie, Jenő Jandó, Jeremy Summerly, Jozef Kopelman, Jurgen Schuster, Kevin Mallon, Kym Amps, Laszlo Kovacs, Laurence Cummings, Le Concert Spirituel, Lena Hellstrom-Farnlof, LSO Brass, Lucy van Dael, Mary Terey-Smith, Maya Boog, Mátyás Antal, Nicholas Ward, Oxford Camerata, Oxford Schola Cantorum, Radio Svizzera Choir, Lugano, Rose Consort of Viols, Scholars Baroque Ensemble, Sonatori de la Gioiosa Marca, Tracy Smith Bessette, Westra Aros Pipers & Wolfgang Rübsam