ESOTERIC ESSD-90242 HANDEL: WATER MUSIC SUITES 1, 2 & 3
ESOTERIC ESSD-90242 HANDEL: WATER MUSIC SUITES 1, 2 & 3
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Product Description
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Water Music
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351
Classical masterpiece collection
The reissue of classical music masterpieces by ESOTERIC has attracted a lot of attention, both for its uncompromising commitment to recreating the original master sound, and for using hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) technology to improve sound quality. This series marks the first hybrid SACD release of historical recording selections that have been mainstays of the catalog since
their initial release.
These new audio versions feature ESOTERIC’s proprietary re-mastering process to achieve the highest level of sound quality.
Experience by yourself…
Experience the legendary performance in this new Super Audio CD/CD format. Not only for new followers, but also for well experienced followers of these recorded materials. All will be equally impressed by the “soul” hidden within the notes, but never before found in previously released recordings in any format.
ESOTERIC equipment used for re-mastering
The criterion of re-mastering is to faithfully capture the quality of the original master. ESOTERIC’s flag ship D/A converters, model D-01VU, Rubidium master clock generator model G-0Rb and ESOTERIC MEXCEL interconnect cables and power cords, were all used for this re-mastering session. This combination of
highly advanced technology greatly contributed to capturing the high quality sound of the original master.
Water Music
Appendix
- 11. without indication (Variant in F major, HWV 331/1)
Suite No.1 in F major, HWV 348
- 1. Ouverture (Largo – Allegro)
- 2. Adagio e staccato
- 3. Allegro
- 4. Andante
- 3. without indication (da capo)
- 5. Presto
- 6. Air
- 7. Minuet
- 8. Bourree
9. Hornpipe - 10. without indication
Appendix
- 12. Alla Hornpipe (Variant in F major, HWV 331/2)
Suite No.3 in G major, HWV 350
- 16. without indication
- 17. Rigaudon
18. without indication - 19. Menuet
20. without indication - 21. without indication
22. without indication
Suite No.2 in D major, HWV 349
- 11. Allegro
- 12. Alla Hornpipe
- 13. Minuet
- 14. Lentement
- 15. Bourrée
Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351
- 1. Ouverture (Adagio – Allegro – Lentement – Allegro)
- 2. Bourrée
- 3. La paix
- 4. La Réjouissance
- 5. Menuet I – II
English Baroque Soloists
On period instruments
Conducted by John Eliot Gardiner
Recording Producer: Wilhelm Hellweg (Water Music)
Balance Engineer: Onno Scholze (Water Music)
Recorded: February 1991, Abbey Road Studios, London (Water Music)
15-16 June 1983, Walthamstow Assembly Hall, London (Royal Fireworks)
Re-mastering
SACD Producer: Motoaki Ohmachi (ESOTERIC COMPANY)
SACD Re-mastering Engineer: Masaya Higashino (JVC Mastering Center Daikanyama Studio)
SACD Authering: Atsuo Fujita (f-inc)
■Product ID: ESSD-90242
■Format: SA-CD/CD Hybrid
■Label: DECCA
■DSD mastering / SA-CD layer: Stereo
■Deluxe Digipak packaging