ESOTERIC ESSD-90242 HANDEL: WATER MUSIC SUITES 1, 2 & 3

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

1. 11. without indication (Variant in F major, HWV 331/1)

Suite No.1 in F major, HWV 348

2. 1. Ouverture (Largo – Allegro)
3. 2. Adagio e staccato
4. 3. Allegro
5. 4. Andante
6. 3. without indication (da capo)
7. 5. Presto
8. 6. Air
9. 7. Minuet
10. 8. Bourree
    9. Hornpipe
11. 10. without indication

Appendix

12. 12. Alla Hornpipe (Variant in F major, HWV 331/2)

Suite No.3 in G major, HWV 350

13. 16. without indication
14. 17. Rigaudon
    18. without indication
15. 19. Menuet
    20. without indication
16. 21. without indication
    22. without indication

Suite No.2 in D major, HWV 349

17. 11. Allegro
18. 12. Alla Hornpipe
19. 13. Minuet
20. 14. Lentement
21. 15. Bourrée

Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351

22. 1. Ouverture (Adagio – Allegro – Lentement – Allegro)
23. 2. Bourrée
24. 3. La paix
25. 4. La Réjouissance
26. 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