Georg Friedrich Händel, E. Power Biggs, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Charles Groves – E. Power Biggs Plays Handel – The 16 Organ Concertos And More (4xCD, Comp, RE, RM + Box) (Near Mint (NM or M-))

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)

Location: SHG-051L

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Notes:

Tracks 1-1 to 1-23 originally released 10/20/58 on Columbia Masterworks LP K2S 602: [m=1028538].
Tracks 2-1 to 2-20 originally released 4/6/59 on Columbia Masterworks LP M2S 604: [m=978404].
Tracks 3-1 to 3-23 originally released 12/14/59 on Columbia Masterworks LP M2S 611: [m=1229406].
Tracks 4-1 to 4-13 originally released 8/24/70 on Columbia Masterworks LP M30058: [m=755555].
Tracks 4-14 to 4-30 originally released 2/19/72 on Columbia Masterworks LP M31206: [m=1223866].

All tracks recorded in St. James Church, Great Packington, Warwickshire, England. Organ Concertos recorded July, 1957; other works recorded September 22-24, 1969.

. Disc 1 – Concertos For Organ And Strings Nos. 1-6 (Op. 4)
. Concerto No. 1 In G Minor HWV 289 (Op. 4/1)
. Concerto No. 2 In B-flat Major HWV 290 (Op. 4/2)
. Concerto No. 3 In G Minor HWV 291 (Op. 4/3)
. Concerto No. 4 In F Major HWV 292 (Op. 4/4)
. Concerto No. 5 In F Major HWV 293 (Op. 4/5)
. Concerto No. 6 In B-flat Major HWV 294 (Op. 4/6)
. Disc 2 – Concertos For Organ And Strings Nos. 7-11 (Op. 7/1-5)
. Concerto No. 7 In B-flat Major HWV 306 (Op. 7/1)
. Concerto No. 8 In A Major HWV 307 (Op. 7/2)
. Concerto No. 9 In B-flat Major HWV 308 (Op. 7/3)
. Concerto No. 10 In D Minor HWV 309 (Op. 7/4)
. Concerto No. 11 In G Minor HWV 310 (Op. 7/5)
. Disc 3 – Concertos For Organ And Strings Nos. 12-16 (Op. 7/6, HWV 295, 296a, 304, 305b)
. Concerto No. 12 In B-flat Major HWV 311 (Op. 7/6)
. Concerto No. 13 In F Major HWV 2 “The Cuckoo And The Nightingale”
. Concerto No. 14 In A Major HWV 296a
. Concerto No. 15 In D Minor HWV 304
. Concerto No. 16 In F Major HWV 305b
. Disc 4 – The Magnificent Mr. Handel
4-1. Alceste: Grand Entrée (Act I) 1:51
4-2. Semele: “Where’er You Walk” (Act II) 4:14
4-3. Solomon: Sinfonia “The Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheeba” (Act III) 3:36
4-4. Samson: Menuet (Sinfonia) 2:51
4-5. Forest Music In D Major 2:33
4-6. Hercules: March (Act I) 1:43
. Concerto In F Major
4-10. The Triumph Of Time And Truth: Sonata 3:48
. Concerto A Due Cori No. 1 In B-flat Major HWV 332
4-14. Belshazzar: Martial Symphony (Act III) 0:43
. Il Floridante
4-17. Tolomeo: Ouverture 3:28
4-18. Il Parnasso In Festa: Largo 5:34
4-19. Il Pastor Fido: Allegro (Mvt. III) 2:25
4-20. March 2:09
4-21. Salu: Dead March (Act III) 3:30
4-22. Ezio: March (Act I) 2:05
4-23. Scipione: March (Act I) 1:48
4-24. Rodrigo: Passacaille (Ouverture) 4:57
. Judas Maccabaeus
4-27. Alcina: Chorus “Questo è Il Cielo” (Act I) 2:42
4-28. Ode For St. Cecilia’s Day: March (Act I) 1:45
4-29. Athalia: Chorus “The Gods, Who Chosen Blessings Shed” (Part I) 2:17
4-30. Rinaldo: March (Act III) 1:13

Barcode 888750518224
Label Code LC 06868
Rights Society BIEM/GEMA

Recorded At Great Packington Parish Church, Warwickshire
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