Handel: The Alchemist HWV 43, Musica ad Rhenum, Jed Wentz

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GEORG FRIEDRICH HAENDEL [1685 - 1759]

London, Queen's Theatre, auditorium ceiling
London, Queen's Theatre, auditorium ceiling (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
THE ALCHEMIST (HWV 43)
Comedy by Benjamin Jonson (1610)
London, Queen's Theatre, 14 January 1710

THE INCIDENTAL MUSIC for two oboes, two violins, viola and basso continuo in B flat major

I. Ouverture (Largo, Allegro) - 0:05
II. Air - 4:45
III. Minuet - 5:59
IV. Saraband - 7:09
V. Boree- 11:29
VI. Aire - 13:44
VII. Minuet - 14:36
Queen's Theatre, Haymarket, the 18th-century p...
Queen's Theatre, Haymarket, the 18th-century predecessor of the theatre; watercolour by William Capon (V&A) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
VIII. Aire - 15:49
IX. Jigg - 18:00

Musica ad Rhenum / Jed Wentz (conductor)
http://musicaadrhenum.jedwentz.com/

2006 - DDD

[on authentic instruments]