WATER MUSIC

HWV  348-50

Orchestral suite  

Performance Place & Date

Publication (fist athoritative)

Arrangement into 3 suites

London : River Thames

17  July  1717

1788  by Samuel Arnold

Note:

The so called OXFORD W.M.

is a version by cellist Tatty

THEO based on  documents pre-dated to the 

officcial version, where 

violas are missing.

1. Suite in  F major   HWV 348

  OUVERURE

  ADAGIO E STACCATO

  ALLEGRO

  ANDANTE

  PRESTO

  AIR     

  MENUET

  BOURREE

  HORNPIPE    Hornpipe  (37K)

2. Suite in  D major   HWV 349

  ALLEGRO

  ALLA HORNPIPE >>>>

  ALLEGRO

  LENTEMENT

  BOURREE

3. Suite in  G major   HWV 350

       . in sol minore

       RIGAUDON

       . in sol minore

       MENUET

       . in sol maggiore

       . in sol maggiore

       . in sol maggiore

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1927-39

MUSIC&ARTE

CD 1173 (4) [2005] v

Leopold STOKOWSKI

& Orchstra di Philadelphia

2005

M 4/06 : 3/5

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1952

ARCHIV 457 758

(ristampa)

With: Fireworks

Fritz LEHMAN

& Berliner Philarmoniker

CTD : 9/6

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1952

EMI 4768802

CD

(ristampa)

With: Britten & Vaughan W.

Herbert VON KARAJAN

& Philarmonia in London

PENGUIN GUIDE Rosette

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1958

PHILIPS Eloquence

461336 (2002)

With :
Fireworks

Eduard VAN BEINUM

& Royal Concergebouw

2002

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1960

WESTMINSTER

471 276 (Reprint)

With: Conerto per 2 trombe

+ Brani di Torelli e Vivaldi

RICORDI OCL 16282

(r:1983)

Herman SCHERCHEN

& Opera di stato di Vienna

CD

CTD : 8/8

M 6/84 : **** RICORDI

YEAR

LABEL           

PERFORMERS      

IMAGE / RATING

1961

DECCA

(ristampa 2002)

With: Fireworks  

 Largo fron Serse

Georg SZEL

& London Symphony O.

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1962

MELODIJA

sr: EMI 063 63821

(1981)

With:

Bach suite

David OISTRAk

& Orch.Filarm. di Mosca

M 12/81: ****

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1964

ADES 13.234

Pierre BOULEZ

& Orch. Residenza dell’Aja

M 2/89 :  **

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1974

SONY 89120 (2003)

Reprintings :   2000 2003

With :
Fireworks

Pierre BOULEZ

& New York Philarmonic

2003

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1975

BERLIN CLASSICS

8546 [2007]

(ae:CURB 2009)

With:

Fireworks

Helmur KOCH

& Berlin RSO

2007

2009

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1978

Pud.:2009

With:

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1978

TELDEC 6.48224 

With Concerti grrossi     (2 LP)

sr:1994 :

With :
2 Organ Concertos

Hwv 295 & 304

Nikolaus HARNONCOURT

& Concentus musicus  Wien

1994

M 6/85: **

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1978 

OISEAU-LYRE

421 476

Ristampa del 1997

In 2 CD

With:

Fireworks, The Alchemist, Concerto 2 cori

Christopher HOGWOOD

& Accademy of ancient music

1997

M 8/89 :  ****

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1981

PHILIPS 9500 691

sr ‘85 ARGO        414 596

sr ‘90:DECCA 414596

sr'09 :BRILLIANT 

With :
Fireworks

ae: EMI (2011)  [3 suites]

ae: HAENSSLER(2) (2011)  [3 suites]

Neville MARRINER

& Accad.of St.Martin in the fields

1990

M 12/81: **

M 6/86: **

2009

2011

2011

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1982

DECCA SXDL 7550

Sr : ’87 ; 2001

With:

Fireworks + Solomon Ouv.

Karl Münchinger

& Stuttgart Kammer.

2001

M 6/83 : ***

M 6/87 : **

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1982

PHILIPS 411 047      (r 2002)

[ARRAN.: Harty]

+Fireworks

& Ouvert. in D major

André PREVIN

& Pittsburg Sympho.O.

2002

fff / ffff [2003]

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1983

ARCHIV  (6)

(ristanpa AR. 471723 (1) del 2002)

Trevor PINNOCK

& The english concert

2002

M 6/84 : ****

M 12/87: ****  

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1983

MUSICALLY SPEAKIMG

Gerard SCHWARZ

& Los Angeles Chamber O.

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1984

EMI Seraphim 73200 (1999)

Reprinting :1999

Ricardo MUTI

& Berliner Philarmoniker

1999

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1984

CBS IM 39066

Sr: SONY (2002) ps

With

Fireworks

Jean-Claude MALGOIRE

& La grande Ecurie

2002 2011

M 3/85:  **

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1985

CHANDOS 6642

(2001)

Reprinting : 2001

Alexander GIBSON &

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

2001

CTD : 10/10  

f f f  [2002]

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

198.

DECCA 430 717

With

Fireworks

Simon PRESTON

& Concergebouw Chamber Orch.

M 12/91 : ***

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1987

DG 419861

Reprinting : 2003 (UNIVERSAL) e 2007

With:

fireworks

Rafael KUBELIK

& Berliner Philarmonik

1987

2007

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1988

NAXOS 8550109

With :
Fireworks

Bohdan WARCHAL

& Capella Istropolitana

CD

DVD

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1989

DELTA 

With :
St.Cecilia ode ecc.

Bela Banfalvi

& Budapest strins

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1990

RESONANCE 3024

Jane GLOVER

& London Mozart players

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1991

PHILIPS 454703 (2001)

With :
Fireworks

VARIANTI  HWV 331

John Eliot GARDINER

& English Baroque soloists  

on period istruments

2001

CTD: 5/8  

f f f f  /  f f f f f  [2001]

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1991

TELARC 80279

Reprinting : 2002

Charles MACKERRAS

&  St. Luke’s Orch.

2002

  f f f f f  [2003]

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1992

DG 435 390

With:

Fireworks

Orpheus Chamber Orchestra

1992

M 10/92 : ****

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1993

ERATO 4509 91716

Ton KOOPMAM

& Orch. Barocca di Amsterdam

2008

  M 12/93 : ****

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1993

Auvidis/ASTREE 9920

Reprinting : 2000  

sr: ALIA VOX, 2008  [SACD]

With : Fireworks

Jordi SAVALS

& Le concert de nations

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1961-70 

EMI 75517 (8)

(2002)

With :
12 Concerti  grossi

Concerti & Sonate

Yehudi MENUHIN

& Bath Festival

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1993 ?

EMI Laser series

62509

TUTTE LE 3 SUITES

Charles Mackerras

e O.da camera di Praga

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1994

DEUTSCHE HARMONA MUNDI

77414

With: Fireworks

Collegium aureum

M12/94: ****

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1994

HANSLER 98939

Ather labels : 1990 (DECCA) ; 2006 (BRILLIANT)

With :
Fireworks

Neville MARRINER

& Accad.of St.Martin in the fields

M 2/95: ***

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1995

ASV

the 3 suites

George MALCOLM

& Englisk Chamber Orch.

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1995

SONY Infinity 62384

Edward CARROLL

& Chamber soloists of Washington

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1998

HYPERION 669677

  ristampa: HELIOS

 (2009) with Fireworks

With:

Telemann

Robert KING

& King’s consort

2009

  Fanfare 9/09: f f f f f

YEA00R

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1997

VIRGIN 91334

Reprinting: 2007

With :
Fireworks

Without :Suite n° 3

Roger NORRINGTON

& London classical players

YE0AR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

199.

HARMONIA MUNDI

3957010 (2002)  

ristampato nel 2008

Nicolas McGEGAN

&B Philarmonia Baroque Orches.

2002  

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2000

VIRGIN 61656

(2)

+Fireworks

+ 6 concerti grossi

Hans-Martin LINDE

& Cappella coloniensis

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2000

High Definition

(1)

+Fireworks

Stanislav GORKOVENKO

St.Petersburg Radio & TV

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2000

9513

+ Ouverure di

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2002

CLASSICS FOR PLEASURE

With

Fireworks

Arthur DAVISON

& Virtuosi of England

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2002

GLOSSA 921606

With :
Fireworks

Herve NIQUET

& Le concert spirituel

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2002

TELARC 80594

With :
Fireworks

Martin PEARLMAN

& Boston Baroque

CTD : 7/9   f f f f  [2003]

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2002

AVIE 28

 [Oxford W.M.]

With :
Trio sanatas

Tatty Theo 

& The Brook St. band

f f f f  [2004]

lG:ec Feb 04

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

1989

2005

2011

CLASSIC COLLECTION

With

Fireworks ecc.

sr:BRILLIANT 99264

(2)

(1)

Robert Haydon CLARK

& Consort of London

2011

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2006

ARTE NOVA 304980

on modern istrum. 

With:

Concerto grosso HWV 314

Ross POPLE

& London Festival Orchestra

f f f f  [2007]

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2006

NAXOS 8557764

With :
Fireworks

Kevin MALLON

& Aradia baroque ensemble  

of Toronto

CD

CTD: 10/10

lG:ec

f f f   [2006]

DVD

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2006

BBC OPUS ARTE

OA 0930 [DVD]

Andrew MANZE

& The English Concert

MdM 2/06 : ***

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2007

ATMA ACDE2 2569

Bernard LABADIE

& Les violons du roI

CTD : 10/10

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2008  

CPO 777312

(1 SACD)

With :
Fireworks  

Federico GUGLIELMO

&  L'arte dell'arco

  

Fanfare (11/2008) :f f f

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2008

GLOSSA (1 SACD)

With :
Fireworks  

Herve NIQUET

&  Le Concert spirituel

  Fanfare (3/09) : f f f

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2008  

BERLIN 16172         (1 CD)

With :
Sinfonia HWV 339

Sinfonia HWV 347

 Concerto di Colonia

Fanfare (5/09) : f f f

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2003-2009 

NAIVE AM192        

Altra ediz.:AMBROISIE AMB 9946 (2003)

Suite n° 1 e 3

(1 CD)

bonus :
TELEMANN: WASSER MUS.

Zefiro Ensemble

Alfredo Bernardini (C)

2009

2003

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2009 

BERLIN 16552           (1 CD)

bonus :
ARRIVAL of the queen of Sheba

Schwerin Brass Collegium

Hans-Joachim Drechsler (C)

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2009 

recorded in 1950 circa

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

2010

NAIVE

V 5234

Le tre suites

Mark MINKOWSKI (C)

Les Musiciens du Louvre (E)

BONUIS:

RODRIGO (Ouvberture e danze)

 

MWRM 1/11

M 4/11 : ****

Fanfare (5/11) : ffff

YEAR

LABEL

PERFORMERS

IMAGE / RATING

Slovak Philarmonic Or, (E)