Very moving performance on 23 august 1991 of Handels Music for the Royal Fireworks by a huge baroque band on period instruments, consisting of 24 oboes, 16 bassoons, 1 contra-bassoon, 9 trumpets, 9 horns, 3 pairs of timpani and 5 drums, conducted by Robert King.
The Ouverture is enlightened in this broadcast by the BBC by a dramatization in paper cut-outs of the events at the very first performance during which because of the improperly handled Fireworks the concert pavillion was burned down.
The recording with my old Telefunken machine has a slightly overmodulated sound, but it is not too disturbing and does not harm the overall grandioseness and beautiful splendor of the performance.
Duration : 0:9:33
I feel so proud …
I feel so proud that Mr Handel chose to live so much of his later life in England. The maestro of baroque, his music really touches my heart. I was fortunate to visit his house in Brooke Street London last April on the 250th anniversary of his death, which was so moving. RIP
El cumplir condena …
El cumplir condena no le exime de ser un pederasta. Por muy buen músico que sea. Ha abusado de menores.
SI, pero ya ha …
SI, pero ya ha cumplido condena… y esá libre. Un caso raro el suyo, con muchas dudas. Grandísimo director.
Rectifico, no es un …
Rectifico, no es un friki, en realidad es un pederasta condenadoa 3 años de carcel. Es cierto
El director es un …
El director es un friki.
veramente bello!!! …
veramente bello!!!strepitoso!!!
only 1 …
only 1 cotra-bassoon out of the 70 man band
Awesome to see …
Awesome to see periodic instruments… Go double reeds!
Meine wundervolle …
Meine wundervolle Musik zum Neuen Jahr 2010 ! Thank you from Germany!! Händel is the King of Musik!!!
NIGGER
NIGGER
I’m so glad that …
I’m so glad that Youtube exists, without it I would not be able to listen to such great music.
You’re watch Prime …
You’re watch Prime Minister’s questions, on C-SPAN. This week, Prime Minister Brown fields questions on funding for the National Health Service, the parking situation in Benchley, and the Duke of York’s recent arrest on drug charges. And now, the House of of Commons…
The Gents in white, …
The Gents in white, the Ladies in metallic blue! Great music; great performance
I say why not.
I say why not.
It must have been …
It must have been so difficult playing in tune with these instruments. Bravo to them!
Handel forever and …
Handel forever and ever!!!
This makes me wanna …
This makes me wanna dance and prance around silly!
haha tubas weren’t …
haha tubas weren’t invented for a LOOOONGG time after,
At 5:37 is that ” …
At 5:37 is that “Crispin Steele-Perkins” on principle trumpet?
puede ser ”haendel …
puede ser ”haendel” o händel
I love the period …
I love the period instruments…and the ‘period’ outfits from the 80s! lol
Im kinda bummed …
Im kinda bummed they didn’t have tubas back then…
Holy crap! Not only …
Holy crap! Not only the original instrumentation, but original instruments! Has Trevor Pinnock been outdone? LOL
Natur HornZ =)
Natur HornZ =)
..actually, it’s …
..actually, it’s both. He Anglicized the spelling when he moved to England, so in fact Handel, not Händel would be more correct at the time of writing this piece.