Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks 1/2 (Ouverture)

burnsy11 Says:

Jun 26, 2009 - The "...NOT!" in your statement reverses/makes opposite the phrase which you have just said, so really you are saying he should have his head in the score. Great musicians doesn't mean they don't need a conductor. Why do the world's best orchestras all have conductors then?

yarrtiscrapulence Says:

Jul 7, 2009 - baroque n' roll!

aertnhun Says:

Jul 9, 2009 - who?

PaulCDickie Says:

Jul 15, 2009 - That shews the danger of copying the orchestration details from Wikipedia, as it is incomplete. True, the original commission was for martial instruments but Handel decided to add what the event director called "his damned violeens" before even the first "rehearsal" performance at Vauxhall.

BayAreaBiker2001 Says:

Jul 21, 2009 - The old instruments were less powerful than their modern equivalents. As this was intended for outdoor performance, strings were too weak to be really effective. Handel could have written for shawms (loud oboes), intended for outdoor use.

USAGRL12783 Says:

Jul 30, 2009 - I used to listen to this when I was 2

giannibodoar Says:

Aug 11, 2009 - Bello! da fuochi d'artificio

vazjam Says:

Aug 20, 2009 - Can't conceive of a valid reason to challenge this interpretation of Handel's work... It is not only moving and inspirational...it also annimates, or, rather, evokes a sense of time and presence... Hurrah for this and many plaudits to the musicians who made it possible...x

itsydogcello Says:

Aug 31, 2009 - lol

MortalBugage Says:

Sep 14, 2009 - Haendel , not Handel .

69carlo69 Says:

Sep 16, 2009 - Actually, whilst in England Handel spelled his name exactly like that: Handel . So, please, give the pedantry a rest already.

HerrWarja Says:

Sep 19, 2009 - I prefer Händel (A)

kenalebla Says:

Sep 19, 2009 - ..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.

PrincessOfHessz Says:

Sep 22, 2009 - Natur HornZ =)

fhudkins Says:

Sep 24, 2009 - Holy crap! Not only the original instrumentation, but original instruments! Has Trevor Pinnock been outdone? LOL

bobmusick Says:

Sep 28, 2009 - Im kinda bummed they didn't have tubas back then...

flootloops Says:

Oct 6, 2009 - I love the period instruments...and the 'period' outfits from the 80s! lol

dantebulsara Says:

Oct 10, 2009 - puede ser ''haendel'' o händel

falcons1988 Says:

Oct 17, 2009 - At 5:37 is that "Crispin Steele-Perkins" on principle trumpet?

scottjop656 Says:

Oct 22, 2009 - haha tubas weren't invented for a LOOOONGG time after,

HerrWarja Says:

Oct 24, 2009 - This makes me wanna dance and prance around silly! :P

camposi Says:

Oct 24, 2009 - Handel forever and ever!!!

rugbyplayer9999 Says:

Oct 29, 2009 - It must have been so difficult playing in tune with these instruments. Bravo to them!

billjhyt Says:

Nov 9, 2009 - I say why not.

5stickers Says:

Nov 22, 2009 - The Gents in white, the Ladies in metallic blue! Great music; great performance