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For more concerts, visit: http://avrotros.nl/klassiek/concerten / avrotros.klassiek - / Klassiekeonline Akademie für alte Musik Berlin Georg Kallweit, violin/conductor GF Handel 1685-1759 Water Music, HWV 348-350 - Overture: Largo-Allegro - Adagio e staccato - Allegro / Andante / Allegro da capo - Allegro - Air - Minuet - Bourrée - Hornpipe - Allegro moderato - Allegro - Alla hornpipe - Minuet - Rigaudon 1 / Rigaudon 2 / Rigaudon 1 - Lentement - Bourrée - Minuet 1 / Minuet 2 - Gigue 1 / Gigue 2 da capo - Minuet Recording: January 10, 2016, Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam for the Sunday Morning Concert Handel's Water Music Almost three centuries ago, Handel gave a concert that we will never forget. still remember us today. On a large raft he sailed, with orchestra, down the Thames. The rippling river accompanied the premiere of his Water Music. A piece that was not intended for the fish and barges, but for King George I. The three suites of Water Music formed the background for a dinner on his royal yacht. These 'royals' tasted excellent: Handel and his musicians had to repeat the work twice. Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin This season, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin (Akamus) is taking on one of the most famous classical works with Handel's Water Music. Akamus recently won the Bach Medal of the city of Leipzig, for their services in the historically correct performance of old music. In this respect, Water Music is extra interesting because there are several versions of the work. After all, music sounds very different on water than on land.