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Handel's InchWater MusicInch was performed for the first time in 1717 at a royal celebration with a grand parade of boats on the Thames and the patron, King George I, was so enthusiastic that the young Handel had to repeat it several times. It is rousing, catchy, graceful and jubilant at the same time - a triumphant success to this day. The popular InchMusic for the Royal FireworksInch was composed for the fireworks display in London's Green Park on April 27, 1749, with which King George II celebrated the end of the War of the Austrian Succession and the Peace of Aachen. The suite was conceived for a gigantic wind ensemble - originally for an outdoor performance. Immediately after the first performance, Handel produced a version for string orchestra with wind instruments. It was in this version that it began it's triumphal march through the concert halls of the world. W. A. Mozart described the music to the royal fireworks as a Inchspectacle of English pride and joyInch.The Collegium 1704 under it's conductor Vaclav Luks has made a name for itself for it's detailed and subtle interpretations and it's great joy in playing. These attributes also come to the fore in the Collegium's new CD and allow Handel's InchWater & FireInch to shine in royal splendor. Album Tracks 1. Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351-Ouverture 2. Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351-Bourrée 3. Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351-La Paix 4. Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351-La Réjouissance 5. Music for the Royal Fireworks HWV 351-Minuet I & II 6. Suite in F Major HWV 348-Ouverture 7. Suite in F Major HWV 348-Adagio E Staccato 8. Suite in F Major HWV 348-[Allegro] 9. Suite in F Major HWV 348-Andante 10. Suite in F Major HWV 348-[Allegro Da Capo] 11. Suite in F Major HWV 348-Allegro 12. Suite in F Major HWV 348-Air 13. Suite in F Major HWV 348-Minuet 14. Su
