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Handel EU 4/11/05 9:36 Am Page 8 557764bk Handel EU 4/11/05 9:36 am Page 8 Die Water Music und Music for the Royal Fireworks Die „Kahnpartie” auf der Themse war 1717 ein markieren zwei zeitliche Extreme in Händels Londoner großer Erfolg. Die Königlichen Feuerwerke hingegen Laufbahn. Das erste der beiden Werke gehört in die mögen zwar musikalisch vorzüglich gewesen sein, als HANDEL frühen englischen Jahre und entstand vermutlich 1717; pyrotechnische Vorführung hingegen waren sie ein das zweite Stück hingegen war eine Auftrags- Desaster. Die Veranstaltung sollte an einem Abend im komposition aus dem Jahre 1749. In beiden Fällen April 1749 im Green Park stattfinden, um den im waren Freiluft-Musiken verlangt, und darauf verstand Vorjahr zu Ende gegangenen Österreichischen Water Music sich Händel mit besonderem Geschick, wie er während Erbfolgekrieg zu feiern, mit dem Maria Theresia als all der Jahre demonstrierte, in denen er die Musik für die österreichische Kaiserin bestätigt worden war. Händel Vauxhall-Gärten lieferte. Einer volkstümlichen Legende hatte zunächst gezögert, dann aber eine öffentliche Music for the Royal Fireworks zufolge soll der Kurfürst von Hannover darüber Probe seiner Royal Fireworks Music veranstaltet – und verärgert gewesen sein, dass Händel sich so lange ohne zwar in den Vauxhall-Gärten, einem kommerziellen Genehmigung in London aufgehalten hatte. Die Unternehmen, an dem er seit 1732 beteiligt war. Versöhnung sei dann durch die Wassermusik zustande Einhundert Musiker ließen sich bei dieser Gelegenheit Aradia Ensemble • Kevin Mallon gekommen, die entstand, um den neuen König mitsamt vor mehr als 12.000 Menschen hören. Eine Woche seinem Hofstaat während einer Schiffsfahrt auf der später kam es zur Aufführung im Green Park: Hier Themse zu unterhalten, die von Whitehall nach Chelsea diente die Musik als Präludium zu dem Ereignis und und wieder zurück führte. Die früher verbreitete begleitete möglicherweise die königliche Inspektion der Anekdote wird heute allgemein mit Vorsicht genossen, „Maschine”, die Hauptgegenstand der Angelegenheit da eine eigentliche Versöhnung zwischen Händel und war. Die Feuerwerke selbst waren eine Enttäuschung, König George offenbar nicht nötig war. Aus und zu allem Überfluss geriet abends auch noch ein zeitgenössischen Berichten erhellt hingegen, dass Baron Pavillon auf der rechten Seite der Hauptinstallation in Kielmannsegge, der mit der als Elefant bekannten Brand. Halbschwester des Königs verheiratet war, eine The Royal Fireworks Music waren bereits in fünfzigköpfige Kapelle dafür bezahlte, dass sie eine Vauxhall bewundert worden. Nachdem die neue Komposition spielte, die man für eine Originalbesetzung auf königlichen Befehl nur aus einem Abendgesellschaft am 17. Juli 1717 zur Unterhaltung massiven Bläserensemble bestanden hatte, erweiterte des Königs bei Händel bestellt hatte. Nicht bekannt ist, Händel sein Werk anschließend um ein Streicher- wieviele der aufgeführten Stücke von Händel selbst ensemble, und diese Fassung wurde Ende Mai im waren und wieviel davon in den drei als Wassermusik Rahmen einer Wohltätigkeitsveranstaltung zugunsten bekannten Suiten überliefert ist. Es gibt gute Gründe für des Thomas Coram-Waisenhauses aufgeführt, das noch die Vermutung, dass die Sammlung viele der 1717 beträchtlicher von dem Oratorium Messiah profitieren gespielten Sätze enthält, wobei wir nichts über die sollte. Der erste der fünf Sätze ist eine typische Reihenfolge ihrer Aufführung wissen. Die erste der drei französische Ouvertüre, worauf zunächst eine Bourrée von späteren Herausgebern zusammengestellten Suiten und dann zwei Stücke folgen, die Frieden und Freude wurde als Horn-Suite bezeichnet, da diese Instrumente beschwören. Mit zwei Menuetten geht die Suite zu hier eine besondere Rolle spielen; desgleichen zeichnet Ende. sich die zweite Suite durch den Einsatz von Trompeten aus, indessen die dritte Suite eher an eine Aufführung in einem geschlossenen Raum – zur Begleitung etwa des Keith Anderson königlichen Abendessens – denken lässt. Deutsche Fassung: Cris Posslac 8.557764 8 557764bk Handel EU 4/11/05 9:36 am Page 2 George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) Georg Friedrich Händel (1685–1759) Water Music • Music for the Royal Fireworks Wassermusik • Feuerwerksmusik Georg Friedrich Händel wurde 1685 in Halle als Sohn eine zwölfmonatige Abwesenheit. Sein Weg führte ihn WATER MUSIC 50:46 eines älteren, namhaften Wundarztes geboren, der in zunächst nach Halle, wo er seine Mutter besuchte, dann zweiter Ehe mit der Tochter eines lutherischen nach Düsseldorf und schließlich nach London, wo er Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348 29:24 Geistlichen verheiratet war. Bald zeigte sich das offenbar große musikalische Möglichkeiten sah. In 1 No. 1 Overture 5:07 musikalische Interesse des Knaben, das freilich von dem England regierte damals Königin Anne, die zweite No. 2 Adagio e staccato Vater nicht gefördert wurde, bis dessen Dienstherr, der Tochter des verbannten katholischen Königs James II. 2 No. 3 and No. 4 Andante 6:53 Herzog von Sachsen-Weißenfels, sich einschaltete. Sie war die letzte der Stuarts, nach deren Tod im Jahre 3 No. 5 3:42 Auch nach dem Tode des Vaters im Jahre 1697 ging 1714 der Kurfürst von Hannover unter dem Namen 4 No. 6 Air 2:29 Händels allgemeine und musikalische Ausbildung George I. auf den Thron kam. 5 No. 7 Minuet 2:11 weiter, wodurch er fünf Jahre später in die Lage versetzt Als Händel zum ersten Male nach London kam, 6 No. 8 Bourrée 2:12 wurde, sich an der Universität von Halle zu imma- blieb er hier acht Monate, um im Februar 1711 die 7 No. 9 Hornpipe 2:41 trikulieren und einen Monat später das Organistenamt Aufführung seiner neuen italienischen Oper Rinaldo zu 8 No. 10 4:09 am calvinistischen Dom anzunehmen. Im folgenden überwachen, deren Libretto auf einem Entwurf des Jahr gab er sein Studium auf, und er verließ seine Impresarios Aaron Hill beruhte. Anschließend kehrte Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349 10:29 Heimatstadt, um als Musiker Karriere zu machen. Händel nach Hannover zurück, doch schon fünfzehn 9 No. 11 2:07 Händel fand eine Anstellung am Opernhaus von Monate später war er wieder in London – mit der 0 No. 12 Alla Hornpipe 2:59 Hamburg, wo er zunächst als Tuttist in den zweiten Genehmigung seines Kurfürsten, der ihm gestattet hatte, ! No. 13 Minuet 1:52 Geigen, dann als Cembalist und Komponist tätig war. In sich für eine annehmbare Zeit von seinem eigentlichen @ No. 14 Lentement 2:05 der Elbe-Metropole knüpfte er auch erste Kontakte nach Arbeitsplatz zu entfernen. Händel kehrte jedoch nicht # No. 15 Bourrée 1:25 England, da er den Sohn des englischen Gesandten mehr nach Deutschland zurück, sondern blieb gleich unterrichtete. Eine Freundschaft verband ihn mit dem ganz in England, wobei nicht klar ist, ob das mit Suite No. 3 in G major, HWV 350 10:52 vier Jahre älteren Kollegen Johann Mattheson, der später Einwilligung seines Dienstherrn geschah oder nicht. In $ No. 16 2:59 – ob zu Recht oder nicht, sei dahingestellt – behaupten jedem Falle genoss er nach der Thronbesteigung % No. 17 Rigaudon 2:38 sollte, er sei an Händels kompositorischer Ausbildung Georges I. den Schutz seines Königs. No. 18 nicht ganz unbeteiligt gewesen. Eine Einladung des In London widmete sich Händel in beträchtlichem ^ No. 19 Menuet 3:34 toskanischen Erbprinzen Ferdinando de’ Medici brachte Maße der italienischen Oper, was ein durchaus riskantes No. 20 ihn 1706 nach Italien, wo er sich während der nächsten Unternehmen war, mit dem er während der nächsten & No. 21 1:41 vier Jahre aufhalten sollte: In Florenz, Venedig und Rom Jahrzehnte manches Auf und Ab erlebte. Später wandte No. 22 nahm er den italienischen Stil noch weit gründlicher in er sich dem englischen Oratorium zu, einer Form, die sich auf als das bereits an der Hamburger Oper ihm sämtliche musikalischen Vorzüge der italienischen geschehen war; überdies beeindruckte er sein Publikum Oper bot, ohne aber die Nachteile einer fremden Sprache MUSIC FOR THE ROYAL 20:06 mit seinen virtuosen Fähigkeiten auf der Orgel und am sowie übermäßige Inszenierungskosten mit sich zu FIREWORKS, HWV 351 Cembalo. bringen – oder von der heimischen Kritik wegen der * Ouverture 7:17 In Venedig hatte Händel Baron von Kielmannsegge, Unwahrscheinlichkeit oder Unverständlichkeit der ( Bourrée 3:05 den Oberstallmeister des Kurfürsten von Hannover, und Handlung angegriffen zu werden. Neben seinen Opern ) La Paix 3:23 wohl auch Prinz Ernst, den Bruder des Fürsten, und Oratorien schrieb Händel auch Gelegenheits- ¡ La Réjouissance 3:05 kennengelernt. Aufgrund dieses Kontaktes wurde ihm musiken für die Kirche und Vergnügungsgärten. Er ™ Menuets I and II 3:17 1710 der Posten des Kapellmeisters von Hannover erfreute sich einer solch enormen Popularität und angeboten. Gemäß einer früheren Vereinbarung Wertschätzung, dass er weniger bedeutende Talente in gewährte ihm sein neuer Dienstherr allerdings sogleich den Schatten stellte. Georg Friedrich Händel starb 1759. 8.557764 2 7 8.557764 557764bk Handel EU 4/11/05 9:36 am Page 6 Kevin Mallon George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) Water Music • Music for the Royal Fireworks The Irish musician Kevin Mallon, now resident in Canada, is quickly developing a world-wide reputation. With an impressive background that includes conducting studies with John Eliot Gardiner, composition with Peter Maxwell George Frideric Handel was born in Halle in 1685, the son last of the Stuarts was to be succeeded after her death in Davies, training at Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, and at of an elderly and distinguished barber-surgeon
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