Baroque Band: Royal Fireworks
Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks. Quoted from the person who uploaded:
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.
Part 1 (Ouverture)
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Part 2 (Bourree, La Paix, La Rejouissance, Menuet 1 and 2)
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Part 2 (Bourree, La Paix, La Rejouissance, Menuet 1 and 2)
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The charm of natural brass instruments 🙂
