Music for the Royal Fireworks in D major, HWV.351
The Music for the Royal Fireworks (HWV 351) is a suite in D major for wind instruments composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749 under contract of George II of Great Britain for the fireworks in London's Green Park on 27 April 1749. The music celebrates the end of the War of the Austrian Succession and the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (Aachen) in 1748. The work was very popular when first performed and following Handel's death.
Movements
- Ouverture: Adagio, Allegro, Lentement, Allegro · D major
- Bourrée · D minor
- La Paix: Largo alla siciliana · D major
- La Réjouissance: Allegro · D major
- Menuet I · D minor
Recommended recordings
- The English Concert · Trevor Pinnock YouTubeSpotify (subscription)
- Le Concert Spirituel · Hervé Niquet YouTubeSpotify (subscription)