We can’t Handel it without you!
Support the making of the iconic recording of G. F. Handel – Water Music & Music for the Royal Fireworks
with Václav Luks and Collegium 1704!
Both works are bursting with invention and exude an immense enjoyment of life.
George Frideric Handel composed Water Music in 1717, not long after he arrived in London. It’s fascinating how quickly he adapted to the taste of the London audience and combined English tradition with Italian and French influences. In this music written for open-air performances on the Thames, on one hand, we hear the evident influence of Henry Purcell. At the same time, Handel applied his own boundless imagination of a creator, who at the time already had dizzying success in Italy and was very well acquainted with current musical events in Europe.
The music for the Royal Fireworks stands at the opposite side of Handel’s career in London and was created at the end of the composer’s life, in 1749. Although the two works are more than 30 years apart, they were created under completely different circumstances and in entirely different life situations, they both overflow with inventive musical material and radiate the joy of life. Their performance is an immense pleasure for both the performers and the audience.
Take part in the creation of a recording of music for the King!
The cost of the recording is €72,340, part of which, €21,280, is paid by Collegium 1704 from its own resources and the publisher. We need to raise €51,060.
Thank you for your kind support!
So far we have raised 8.584 € (214.600 CZK).
By sending your contribution you become part of the unique project of Collegium 1704.
