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Two favorites (it's hard to just pick out a few:)

Don't miss  the  Dettingen Te Deum. I have an old Nonesuch vinyl disc, don't
know what's available on CD though.

Archive 2 CD set of the Organ concertos. Heavenly!

    Well, you already have the Firewirks music, but some of my favorite
    Handel are the two Concerti a due Cori that are packaged with the
    Fireworks on the Archiv 415 129-2 by Pinnock/English Concert.  These
    are the Concerti a due Cori #2 & #3.  There is a Loiseau-Lyre CD
    by Hogwood and the Academy of Ancient Music that has all 3 Concerti
    a due Cori, but I haven't heard it, so I can't give it an up or
    a down.
    
    Also, the 12 Concerti grossi Op. 6 by Pinnock/TEC (3 CDs: 410
    897,8,9-2) are among my all time favorites, along with Bach's
    Brandenburgs.  The 6 Concerti grossi Op. 3 (413 727-2) are nice, but
    not as good as the Op. 6.  Probably because Handel was less mature
    when he wrote them.  The Trio Sonatas (415 497-2) are also very
    nice.  All of these are Pinnock/English Concert, except the one
    Hogwood/AAM I mentioned.  Basically, if it's Handel and Pinnock,
    you won't go wrong, but some are (of course) better than others.
    

    This is the Handel that I have on CD.

Handel, George Frideric:
	Air with Variations
		DG 419.245-2 (C)
	Aria
		Sine Qua Non 79001-2 (C)
	Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, Sinfonia
		L'Oiseau-Lyre 410.553-2 (C)
	Awake the Trumpet's Lofty Sound
		DG 419.245-2 (C)
	Berenice, Overture, Minuet & Gigue
		L'Oiseau-Lyre 410.553-2 (C)
    
	Concerto No. 1 in G Minor for Organ
	Concerto No. 13 in F for Organ
	Concerto No. 14 in A for Organ
	Concerto No. 2 in B Flat for Organ
	Concerto No. 3 in G Minor for Organ
	Concerto No. 4 in F for Organ
	Concerto No. 5 in F for Organ
	Concerto No. 6 in B Flat for Organ
		London 414.604-2 (C)
    
	Coronation Anthem, "Let thy hand be strengthened"
	Coronation Anthem, "My hear is inditing"
	Coronation Anthem, "The King shall rejoice"
	Coronation Anthem, "Zadok the Priest"
		Archiv 410.030-2 (C)
    
	Dettingen Anthem
	Dettingen Te Deum
		Archiv 410.647-2 (C)
    
	Jubilate
		L'Oiseau-Lyre 414.413-2 (C)
	Largo
		Philips 412.217-2 (C)
	Messiah, Hallelujah Chorus
		Telarc CD-80119 (C)
		Vox Cum Laude MCD 10033 (C)
	Messiah, Worthy is the Lamb
		Telarc CD-80119 (C)
	Messiah
		Telarc CD-80093-2 (C)
	Music for the Royal Fireworks, Overture
		London 411.955-2 (C)
		ProArte CDM-805 (C)
	Music for the Royal Fireworks
		Argo 414.596-2 (C)
		Telarc CD-80038 (C)
    
	Samson, Minuet in D
	Sarabande and variations
		EMI CDC 7 47191 2 (C)
    
	See, the Conquering Hero comes
		DG 419.245-2 (C)
	Sonata No. 2
		DG 419.245-2 (C)
		Musical Heritage Society MHS 11109A (C)
	Sonata in D Major
		London 414.604-2 (C)
	Suite in D
		Capriccio 10.047 (C)
	The Harmonious Blacksmith
		ProArte CDM-805 (C)
	Utrecht Te Deum
		L'Oiseau-Lyre 414.413-2 (C)
	Water Music (complete)
		Argo 414.596-2 (C)
	Water Music, Air & Hornpipe
		L'Oiseau-Lyre 410.553-2 (C)
    

    I strongly recommend the Oboe Sonatas
       Handel Trio Sonatas with Holliger and Bourge on Oboe by Denon
                       or
       The Oboe Sonatas Vol 1 & 2 produced by Capriccio
    Another great disk is Archiv 415 291-2 which contains a number of
    oboe concerto's including "Alexander's Feast"
    
       

I agree with the previous replies.  I have

Concerti a Due Cori by Hogwood and the Academy of ancient music

Alexander's Feast / Oboe Concertos by Pinnock and the English Concert

6 Concerti Grossi Op. 3 by Pinnock and the English Concert

All of them are pure Handel, up to the standards of the Royal Fireworks and
Watermusic, and all sound terrific.

D

    re: .1
    
    Meyer,
    
    Are you referring to the op 4 or op 7 organ concertos?   I think
    both are 2 CD sets.
    
    Richard

.6>    Are you referring to the op 4 or op 7 organ concertos?   I think
.6>    both are 2 CD sets.
    
Op. 4. My recording (which I *adore*) is

  Archiv 413465-2 Concertoes for Organ Op. 4
  Trevor Pinnock and the English Concert

Highly recommended.

    Try also op. 7 (2 CD from Archiv).
    I like very much the great harpsicord suites, but they are on normal
    records (2 LPs) made by Archiv. Sometimes the player (Colin Tilney)
    could be more lively, but some Allemandas are enchanting.
    DGG is transferring most of old recordings on CD, so that the suites
    might be published in CD.
    
    						Claudio

    
       Has anyone encountered a disc with "Overature for Xerxes" on
    it. Possibly by the Rome Philharmonic.
    
    Tb