art direction Lutz Bode
tracks 3-1 to 3-22 bassoon [ii], soloist [concertino] Andrew Watts
tracks 3-1 to 3-22 bassoon [i], soloist [concertino] Alastair Mitchell
tracks 4-5 to 6-21 cello [concertino] Anthony Pleeth
tracks 3-1 to 3-22 cello [ii], soloist [concertino] Richard Webb
tracks 3-1 to 3-22 cello [i], soloist [concertino] Anthony Pleeth
composed by Georg Friedrich Händel
conductor Trevor Pinnock
design Elke Neuß-Burghoff
tracks 2-1 to 2-18 edited by Gregor Zielinsky
tracks 4-1 to 4-4 edited by Hans-Rudolf Müller
tracks 1-1 to 1-19 edited by Klaus Behrens
tracks 3-1 to 3-22 edited by Reinhild Schmidt
engineer [balance engineer] Hans-Peter Schweigmann
executive-producer Charlotte Kriesch
executive-producer Dr. Andreas Holschneider
tracks 3-1 to 3-22 harpsichord, organ, soloist [concertino] Trevor Pinnock
liner notes ["royal fireworks" + concerti a due cori + concertos, op.6] Stanley Sadie
liner notes ["water music"] Anthony Hicks
liner notes [concertos, op.3 + "alexander's feast" + concerti grossi, op.6] Hans Joachim Marx
liner notes [english translation] John Coombs
liner notes [french translation] Daniel Henry
liner notes [french translation] Jacques Fournier
liner notes [german translation] Magda Marx-Weber
tracks 3-1 to 3-22 oboe [ii], soloist [concertino] Paul Goodwin
tracks 3-1 to 3-22 oboe [i], soloist [concertino] David Reichenberg
orchestra The English Concert
painting [booklet - g.f. händel] Thomas Hudson
photography by [artist - trevor pinnock] Werner Neumeister
photography by [front cover] Werner Neumeister
producer [recording] Dr. Gerd Ploebsch
tracks 3-1 to 3-22 recorder [ii], soloist [concertino] Rachel Beckett
tracks 3-1 to 3-22 recorder [i], soloist [concertino] Philip Pickett
tracks 4-5 to 6-21 violin [1st - concertino] Simon Standage
tracks 4-5 to 6-21 violin [2nd - concertino] Elizabeth Wilcock
tracks 3-1 to 3-22 violin [ii], soloist [concertino] Micaela Comberti
tracks 3-1 to 3-22 violin [i], soloist [concertino] Simon Standage
Phonographic Copyright (p) Polydor International GmbH
Recorded At Henry Wood Hall, London
Recorded At St. John's, Smith Square
Pressed By PDO, Germany
Printed By Neef
Printed By Münstermann-Druck KG
Ⓟ1982 (Op.6) / 1983 (Water Music) / 1984 (Op.3) / 1985 Polydor International GmbH, Hamburg. Digital ∙ Stereo
Ⓒ1983 Anthony Hicks (HWV 348, 349/350);
Ⓒ1984 Prof. Dr. Hans Joachim Marx (HWV 312-317, 318, 319-330);
Ⓒ1985 Dr. Stanley Sadie (HWV 333, 334, 351).

Recordings in London at:
> Henry Wood Hall, 1&7/1981, 2/1982 (HWV 319-330); 4/1983 (HWV 348, 349/350); 2/1984 (HWV 312-317); 6/1984 (HWV 318);
> St. John's Smith Square, 8/1984 (HWV 333, 334, 351)

Box Front Cover: Ottobeuren monastery, fresco by J.J. Zeiller.
Booklet Front Cover: G.F. Händel - Painting by Thomas Hudson.
The English Concert on authentic instruments. Directed from the harpsichord by Trevor Pinnock.
Total timing: CD1 = 54'13 / CD2 = 53'28 / CD3 = 56'30 / CD4 = 58'54 / CD5 = 60'35 / CD6 = 58'24

CDs 1 and 2 are sheltered in a double CD box with white trays. CDs 3 to 6 are sheltered in a quadruple CD box with white trays. The double CD box contains a 78-page booklet with notes in English, German and French plus a track and credits-list. The notes consists of several essays by 3 different authors. The CD boxes are stored in a luxurious reinforced fully laminated cardboard box.

Printed in West Germany. Made in West Germany.
Barcode: 0 28942 31942 4 (Text)
Label Code: LC 0113
SPARS Code: DDD
Price Code: A X6
Other: D.P. (Public Domain)
Matrix / Runout: 410 525-2 02 * (CD1)
Matrix / Runout: 415 129-2 02 # (CD2)
Matrix / Runout: 413 727-2 02 # (CD3)
Matrix / Runout: 423 153-2 01 # (CD4)
Matrix / Runout: 410 898-2 02 # (CD5)
Matrix / Runout: 410 899-2 01 # (CD6)
Matrix / Runout: MADE IN W.GERMANY BY PDO
Other: 423 150-2 (CD1 - catalog# - label)
Other: 423 151-2 (CD2 - catalog# - label)
Other: 423 152-2 (CD3 - catalog# - label)
Other: 423 153-2 (CD4 - catalog# - label)
Other: 423 154-2 (CD5 - catalog# - label)
Other: 423 155-2 (CD6 - catalog# - label)
Matrix / Runout: MADE IN W.GERMANY BY PDO YP (CD3 - Mould area)
Matrix / Runout: MADE IN W.GERMANY BY PDO YN (CD5 - Mould area)
Matrix / Runout: MADE IN W.GERMANY BY PDO YZ (CD6 - Mould area)