"Director: Andrew Manze"

• Handel: Water Music | DVD | (03/10/2005) from £17.05   |  Saving you £2.94 (14.70%)   |  RRP £19.99

  Filmed on the River Thames with the English Concert directed by Andrew ManzeThe renowned London biographer Peter Ackroyd narrates the ambitious attempt of a team of historical experts to discover the remarkable story behind the 1717 premiere of Handel's Water Music on the Thames. The result is the second-ever performance on the river filmed in costume on a regal-style period barge against the backdrop of the present-day Thames from Whitehall to Chelsea. Includes performances by The English Concert of favourite movements from the F major and D major Suites.