It is funny to look back at reality behind this majestic music and to know that the highly anticipated occasion of "Fireworks Music" actually ended up in tragicomical disaster - in all probability fireworks and music never coincided, fireworks itself were disappointingly bland and colorless, wooden pavilion next to musicians caught the fire and burned down to the ground, designers almost killing each other in pointing the blame.
Water music was played in less dramatic occasion - for King's leisure on day of sailing between rivers Themes and Chelsea,huge barges full of nobility and commons who were listening music specially created for this day, His Majesty King George I liking the music so much he ordered it to be played three times in going and returning.
Enormous forces of huge orchestra (twenty-four oboe players plus horns,bassoons,trumpets,drums and many more instruments including drums and double drums) were recreated in the studio for the very first time here, all of musicians playing on period instruments and bringing home the sounds closest to the ones King George heard in his time. It is truly spectacular music created for grand occasions and the pleasure of hearing all this on period instruments is immense - it would be simply blasphemous to tinkle
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