Great Composers in Words & Music: George Frideric Handel
7/26/2024, 36 Tracks, 1:17:46
Featuring
Nicholas Boulton
Kevin Mallon
Bradley Creswick
Simon Lindley
Jeannette Sorrell
Amanda Forsythe
Jennifer Ellis Kampani
Adam LaMotte
William Skeen
Richard Savino
Jean-Claude Malgoire
Thierry Grégoire
Charles Medlam
Susanne Rydén
Bohdan Warchal
Richard Edlinger
John Butt
Philip Edward Fisher
Howard Arman
Axel Köhler
Jeremy Summerly
László Czidra
Pál Kelemen
Zsuzsa Pertis
Aradia Ensemble
Royal Northern Sinfonia
The Brook Street Band
Apollo's Fire
La Grande Écurie et la Chambre du Roy
London Baroque
Cappella Istropolitana
Dunedin Consort
Dunedin Consort Chorus
Handel Festival Orchestra
Royal Academy Consort
Tallis Chamber Choir
The Scholars Baroque Ensemble
Davinia Caddy
Did you know?
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Composer's Artistic Vision
Handel was known for his eclectic and experimental approach to music, which is explored in this audio biography.
Performer Biography
Nicholas Boulton, the narrator of this album, graduated from The Guildhall School of Music and Drama and won the BBC Carleton Hobbs Award for Radio.
Composer Biography
George Frideric Handel, the composer featured on this album, was born on February 23, 1685, in Halle, a town in central Germany.
Critical Reception
Renowned Handel expert Winton Dean considered Agrippina an early high point in the composer's operatic career.
Cultural Impact
Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks and Water Music are two of his greatest orchestral achievements, synonymous with 18th-century England and British royalty.
Composer Biography
Handel became composer-in-residence to James Brydes, Earl of Carnarvon, one month after a famous barge excursion.
Composer Biography
Handel composed four operas while living in Hamburg, including Almira and the unsuccessful Nero, whose music is now lost.
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