Both Handel and Haydn were remarkably popular during their lifetimes, with Handel being more celebrated than Bach, and Haydn even more so than Mozart.
Composer Biography
Joseph Haydn was expelled from the famous St Stephen's Choir School in Vienna for cutting off a fellow pupil's pigtail as a joke.
Historical Context
This recording celebrates the 250th anniversary of George Frideric Handel's death and the 200th anniversary of Franz Joseph Haydn's death.
Composer Biography
George Frideric Handel, who lived in England from 1712 until his death, became a British citizen and was buried in Westminster Abbey, with 3,000 people attending his funeral.
Composer Biography
Handel and Domenico Scarlatti, a great harpsichordist, were declared equal winners in a harpsichord competition, though Scarlatti conceded Handel was the unrivaled master of the organ.
Performer Biography
Angela Hewitt, the pianist on this recording, began piano studies at age three, performed publicly at four, and won her first scholarship a year later.
Composer Biography
As a child, Handel had to practice his spinet in hiding from his father, who intended for him to become a lawyer.
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