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Posts tagged george frideric handel

April 29, 2011

 

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Oratorios, London, And Winchester College

This week, necessity is the mother of a new vocal genre.

November 11, 2010

 

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Handel Opera Arias: Bejun Mehta and Nathalie Stutzmann

Two excellent Handel recordings with countertenor Bejun Mehta (Harmonia Mundi) and contralto Nathalie Stutzmann (DHM).

October 26, 2010

 

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Stabat Mater and Marian Cantatas

Marian music by Giovanni Battista Pergolesi (Harmonia Mundi) and George Frideric Handel (Archiv Produktion).

September 20, 2010

 

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Handel’s Harp with Maxine Eilander

Handel’s harp music with Maxine Eilander, the Toronto Consort and Elizabethan England, and More Hispano explores Spanish and Italian Renaissance improvisation.

August 30, 2010

 

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The Frottola and Renaissance Love

Love and the Renaissance frottola, Musicologist Robert Green on the French Baroque hurdy-gurdy, and a Mendelssohn arrangement of Handel’s Acis and Galatea.

March 10, 2010

 

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Handel’s Acis and Galatea: Arrangements by Mozart and Mendelssohn

Performances by Les Arts Florissants (Erato), The English Concert (Archiv), and the Goettingen Festival Orchestra (Carus).

November 17, 2009

 

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Pamela Thorby, Recorder Virtuosa

Pamela Thorby performs music of the Renaissance, baroque, and new works for the recorder.

November 2, 2009

 

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Handel at Cannons: Music for the Duke of Chandos

An exploration of Handel’s works written during his tenure as composer-in-residence at Cannons, the stately home of the Duke of Chandos.

October 5, 2009

 

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Handel in Hanover, Düsseldorf, and London

An exploration of George Frideric Handel’s music, including his compositions for German patrons, London audiences, and a royal boat trip down the Thames.

September 21, 2009

 

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Ten “Messiah” Recordings for a Handel Year

Notable recordings of George Frideric Handel's oratorio "Messiah."

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