Episode 3
Donald Macleod explores Handel's move to England, an action which plunged him into the very centre of the London music scene.
Donald Macleod explores John Mainwaring's 1760 biography of Handel, and finds the composer deciding to settle in England and then plunged into the very centre of the London music scene.
Part of Radio 3's Composers of the Year 2009 season.
Suite II, Prelude (Water Music)
Le Concert Spirituel
Herve Niquet (conductor)
Glossa GCD921606, track 10
Water Music Suite III
Aradia Ensemble
Kevin Mallon (director)
Naxos 8557764 T.18-22
Overture and Chorus (Acis and Galatea)
Dunedin Consort and Players
John Butt (director)
Linn CKD319, tracks 1 and 2
Ombra cara (Radamisto)
Ralf Popken (countertenor)
Freiburger Barockorchester
Nicholas McGegan (director)
Harmonia Mundi HMU90711113, CD 2, Tracks 5 and 6
Alessandro (excerpts)
Catherine Bott (soprano)
Emma Kirkby (soprano)
The Brandenburg Consort
Roy Goodman (director)
Hyperion CDA66950, trs 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 and 11.
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- Wed 14 Jan 200912:00BBC Radio 3
- Wed 14 Jan 200922:00BBC Radio 3
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