Orpheus of Our Time
Donald Macleod recounts how the young Handel defied his father to pursue a career in music.
Donald Macleod explores Handel's early years, and recounts how the young composer defied his father to pursue a career in music. After studying alongside Telemann at the University of Halle, Handel travelled to Italy where he was sought out as one of the most outstanding new composers on the peninsula, a reputation that augured well for his subsequent arrival in London.
Messiah: Excerpt from Part II
The Sixteen
Harry Christophers, Conductor
Almira, Dance Suite
The Parley of Instruments
Peter Holman, conductor
Dixit Dominus (Excerpt)
The Sixteen Choir and Orchestra
Harry Christophers, Conductor
Rinaldo Act II Sc 4: Lascia ch'io pianga
Cecilia Bartoli, soprano (Almirena)
The Academy of Ancient Music
Christopher Hogwood, conductor.
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George Frideric Handel
Messiah - Pt 1 no 18 He shall feed his flock
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Singer: Carolyn Sampson. Singer: Catherine Wyn-Rogers.- CORO : COR-1606-2.
- CORO.
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George Frideric Handel
Messiah - Pt 1 no 18 He shall feed his flock
Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers. Singer: Carolyn Sampson. Singer: Catherine Wyn-Rogers.- CORO : COR-1606-2.
- CORO.
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George Frideric Handel
Almira, Konigin Von Castilien
Ensemble: The Parley of Instruments. Conductor: Peter Holman.- HANDEL - Suite: Florindo and Daphne.
- HYPERION.
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George Frideric Handel
Almira, Konigin Von Castilien
Ensemble: The Parley of Instruments. Conductor: Peter Holman.- HANDEL - Suite: Florindo and Daphne.
- HYPERION.
- 1.
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George Frideric Handel
Dixit Dominus - Psalm 110 - Judicabit in nationibus/ De torrente in via bibet / Gloria Patri, et Filio
Performer: Sixteen Orchestra. Performer: The Sixteen. Performer: Soloist/S.. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- CHANDOS : CHAN-0517.
- CHANDOS.
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George Frideric Handel
Dixit Dominus - Psalm 110 - Judicabit in nationibus/ De torrente in via bibet / Gloria Patri, et Filio
Performer: Sixteen Orchestra. Performer: The Sixteen. Performer: Soloist/S.. Conductor: Harry Christophers.- CHANDOS : CHAN-0517.
- CHANDOS.
- 18.
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George Frideric Handel
Rinaldo - Act 2 sc 4 Lascia ch'io pianga [aria, Almirena]
Singer: Cecilia Bartoli. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Christopher Hogwood.- DECCA : 467-088.
- DECCA.
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George Frideric Handel
Rinaldo - Act 2 sc 4 Lascia ch'io pianga [aria, Almirena]
Singer: Cecilia Bartoli. Orchestra: Academy of Ancient Music. Director: Christopher Hogwood.- DECCA : 467-088.
- DECCA.
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George Frideric Handel
Il Pastor Fido - Act I Sc 6 Aria - Finche un Zeffiro soave
Ensemble: Capella Savaria. Conductor: Nicholas McGegan. Singer: Katalin Farkas. Ensemble: Savaria Vocal Ensemble.- HUNGAROTON : HCD-31193.
- HUNGAROTON.
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George Frideric Handel
Il Pastor Fido - Act I Sc 6 Aria - Finche un Zeffiro soave
Ensemble: Capella Savaria. Conductor: Nicholas McGegan. Singer: Katalin Farkas. Ensemble: Savaria Vocal Ensemble.- HUNGAROTON : HCD-31193.
- HUNGAROTON.
- 11.
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- Mon 23 Nov 201512:00BBC Radio 3
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