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G. F. Handel – Cara Sposa from Rinaldo
Andreas Scholl performs Handel’s “Cara sposa” from Rinaldo at the Festival de Musique de Dresde in 2008. The aria is sung by Rinaldo after his fiancee Almirena is taken by…
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G. F. Handel – Air from Water Music Suite
…wedding register. Handel’s Water Music premiered in July 1717 for a Thames Water Pageant & Concert requested by King George I. A modern version of the Water Music will be…
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Handel’s Concerto Grosso in D Minor, HWV 328 – 1st-3rd Movements
Handel’s Concerto Grosso in D Minor HWV328, featuring special guest director Andrew Manze, includes an Ouverture, Allegro, and Lento. Handel was Beethoven’s favorite composer, who once proclaimed him the greatest…
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Handel – Harpsichord Suite in G Minor, HWV 432 – 6th Movement – Passacaille
Handel’s Harpsichord Suite in G Minor, specifically the Passacaille movement, is part of “The Eight Great Suites” No. 7. It was performed by Paul Nicholson. Johann Halvorsen used the theme…
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Handel’s Sarabande
Handel Sarabande – G.F.Handel’s classical baroque piece arranged for solo Japanese guitar….
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Handel – Recorder Sonata in A Minor
Handel’s Recorder Sonata in A minor performed by Ensemble Estro Cromatico, Milano featuring Marco Scorticati on recorder and Davide Pozzi on harpsichord. This live concert took place on October 10,…
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Largo from Xerxes – Handel
Andreas Scholl pays tribute to Georg Friedrich Haendel with his rendition of “Ombra mai fu” from the opera “Xerxes”. The performance took place on April 14, 1759, marking the 250th…
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Exploring Classical Music by Century: A Selection of Five Works from Each Era
…and their virtuosic solo parts. 4. Handel’s Messiah George Frederic Handel’s oratorio Messiah tells the story of Christ, from prophecy to resurrection. Composed in just 24 days, this monumental work…
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Handel – Samson, Complete Oratorio – HWV 57
Handel for All: The English Concert is creating an online resource with free access to all of Handel’s music, available anytime and anywhere….
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Handel’s Messiah – Hallelujah Chorus, Performed by Royal Choral Society
The Royal Choral Society has been performing Handel’s Messiah on Good Friday at the Royal Albert Hall since 1876. In this clip, the choir performs the Hallelujah Chorus under the…
