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Handel’s Acis and Galatea – O Ruddier Than the Cherry – Performed by David van Asch
In 1717, Handel wrote the Chandos Galatea for the Duke of Chandos. It is a shepherd-meets-shepherdess story in which Acis is killed by Polyphemus and transformed into a stream. Polyphemus’…
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Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G Major, 1st Movement (1957)
…profession but a philosophy and way of life that required immense sacrifice. Michelangeli recorded Ravel’s piano concerto in G Major in 1957 with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Ettore Gracis.…