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Handel in London: 5 Musical Walks

Part Four

Thursday 21 December 2006 12:00-13:00 (Radio 3)

Repeated: Thursday 28 December 2006 0:00-1:00 (Radio 3)

Donald Macleod and Lewis Foreman follow the trail of Handel's time working at Cannons for the wealthy Duke of Chandos near Edgware in north London. They visit the church of St Lawrence Whitchurch, an astonishing survival from the baroque era for which Handel wrote a number of works, and the former site of the Duke's huge mansion, now the North London Collegiate School.

Duration:

1 hour

Handel Walks

 
Illustration by Mel Burgum.

Links
St Lawrence Church, Little Stanmore, Edgware 
North London Collegiate School

Playlist

Chandos Anthem No 11 (Blessed be God)
Ensemble William Byrd
L'Academie Sainte Cecile
Graham O'Reilly (director)
L'empreinte digitale ED13072
CD1 t22

Organ Concerto in B Flat, Op 7 No 3
Paul Nicholson (organ)
Brandenburg Consort
Roy Goodman (harpsichord/director)
Hyperion CDD220952
CD1 t1-5

Tis done; Heart, the seat of soft delight; Galatea, dry thy tears (Acis and Galatea)
Sophie Daneman (soprano)
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (director)
Erato 3984-25505-2
CD2 t15-17

Chandos Anthem No 6 (As pants the hart for cooling streams)
Lynne Dawson (soprano)
Ian Partridge (tenor)
Michael George (bass)
The Sixteen Choir and Orchestra
Harry Christophers (conductor)
Chandos CHAN 0554-7
CD2 t16-22

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Episode and Playlist Information

• Handel in London: 5 Musical Walks
  • Part One
  • Part Two
  • Part Three
  • Part Four
  • Part Five