Handel
Tuesday 26 June 2007 16:00-17:00 (Radio 3)
Performances of the music James Naughtie mentions in his Radio 4 series chronicling the historical influences that affected the course of classical music.
Playlist
17/30. Handel
Under a German king, a German composer made English music great. He invented English oratorio, and wrote works such as The Messiah, which became one of the foundation stones of the English choral tradition.
Handel: Water Music (Suite no 2 in D major)
Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
Karl Munchinger (conductor)
Decca 475 8360 Tracks 12-16
Handel: Zadok the priest
Choir of Winchester Cathedral
The Brandenburg Consort
David Hill (conductor)
Decca 475 8363 Track 1
Handel: Organ Concerto No 5 in F
Daniel Chorzempa (organ)
Concerto Amsterdam
Jaap Schroder (conductor)
Decca 475 8362 tracks 1-3
Handel: Delerio amoroso - Per te lascai la luce
Natalie Dessay (soprano)
Le Concert d'Astree
Emmanuelle Haim (conductor)
Virgin 00946 36332 2 9 CD 2 Track 4
Handel: Messiah (excerpts)
Elly Ameling (soprano)
Gwynne Howell (bass)
John Wilbraham (trumpet)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields and Chorus
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor)
Decca 475 8364 CD 5 Tracks 13-17
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