Composer of the Week - George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Donald Macleod explores Handel's oratorios, introducing many of the famous ones, as well as other lesser-known examples
Composer of the Week - George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Episode 1
Donald Macleod explores Handel's oratorios, focusing on his work in Rome as a young man. Includes excerpts from Il trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno and Acis and Galatea.
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Composer of the Week - George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Episode 2
Donald Macleod explores Handel's oratorios, focusing on the accidental conception of the English oratorio. Including excerpts from Esther and Deborah.
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Composer of the Week - George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Episode 3
Donald Macleod explores Handel's oratorios, focusing on Saul, Belshazzar and Messiah, written after a five-year break from composition.
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Composer of the Week - George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Episode 4
Donald Macleod explores Handel's oratorios, focusing on warlike works for troubled times. With excerpts from Judas Maccabaeus, Alexander Balus and Joshua.
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Composer of the Week - George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Episode 5
Donald Macleod explores Handel's oratorios, focusing on his late burst of masterpieces. With excerpts from Solomon, Theodora and Jeptha.
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