Composer of the Week - George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Episode 2

Guided by John Mainwaring's 1760 biography Memoirs of the Life of the Late George Frederic Handel, Donald Macleod follows the young composer as he completes his 'grand tour' of Italy and takes up a new post. Part of Radio 3's Composers of the Year 2009 season. Overture (Rodrigo) The Parley of Instruments Peter Holman (director) Hyperion CDA67503, Trs 29, 30, 32, 33 and 37 Un leggiadro giovinetto (Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno) Kate Aldrich (mezzo-soprano) Anna Fontana (organ) Academia Montis Regalis Alessandro de Marchi (director) Hyperion CDA676812, CD1, Trs 19, 20 Tacete, ohime, tacete Yvonne Kenny (soprano) John Shirley-Quirke (bass-baritone) Jane Fenton (Cello) Martin Isepp (harpsichord) Meridian CDE84157, track 18 Utrecht Te Deum Emma Kirkby, Judith Nelson (soprano) Charles Brett (countertenor) Rogers Covey-Crump (tenor) Paul Elliott (tenor) David Thomas (bass) The Choir of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford The Academy of Ancient Music Simon Preston (director) Decca 4580722, T15 - 22.