Composer of the Week - George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) - Episode 3

Donald Macleod explores John Mainwaring's 1760 biography of Handel, and finds the composer deciding to settle in England and then plunged into the very centre of the London music scene. Part of Radio 3's Composers of the Year 2009 season. Suite II, Prelude (Water Music) Le Concert Spirituel Herve Niquet (conductor) Glossa GCD921606, track 10 Water Music Suite III Aradia Ensemble Kevin Mallon (director) Naxos 8557764 T.18-22 Overture and Chorus (Acis and Galatea) Dunedin Consort and Players John Butt (director) Linn CKD319, tracks 1 and 2 Ombra cara (Radamisto) Ralf Popken (countertenor) Freiburger Barockorchester Nicholas McGegan (director) Harmonia Mundi HMU90711113, CD 2, Tracks 5 and 6 Alessandro (excerpts) Catherine Bott (soprano) Emma Kirkby (soprano) The Brandenburg Consort Roy Goodman (director) Hyperion CDA66950, trs 2, 3, 4, 5, 10 and 11.