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Handel Week

Iain Burnside pays tribute to Handel, and is joined by conductor Christian Curnyn to explore music by the great composer and others influenced by him.

Iain Burnside pays tribute to Handel, and is joined by conductor Christian Curnyn to explore music by the great composer and others influenced by him.

Handel: Handel Suite in B flat
Andras Schiff
Teldec 4509 99051-2, Trs 1-4
9.40

Tippett: Fantasia on a Theme of Handel
Steven Osborne (piano)
大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)
Hyperion CDA67461/2 CD1 Tr 4
12.09

Beethoven: Die Weihe des Hauses, Op 124
Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra
David Zinman (conductor)
Arte Nova 578310 CD 2 Tr 5
10.13

Handel: Hallelujah Chorus (Messiah, HWV56) - orch E Goossens
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Thomas Beecham (conductor)
RCA 61266 Cd2, Tr 19
3.30

Handel: Con l'ali di costanza (Ariodante - Act 1)
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson (mezzo-soprano)
Freiburg Baroque Orchestra
Nicholas McGegan (conductor)
Harmonia Mundi HMU 907146.48 CD1, Tr 18
6.55

Handel: Orlando (Act 1 concluding trio)
Voices tbc
Les Arts Florissants
William Christie (director)
Erato 0630 14636-2 CD1, Tr 21
7.45

Handel: Theodora (Act 3)
Susan Bickley (soprano)
Gabrieli Players
Paul McCreesh (conductor)
DG Archiv CD3
4.30

Eccles: O Ravishing Delight (The Judgement of Paris)
Benjamin Hulett (tenor)
Early Opera Company
Christian Curnyn (conductor)
Chandos CHAN 0759, Tr 6
2.35

Handel: Sie schallt die Posaun (Messiah, HVW 56) - arr Mozart
Theo Adam (bass-baritone)
Austrian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Charles Mackerras (conductor)
DG 427173 cd2, Tr 23
2.25

Handel: Se tu non lasci amore
Gillian Fisher (soprano)
James Bowman (countertenor)
The King's Consort
Robert King (conductor)
Helios CDH 55262 Trs 11-12
7.42

Brahms: Variations and Fugue on a theme by Handel, Op 24
Andras Schiff (piano)
Teldec 4509 99051-2, Tr 5
26.45.

2 hours

Last on

Sun 12 Apr 2009 10:00

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  • Sun 12 Apr 2009 10:00