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Handel's Acis and Galatea

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Bach Brandenburg Concerto No 4, in G
RONALD THOMAS (violin)
DAVID MUNROW (recorder) JOHN TURNER (recorder)
2.22* Handel Acis and Galatea A pastoral entertainment in two acts
Libretto by JOHN GAY LOUIS HALSEY SINGERS
LONDON BACH ORCHESTRA led by RONALD THOMAS conducted by louis HALSEY
(A public concert given in the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 20 November 1971) Part 1
3 5* During the Interval Acis at Cannons BRIAN TROWELL discusses Acis and Galatea and Handel's relationship with the Duke of Chandos
3 25* Acis and Galatea Part 2

Contributors

Unknown:
Bach Brandenburg
Violin:
Ronald Thomas
Violin:
David Munrow
Unknown:
John Turner
Unknown:
John Gay
Singers:
Louis Halsey
Unknown:
Ronald Thomas
Conducted By:
Louis Halsey
Unknown:
Brian Trowell
Galatea:
Felicity Palmer (soprano)
Acis:
Ian Partridge (tenor)
Damon:
John Elwes (tenor)
Polyphemus:
Owen Brannigan (bass)
Source: Radio Times

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