The Triumph of Time and Truth
An allegorical oratorio In three acts (sung in German)
' It is a testament of Handel's art, a serene document which at one and the same time records his youth, his maturity, and the mellowness of his age.'
(JULIAN HERBAGE)
ARNOLD SCHOENBERG CHOIR OP
ST OTHMAR. VIENNA
MARTINU CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF
BRUNN
VIENNA WIND SOLOISTS
JOHANN SONNLEITNER
(harpsichord continuo) conducted by HELMUT SOMMER
(Recording made available by courtesy of Austrian Radio) Act 1
11.15* Handel the Borrower Handel was an inveterate borrower, both from himself and from other composers. BASIL LAM talks about attitudes to this practice in earlier times, and illustrates some of the ways in which Handel made use of borrowed material.
11.35* Handel: The Triumph ot Time and Truth Act 2
12.20* Interval Reading
12.25* Handel: The Triumph of Time and Truth Act 3