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Esther

BBC Radio 3
on BBC Radio 3

An Oratorio, or Sacred Drama in three acts
Music by Handel in a new performing edition by Basil Lam
Libretto after RACINE
'Esther,' wrote Winton Dean , ' has come down to history as the first English oratorio.' Between 1720 and the end of his life Handel made numerous revisions. This is a new attempt at combining the best things to be found in them.
Continuo:
SCALA KANGA (harp)
ROBERT SPENCER (theorbo)
DEREK STEVENS (harpsichord)
MARGARET PHILLIPS (harpsichord) SIMON LINDLEY (organ)
TILFORD BACH FESTIVAL CHOIR
TILFORD BACH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA leader TREVOR WILLIAMS conductor DENYS DARLOW
(Given before an invited audience in St George's, Hanover Square, London. Tickets from [address removed]) Act 1
8.25* Esther and the Birth of English Oratorio
A talk by WINTON DEAN
8.45* Esther Acts 2 and 3

Contributors

Unknown:
Basil Lam
Unknown:
Winton Dean
Harp:
Scala Kanga
Harp:
Robert Spencer
Harpsichord:
Derek Stevens
Harpsichord:
Margaret Phillips
Harpsichord:
Simon Lindley
Leader:
Trevor Williams
Conductor:
Denys Darlow
Talk By:
Winton Dean
Source: Radio Times

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