2/5. Donald Macleod looks at the period 1707-8, when Handel's most regular patron was Prince Francesco Maria Ruspoli , with whom the composer resided in splendour, dividing his time between the Palazzo Bonelli in Rome and the Prince's castle in Vignanello.
Tu Fedel ? Tu Costante ? HWV171
Emma Kirkby (soprano), Academy of Ancient Music, conductor Christopher Hogwood Salve Regina , HWV241
Arleen Auger (soprano), Westminster Abbey
Choir and Orchestra, conductor Simon Preston Clori, Tirsi e Fileno, HWV96 (excerpt) Drew Minter (countertenor),
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, conductor Nicholas McGegan
La Resurrezione di Nostro Signor Gesii Cristo , HWV47(Scenel)
Annick Massis and Jennifer Smith (sopranos),
Linda Maguire (mezzo), Jon Mark Ainsley (tenor), Laurent Naouri (bass), Les Musiciens du Louvre, conductor Marc Minkowski
Repeated on Monday at 12 midnight