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Composer of the Week:George Frideric Handel

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(1685-1759). This week Donald Macleod explores the life and work of George Frideric Handel, beginning with his early operatic career in Hamburg and Rome.
Overture: Almira Fiori Musicali , conductor Andrew Lawrence-King Violin Sonata in G, HWV358
Elizabeth Wallfisch , Richard Tunnicliffe (cello), Paul Nicholson (harpsichord) Italian Cantata: La Lucrezia , HWV145 Veronique Gens (soprano), Les Basses Reunies
// Trionfo del Tempo e del Disinganno (excerpt)
Les Musiciens du Louvre, conductor Marc MinkOWSki Producer Lyndon Jones

Contributors

Unknown:
Donald MacLeod
Unknown:
George Frideric
Conductor:
Almira Fiori Musicali
Unknown:
Elizabeth Wallfisch
Cello:
Richard Tunnicliffe
Cello:
Paul Nicholson
Unknown:
La Lucrezia
Soprano:
Veronique Gens
Producer:
Lyndon Jones
Beauty:
Isabelle Poulenard (soprano)
Pleasure:
Jennifer Smith (soprano)
Disillusion:
Nathalie Stutzmann (contralto)
Time:
John Elwes (tenor)
Source: Radio Times

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