Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London.
London Baroque, conductors Charles Medlam and Stephen Cleobury
Lynne Dawson (soprano) Derek Lee Ragin and Timothy Wilson (countertenors)
Stephen Varcoe (bass) Choir of King's College, CambridgeÃ
Byrd Laetentur coeli; Tribue Domine; Attolite portas; O lux beata Trinitas; Laudate pueri
8.10 Mr Handel of Brook Street, W1
"George Frederick Handel, you are charged with having bewitched us for 20 years". Michael Oliver conjures up some of Handel's closest friends and most ardent supporters, who enjoyed the music and company of this "portly and humorous man".
8.30 Handel Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op 6 No 6; Silete Venti
Purcell Come ye Sons of Art
