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Spirit of the Age

on BBC Radio 3

Handel's contemporaries have left countless colourful reports about both his character and music.
George Pratt and Jonathan Keates introduce a selection of anecdotes and accounts about the composer by 18th-century writers, performers, critics and audiences.
Producer Kate Bolton

Contributors

Music:
George Pratt
Music:
Jonathan Keates
Producer:
Kate Bolton

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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