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Composer of the Week

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Episode 2: Handel in the Ascendant

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod focuses on what happened after Handel took the helm of the Royal Academy of Music: he created a string of highly-regarded operatic masterpieces. Show more

Composer of the Week

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Episode 4: Much Ado About Not Much

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod focuses on the death of Handel's friend and devoted supporter Queen Caroline, plus a venture into publishing and a work he wrote for a military victory in Germany. Show more

Composer of the Week

George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)

Episode 5: War and Peace

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3

Donald Macleod focuses on music Handel wrote in response to major events, including the Jacobite Rising of 1745 and the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle. Show more