First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
This week Donald Macleod focuses on Handel the organist. Today, Handel gets out of the opera business for good, and his new oratorio gets a warm reception – in frosty conditions. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
This week Donald Macleod focuses on Handel the organist. Today, Handel impresses the Duke of Saxe-Weissenfels, dazzles his Roman audiences and invents the organ concerto. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
This week Donald Macleod focuses on Handel the organist. Today, as London audiences lose interest in Italian opera, oratorio - with tailor-made organ concerti - is where it’s at. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
This week Donald Macleod focuses on Handel the organist. Today, Handel enriches the orchestration of his oratorio Saul with a carillon, three trombones and a brand new organ. Show more
First broadcast: on BBC Radio 3Latest broadcast: on BBC Radio 3
This week Donald Macleod focuses on Handel the organist. Today, Joshua’s a hit, Theodora’s a flop – as Handel said, “there was room enough to dance there, when that was performed”. Show more
