Frenchman Henri Casadesus wore several hats: composer, violist and skillful musical mimic. In 1924, Casadesus (1879-1947) unveiled what he claimed to be a long-missing work by George Frideric Handel ...

George Frideric Handel; Roland Douatte; Georg Philipp Telemann; Helmut Mu.ller-Bru.hl; Gu.nther Passin; Collegium musicum de Paris.; Ko.lner Kammerorchester. 101 ...

Music fans who enjoy intrigue, adventure and tradition should savor Saturday and next Sunday’s concerts by the La Jolla Symphony & Chorus. Tradition will come with Handel’s “Messiah,” although the ...

It's a truly eclectic feast on Saturday Baroque this week... Handel's Harp Concerto was originally premiered at the King's Theatre in London in 1736. Published as an organ concerto, the piece's ...

This music, then, is gorgeous, friendly Handel from beginning to end, and maybe therein lies its Cinderella status. Composed to be played during the intervals of his oratorio performances, perhaps the ...

Track review of "Poro, re dell'Indie: Overture/Duet "Caro! Dolce" Amico amplesso"" The alto and contralto voices were popular for male roles in the Baroque Period. Mingardo's true contralto (as ...

In 1734, the English publisher John Walsh released a set of six "concerti grossi" by the celebrated George Frideric Handel. Today, the edition is acknowledged as "little more than a cavalier English ...

(12) Concerti grossi Avison Ensemble George Frideric Handel, Composer Pavlo Beznosiuk, Director Handel’s inventive Twelve Grand Concertos (written in 1739) contain an amazing variety of compositional ...

Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: I. Overture Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 1 in F Major, HWV 348: II. Adagio e staccato Handel: Water Music ...

Handel’s once popular concertos for chamber ensemble are today overshadowed by his vocal music. More’s the pity, for they express the bounteous wealth of his instrumental genius. These performances of ...