This is a Handel year, the 250th anniversary of the composer's death. We remember George Frideric Handel primarily for his oratorio, "Messiah," one of the greatest masterpieces in the classical canon.
A recital by The King’s Consort at the Wigmore Hall of Handel’s little-known Nine German Arias, performed with three of the composer’s oboe works, was a pleasant rather than revelatory evening. The ...
Since then I have witnessed several performances of the great oratorio, often with massed choirs and large orchestras – one with a signer on stage for the hard of hearing, another costumed and ...
Spanish soprano Serena Sáenz performs with Vespres d'Arnadí and harpsichordist and conductor Dani Espasa at the Palau de la Música Catalana in Barcelona. Penny Gore presents. 12:31 AM Antonio Vivaldi ...