Handel L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato

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St George's, Hanover SquareThe Vestry, 2A Mill St, Londres, Greater London, W1S 1FX, Royaume-uni

Dates/horaires selon le fuseau horaire de London

Programme

Haendel, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759)	L'Allegro, il Penseroso, ed il Moderato, HWV 55
Haendel, Georg Friedrich (1685-1759)	Organ Concerto in G minor, Op.4 no.1, HWV 289

Artistes

Rosemary Joshua	Soprano
Anna Dennis	Soprano
Alexander Sprague	Ténor
George Humphreys	Basse
Laurence Cummings	Direction
London Handel Orchestra
London Handel Singers
Adrian Butterfield	Leader

On being offered the libretto of Messiah for his 1739-40 season, Handel responded that he wanted ‘to please
the Town with something of a gayer turn’. This enchanting ode was the result – the most beguiling treatment
imaginable of differing human temperaments, with some of Handel’s liveliest contrasts and loveliest word painting.
The Festival provides a rare opportunity to hear the complete work, Milton’s youthful poems being followed by
Jennens’ coda, with the wonderful duet ‘As steals the morn’ (judged the nation’s favourite piece of Handel in
a BBC poll in 2009). Tickets: £60 - £10. Booking opens online on 14th January and by phone on 21st January.

Plan

Handel's L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato at the London Handel Festival

Emily Owen, 19th April

The culmination of the London Handel Festival is a much anticipated event, and tonight’s performance of Handel’s radiant composition L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato was no exception. With an array of eminent musicians performing to a packed St George’s, Hanover Square, the mood was celebratory and the performance had a glow and energy that suited Handel’s mercurial music.

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