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| Composer | Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) |
| Period | Baroque |
| Year | 1727 |
| Work type | Choral |
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Familiar favourites and a few surprises showcase the Hallé Choir
A programme of shorter masterpieces brings the Hallé season at the Bridgewater Hall to an uplifting and exhilarating conclusion.
New Beginnings and a message of hope in London Handel Festival opener
There was a celebratory atmosphere to launch the 2022 festival, including royal fireworks and coronation anthems, but it was Ukrainian mezzo Anna Starushkevych who provided the evening's most moving moment.
Kraemer’s ebullient all-Handel in Chicago
Nicholas Kraemer led the Chicago Symphony in a spirited program of Handel that included some rarely heard vocal works with the chorus and soprano Amanda Forsythe.
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George Frideric Handel was quite the cosmopolitan composer, travelling from Germany to Italy and London, where he eventually settled, becoming a naturalised British citizen and court composer for the big ceremonial occasions.