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| Composer | Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759) |
| Period | Baroque |
| Work type | Orchestral |
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DerbyVivaldi's Four Seasons
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Handel, Bach, Vivaldi
Sinfonia Viva; Alexander Binns; Sophie Rosa; Derby Cathedral Choir
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New Beginnings and a message of hope in London Handel Festival opener
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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.
William Christie in Paris
William Christie named this Salle Pleyel concert “Music for Queen Caroline”, a moving tribute to Handel’s friend, protector and patron, Queen Caroline of Great Britain.
By royal appointment: Handel in Birmingham with the Academy of Ancient Music
How’s this for an original way of displaying one’s celebratory Union Flag? Strapped to the top of one’s contrabassoon! Apart from the absence of the National Anthem and horseracing, this concert gave us the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee weekend in a nutshell, encompassing the solemnity and sovereignty of all four of Handel’s Coronation Anthems, the exuberance of the Music for the Royal Firework