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Work: Coronation Anthem no. 1: Zadok the priest, HWV 258

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ComposerHandel, George Frideric (1685-1759)
PeriodBaroque
Year1727
Work typeChoral
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LondonHaydn Cello Concert in C and Mozart Requiem

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Handel, Haydn, Mozart
National Symphony Orchestra (UK); Rimma Sushanskaya; Philipp Schupelius

DerbyVivaldi's Four Seasons

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Handel, Bach, Vivaldi
Sinfonia Viva; Alexander Binns; Sophie Rosa; Derby Cathedral Choir

MadridGala Handel - musicAeterna & Currentzis

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musicAeterna; Teodor Currentzis
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Familiar favourites and a few surprises showcase the Hallé Choir

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A programme of shorter masterpieces brings the Hallé season at the Bridgewater Hall to an uplifting and exhilarating conclusion. 
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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. 
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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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Bachtrack top ten: George Frideric Handel

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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.