This is FRESH AIR. Our classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz says he's not listening to a lot of classical music during the pandemic, but a couple of recent recordings of works that go back to such ...
George Frideric Handel was the most successful operatic composer of the Baroque era, yet for two centuries after his death, he was chiefly known to concertgoers for his instrumental suites (such as ...
Bach and Handel did not lead intersecting lives. Bach never left central Germany, while Handel became a cosmopolitan Londoner. Bach was a man of the church and had 20 children. Handel caught the ...
Onyx Classics has announced the release on November 22, 2024, of a premiere recording of George Frideric Handel's 1741 original version of Messiah, HWV 56 by the Dallas Bach Society under the baton of ...
As Handel once remarked when congratulated on the success of a “Messiah” performance: “I should be sorry if I only entertained them – I wish to make them better.” The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, in its ...
On March 14, the Seattle Choral Company presents Baroque Brilliance, an exhilarating evening of sacred music by two giants of the Baroque era: Johann Sebastian Bach and George Frideric Handel. This ...
Trevor Stephenson performs selections from works by Bach, Handel and Scarlatti. Trevor Stephenson, Director, Madison Bach Musicians, joins Wisconsin Public Radio's Norman Gilliland for a “University ...
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