Classical Composers - Biography, Handel, George Frideric

Handel

Name: Handel
Author: Christopher Hogwood, Anthony Hicks
ISBN: 9780500274989

by Christopher Hogwood, Anthony Hicks

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Overview

Handel remains one of the unchallenged geniuses of musical history. Yet many revealing and fascinating aspects of his work have been obscured by generations of adulation, prejudice or misinterpretation. Christopher Hogwood takes us back to the original Handel, blending the evidence from documents of all kinds with judicious biographical observations-and with a diverting array of illustrations.

Synopsis

A look back at the original Handel, providing a portrait of his life and music that blends the evidence from documents of all kinds with biographical observation. It contains a chronological table and traces the Handel legend down to our own time.