No work of western classical music is more closely associated with the Christmas season than German-born composer George Frideric Handel’s Messiah, which premiered in 1742. This was in the wake of ...
“A VIEW of the FIRE-WORKES and ILLUMINATIONS at his GRACE the Duke of RICHMOND’S at WHITEHALL and on the River Thames on Monday 15 May 1749. Performed by the direction of Charles Fredrick Esq.” The ...
Guardian journalism is independent. We earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more. Theatre Royal Drury Lane; Purcell Room, London Poetry, video and dance overwhelm ...
In the past few days, the story about my attempt to crowdsurf during a performance of Handel's Messiah in Bristol has gone viral. As a dual US/UK citizen who practises science, art, and cultural ...
A series of 2 lessons which use the elements from Handel’s Zadok the Priest (fanfare, chords, binary and ternary form) as a stimulus for a composition task (original music also provided). All ...
Zadok the Priest, as you’ve never heard it before. A few years ago, you may have seen a few classical music ‘shreds’ dotted around on the Internet (pro videos with comically ridiculous music inserted) ...
Both Masaaki Suzuki and the late lamented Sir Stephen Cleobury have recorded Bach's St Matthew Passion before. I struggled to choose between these two new versions, so thought it best to include both.
Slimmed-down Brahms is more common than it used to be, and geeks will probably cherish a pioneering set recorded in the 1990s by Sir Charles Mackerras with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Robin ...
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