George Friederic Handel – Majesty and Drama
It is April 1742 in Dublin. A crowd presses into the Music Hall on Fishamble Street, their anticipation electric. The hall is packed beyond capacity—ladies are asked not to wear hoops in their skirts,…
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Baroque
Episodes on Vivaldi and Handel explore Baroque virtuosity, dramatic form, sacred and secular music, and the public musical life of Europe.
Vivaldi, – Venice’s “Red Priest”
The year is 1678, and Venice is at the height of its glittering power. The city floats on its canals like a dream, its palaces glimmering in the light of torches and candles, its…