Birth and First Adventure of the Six Year Old

Richard Wistreich

Memoirs of the Life of the Late George Frideric Handel

4 MINUTOS Y 28 SEGUNDOS • APR 03 2020

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Birth and First Adventure of the Six Year Old

04:28

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First Test at the Duke of Saxe-Weißenfels

02:45

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Decision to Foster His Musical Talent

02:58

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Apprenticeship in Halle with Zachau

03:58

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At Court in Berlin with Buononcini and Ariosti

03:40

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Refusal of the Kings Sponsorship

02:41

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The Hamburg Opera

03:52

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Situation at the Hamburg Opera

01:15

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Squabbles in Hamburg and a Commission

03:43

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Handel's Operas in Hamburg

01:57

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Contact with a Tuscan Prince

02:39

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Setting Out for Italy

00:33

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A Glance at Music in Italy and in France

06:47

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01:07

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01:04

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00:48

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01:46

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Rome Encounters with Corelli

02:35

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Il trionfo del tempo e del disinganno

01:14

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Encounters with Alessandro & Domenico Scarlatti

03:00

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At the Cardinals Colonna & Pamphilii / Attempts at Conversion / La resurrezione

03:06

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02:55

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Engagement at the Hanoverian Court / Visits to Halle & Düsseldorf

04:25

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First Journey to London / State of Music There

03:00

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Rinaldo and a Sketch of the Librettist Rossi

05:10

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Back in Hanover

01:20

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Second Journey to England

01:46

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Handel's Unwillingness to Return to Germany / The Elector of Hanover Becomes King of England

02:05

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Acquaintance with Lord Burlington, Pope and the Duke of Chandos

04:35

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To Dresden in Quest of Singers

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Academy at the Haymarket Theatre

04:57

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Quarrels with Senesino & Cuzzoni

04:19

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A Company with Heidegger / New Singers from Italy / Move to Lincoln's Inn Fields

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Move to Covent Garden / Crisis of Self-Confidence

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New Attempts at the Haymarket Theatre

03:44

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A Turn of Attention to Oratorio

03:02

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Dublin (Messiah Benefit Concert)

02:09

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Return to London / Applause for Oratorios

01:34

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Messiah for the Foundling Hospital / Death

02:03

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Blindness / Loss of Appetite / The Character of the Man to Explain the Artist

04:49

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Catalog of Works Overview & General Remarks

02:00

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07:40

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Observations on the Works

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Quotation with a Comparison of German and Italian Styles / Handel's Preference for the Italian

03:31

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Italian Music Since Palestrina

03:45

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Interaction Between Handel & the Italians / Handel's Particular Mastery in Choral & Sacred Music

01:45

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Value of Harmony and Melody in Instrumental & Vocal Music

04:54

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Uneven Success in Handel

01:58

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Tartini as Example of Vocal Writing for Instruments

02:05

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Importance of Textual Considerations in Composition

02:39

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Exceptional Nature of Handel's Choral Music Not Withstanding Pope's Criticism

02:34

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Effects of Handel's Oratorio Style (Messiah)

02:15

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Particular Effect of Recitative in Expressing Religion & Humanity

00:55

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Duets & Trios as Perfect Composition (Acis and Galatea)

05:44

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Qualities of Instrumental Music

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Place and Significance of Religion & Humanity in Handel's Works

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Exemplary Character of Handel's Works

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Memoirs of the Life of the Late George Frideric Handel

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Birth and First Adventure of the Six Year Old

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