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A rich and evocative account of the life and work of one of the world's favorite composers—from the acclaimed author of Mozart's Women. In 1712, a young German composer followed his princely master to London and would remain there for the rest of his life. That master would become King George II and the composer was George Freidrich Handel. Handel, then still only twenty-seven and largely self-taught, would be at the heart of music activity in London for the next four decades, composing masterpiece after masterpiece, whether the glorious coronation anthem, Zadok the Priest, operas such as Rinaldo and Alcina or the great oratorios, culminating, of course, in Messiah. Here, Jane Glover, who has conducted Handel's work in opera houses and concert halls throughout the world, draws on her profound understanding of music and musicians to tell Handel's story. It is a story of music-making and musicianship, but also of courts and cabals of theatrical...
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- Author
- Jane Glover
- Publisher
- Pegasus Books
- Published
- 2018
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781681778815
- Category
- music
- Subjects
- Memoir, Music, Biography
- Rating
- 4.5 / 5 (185 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14