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Handel's Water music : recreating a royal spectacular /

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"The renowned London biographer Peter Ackroyd narrates the ambitious attempt of a team of historical experts to discover the remarkable story behind the 1717 premiere of Handel's Water Music on the Thames. The result is the second-ever performance on the river, filmed in costume on a regal...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: English Concert (Musical group), British Broadcasting Corporation, Opus Arte (Firm)
Other Authors: Manze, Andrew, Hampton, Trevor, O'Brien, Fergus, Klein, Suzy, Ackroyd, Peter, 1949-, Glanville, Philippa, Black, Jeremy, 1955-, Kahn, Simon, Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:In English, with optional subtitles in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
Published: Waldron, Heathfield, East Sussex : Opus Arte, [2004]
Subjects:
Suites (Orchestra) > Analysis, appreciation.
Handel, George Frideric, > 1685-1759. > Water music > Analysis, appreciation.
Apreciación musical.
Documentary films.
Music > Performance > Videodisc.
Table of Contents:
  • Documentary film (58:16)
  • Extra feature (from Suite no. 1 in F). Hornpipe (2:37) ; Air (2:24) ; Minuet (3:06)
  • Suite no. 2 in D. Prelude (2:13) ; Hornpipe (4:03) ; Minuet (1:55) ; Lentement (1:39) ; Bourrée (1:51)