Commemoration /

To celebrate the 250th anniversary of composer Georg Frideric Handel's death (1759-2009), a once-in-a-lifetime assemblage of musical entities gathered in homage to the great man. The concert, which appears in this release, features two major baroque orchestras (the MDR Rundfunkorchester and the...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759 (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	English Concert (Musical group) (Performer), Händelfestspielorchester Halle (Performer)
Other Authors:	Arman, Howard (Conductor)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	Soundtrack in English; subtitles available in English, German or French.
Published:	[Leipzig] : EuroArts, 2009.
Series:	Classical music in video
Subjects:	Anthems. Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra. Coronation music. Oratorios > Excerpts. Psalms (Music) > 100th Psalm. Te Deum laudamus (Music) Chœurs sacrés (Voix mixtes) acc. d'orchestre. Couronnement, Musique de. Oratorios > Extraits. Psaumes (Musique) > 100e psaume. Te Deum laudamus (Musique) Streaming videos. Nonfiction films. Films autres que de fiction.
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Summary:	To celebrate the 250th anniversary of composer Georg Frideric Handel's death (1759-2009), a once-in-a-lifetime assemblage of musical entities gathered in homage to the great man. The concert, which appears in this release, features two major baroque orchestras (the MDR Rundfunkorchester and the Handelfestspielorchester Halle); four choruses (The MDR Rundfunkchor, The Händelfestspielchor, The Hallenser Madrigalisten and The Chor der Oper Halle); soloist Handel interpreters Felix Plock, Ulrike Fulde and Albrecht Sach; and conductor Howard Arman. Selections include "Esther," "Israel in Egypt," Zadok the Priest and much more.
Item Description:	Chiefly sacred choral music. Music by George Frideric Handel.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (95 min.).