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ISBN10: 1845951158, ISBN13: 9781845951153, [publisher: Vintage Publishing] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Jonathan Keates original biography of Handel was hailed as a masterpiece on its publication in 1985. This fully revised and updated new edition - published to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the composers death - charts in detail Handel's life, from his youth in Germany, through his brilliantly successful Italian sojourn, to the opulence and squalor of Georgian London where he made his permanent home. For over two decades Handel was absorbed in London's heady but precarious operatic world. But even his phenomenal energy and determination could not overcome the public's growing indifference to Italian opera in the 1730s, and he turned finally to oratorio, a genre which he made peculiarly his own and in which he created some of his finest works, such as Saul, Messiah, Belshazzar and Jephtha.Over the last two decades a complete revolution in Handel's status has taken place. He is now seen both as a titanic figure in music, whose compositions have found a permanent place in the international repertoire, and as one of the world's favourite composers, with snatches of his work accompanying weddings, funerals and television commercials the world over.Skillfully interwoven with the account of Handel's life are commentaries on all his major works, as well as many less familiar pieces by this ...
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Vintage, Date: 2010. Paperback. New. 434 pages. 9.21x6.02x1.30 inches. 2010. Vintage ISBN 1845951158 9781845951153 [GB]

ISBN10: 1845951158, ISBN13: 9781845951153, [publisher: Vintage Publishing] Softcover New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. This fully revised and updated new edition - published to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the composers death - charts in detail Handel's life, from his youth in Germany, through his brilliantly successful Italian sojourn, to the opulence and squalor of Georgian London where he made his permanent home.
[Southport, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2010]

ISBN10: 1845951158, ISBN13: 9781845951153, [publisher: Vintage Publishing] Softcover 2010. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Though unquestionably one of the greatest and best-loved of all composers, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) had received little attention from biographers. This work charts Handel's life, from his youth in Germany, through his brilliantly successful Italian sojourn, to the opulence and squalor of Georgian London. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 592. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.
[Olney, MD, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2010]

Random House UK 2010 Trade paperback New 2010. First Edition Thus. Paperback. Though unquestionably one of the greatest and best-loved of all composers, George Frideric Handel (1685-1759) had received little attention from biographers. This work charts Handel's life, from his youth in Germany, through his brilliantly successful Italian sojourn, to the opulence and squalor of Georgian London. Num Pages: 448 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: AVGC4; AVH; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153 x 35. Weight in Grams: 592......We ship daily from our Bookshop.

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