Biographies, Classical Composers, George Frideric Handel

Readers cannot go wrong if they choose Keates's account, which is always thoughtful and well-informed, and simmers with an unashamed passion for the music itself — Sunday TelegraphMore…

Remarkable ... Glover's command of detail is impressive ... Her beautiful descriptions of Handel's music sent me again and again, in mid-chapter, to my LPs and CDs to play the arias she had... — Financial TimesMore…

We are fortunate to have Dean's erudite and enthusiastic advocacy of these splendid works. Handel's Operas provides essential reading for scholars, a warning for directors, information for opera-goers...and... — Musical TimesMore…

King’s discursive and genial approach to the circumstances which led to the composition and performance of Messiah make for enjoyable reading. While there is colourful conjecture, mostly in... — BBC Music MagazineMore…