Presto Music Classical Podcast,
Episode 16: Britain, by George! - Handel with Suzanne Aspden
This week I am joined by Professor Suzanne Aspden, an expert on both Handel and the construction of identity through music, to trace the composer's journey from his youthful Italian cantatas & operas to his later English oratorios, and the impact that his compositions have had on British culture and musical life from the Georgian era all the way to the present day.
You can listen to the podcast right here on this page, or click on the links in the player (via the symbol of the box with the arrow coming out of the top) to find it in Apple, Spotify, Stitcher and other popular podcast apps, where you will be able to subscribe and receive notifications when new episodes become available in the future.
If you are enjoying the Presto Music Podcast please like and subscribe to it on your preferred platform, and maybe even give us a short review. And we would love to hear your feedback and suggestions for future topics, and also guests who you would like us to talk to. Please email us at info@prestomusic.com
The recordings referred to in the show...
Handel: Italian cantatas
Sabine Devieilhe (soprano), Léa Desandre (mezzo); Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (harpsichord, organ and conductor)
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC, Hi-Res FLAC
Handel: Joshua, HWV 64
Kenneth Tarver (Joshua), Tobias Berndt (Caleb), Renata Pokupic (Othniel) & Anna Dennis (Achsah); NDR Choir & Göttingen Festival Orchestra, Laurence Cummings
Available Formats: 2 CDs, MP3, FLAC
Handel: Saul
Christopher Purves (Saul), Sarah Connolly (David), Robert Murray (Jonathan), Elizabeth Atherton (Merab), Joélle Harvey (Michal), Mark Dobell (High Priest), Jeremy Budd (Witch of Endor) & Stuart Young (Ghost of Samuel); The Sixteen, Harry Christophers
Available Formats: 3 CDs, MP3, FLAC
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC
Handel: Messiah
Margaret Marshall (soprano), Saul Quirke (treble), Catherine Robbin (mezzo), Charles Brett (countertenor), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (tenor), Robert Hale (bass); English Baroque Soloists & Monteverdi Choir, Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Available Formats: MP3, FLAC
Paul Thomas - Product Manager
