18th Century – Page 2

Lockdown Music 21: The Original Greatest Showman’s Half-time Show – Handel’s Concerto Grosso No 6

07/05/2020 by Steve

The composer Handel knew what the people wanted – and it was normally more Handel. Here’s a piece written to go in the interval of a Handel show! Emotional, passionate, invigorating. Intro: Music here: And here: Total listen time 20′

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Lockdown Music 20: Raucous celebration, accidents and bad traffic: Handel’s Fireworks Music

06/05/2020 by Steve

I was going to play something quiet… and then came across this Handel’s Fireworks Music. It’s brilliant – these performances are raw, raucous and exuberant and it’s more fun than this great piece has ever been. Music here with pictures … Listen