George Frideric Handel /

"This program traces Handel's distinguished career, focusing on his great output of operas and oratorios, the most famous of which is the Messiah. Musical directors Christophe Rousset and William Christie discuss his innovations. A wide range of his music is sampled, including Dixit Dominu...

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Corporate Authors:	Audiovisioconcept (Firm), Cinquième (Firm), Mezzo (Television station : Paris, France), Centre national de la cinématographie (France), INA Entreprise, Radio-Télévision belge de la communauté culturelle française, Unitel Film- und Fernsehproduktionsgesellschaft mbH, Films for the Humanities (Firm), Reiner Moritz Associates
Other Authors:	Simonnet, Olivier
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, NJ : [Place of publication not identified] : Films for the Humanities & Sciences ; RM Associates, [2003]
Series:	Harmonics, the innovators of classical music (DVD videodiscs)
Subjects:	Handel, George Frideric, > 1685-1759. Composers > Biography. Documentary films. Filmed operas.

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Summary:	"This program traces Handel's distinguished career, focusing on his great output of operas and oratorios, the most famous of which is the Messiah. Musical directors Christophe Rousset and William Christie discuss his innovations. A wide range of his music is sampled, including Dixit Dominus, Water Music, Rinaldo, Julius Caesar, Royal Fireworks Music, Solomon, and Concerto for Organ No. 5, Op. 4, as well as "Fammi Cambaterre" from Orlando, as sung by Felicity Palmer."--Container.
Item Description:	Original program copyright date on screen: 1998. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (27 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:	DVD.
Production Credits:	Editor, Damien Duflos de Saint-Amand.