All Handel articles
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: James Ehnes: Mythes
Unusual programme is another winner from this distinguished partnership
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ReviewConcert review: Nobuko Imai (viola) Martijn Willers (piano) et al
Carlos María Solare attends the birthday performance at the Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, on 19 March 2023
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NewsHandel’s London home reopens after £3 million renovation
The museum on Brook Street, Mayfair, also pays tribute to guitarist Jimi Hendrix
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VideoProm at the Palace 2002: ‘Zadok the Priest’ attended by HM The Queen and Prince Philip
The performance was part of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations
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ReviewConcert review: Antoine Tamestit (viola) Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
Carlos María Solare hears a performance of Handel, Telemann and Bach at the Konzerthaus Berlin on 28 April 2022
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ReviewOphélie Gaillard: A Night in London
A recording high on atmosphere, with some genuine rarities
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ReviewRenaud Capuçon: Un Violon à Paris
A tasteful and gorgeously performed collection of smooth violin sweetmeats
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ReviewConcert review: Kristin Lee (violin) Matthew Lipman (viola)
Dennis Rooney hears the concert at Frederick R. Koch Foundation Townhouse, New York, NY, US, on 12 July 2021
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ReviewIbrahim Aziz: Handel, Sainte-Colombe Le Fils
Commendable collection of works for viola da gamba by Handel – or are they?
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ReviewJenő Hubay and His Pupil Emil Telmányi
Splendidly remastered reissue of Hungarian master and his virtuoso pupil
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VideoBalanas sisters play Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia
Violinist Kristine Balanas, 27, and cellist sister Margarita,23, perform the Handel-Halvorsen Passacaglia at the Great Guild in Riga. The sisters from Latvia are based in the UK where both studied at the Royal Academy of Music. www.kristinebalanas.com www.margaritabalanas.com Video by Kaspars Kambars
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ReviewHandel: Trio Sonatas: in F major HWV392, in B flat major HWV50a ‘Esther’, in G minor HWV393, in E major HWV394, in C minor HWV386a, in C major HWV403 ‘Saul’; Sinfonia in B flat major HWV339
The Strad Issue: June 2016 Description: Neat and energetic birthday performances of Handel’s trio sonatas Musicians: Brook Street Band Composer: Handel This 20th-anniversary disc completes the Brook Street Band’s traversal through Handel’s trio sonatas. Its seven ...
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ReviewBach: Viola da gamba sonatas: no.1 in G major BWV1027, no.2 in D major BWV1028, no.3 in G minor BWV1029; Ich ruf’ zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ BWV639. Handel: Violin Sonata in G minor. D. Scarlatti: Sonat
The Strad Issue: November 2015Description: Steven Isserlis finally joins forces with Richard Egarr in a Bach extravaganzaMusicians: Steven Isserlis (cello) Richard Egarr (harpsichord) Robin Michael (cello continuo)Composer: Bach, HandelGiven their impressive individual track records with Bach, this first recording collaboration by Steven Isserlis and Richard Egarr is ...
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ReviewChamber Music from the Dresden Court. Handel: Trio Sonatas in G minor HWV393 & E major HWV394. Fux: Trio Sonata in A major K340. Fasch: Trio Sonata in D major. Telemann: Trio Sonata in E flat major fr
The Strad Issue: January 2015Description: A surfeit of ornamentation mars an otherwise worthwhile collectionMusicians: Ensemble DiderotComposer: Handel, Fux, Fasch, Telemann, TumaIn this resonant, appropriately balanced recording, period-instrument Ensemble Diderot performs a selection of trio sonatas by composers who had associations with the Dresden court. Three world premiere ...