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“Burney, I think it’s fair to say, was probably the greatest of the 18th century musical historians and took his subject extremely seriously. His General History, which is extremely long, detailed and pretty engaged in the written history of music, he talks about Handel’s life and work in London, and is an extremely useful source. Not just about the details, but about the reception of the music, which I think is extremely interesting.” Read more...
