Books by Donald Burrows
“Donald Burrows is an absolutely world-leading scholar and academic, and this is a very serious scholarly book. Burrows took about 25 years to write this book, I think because Handel’s career encompasses so many aspects of music, and of performance style and context. “ Read more...
Interviews where books by Donald Burrows were recommended
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Handel: The Man and His Music
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Handel and the English Chapel Royal
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Charles Jennens: The Man Behind Handel's Messiah
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A General History of Music: From the Earliest Ages to the Present Period
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The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs Delany
by Mary Delany
The best books on Handel, recommended by Andrew Gant
The best books on Handel, recommended by Andrew Gant
George Frideric Handel was born near Leipzig, became established in Italy, and ended life as England’s national treasure. Andrew Gant—author of a new book on Handel’s most famous composition—selects the five best texts for gaining an understanding of Handel’s life and work, and explains why opera divas were the premiership footballers of the Baroque period.
