Books by Ruth Smith
“She brings out the importance of Jennens to Messiah. It really brought home to me the extent to which this work is by Handel and Jennens, even though Jennens didn’t actually write the words – because the whole shape, the whole direction was Jennens creation. And it is a remarkable one.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Ruth Smith 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.
