"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

23 February 2014

Happy birthday, Handel.

George Frideric Handel was born on this date in 1685.

Here's "The Many Rend the Sky with Loud Appalause," from Alexander Feast. Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducts Concertus Musicus Wien and the Arnold Schoenberg Choir ... Luca Pianca is in there somewhere, playing the lute. Looks like fun!

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