All for a Good Cause
Donald Macleod explores Handel's visit to Dublin, where patronage takes a new shape.
Donald Macleod ends the week in Dublin, where Handel鈥檚 relationship to patronage shifts decisively. Invited not by a traditional employer but by the Duke of Devonshire, he arrived to give a season of concerts that were as much about public benefit as artistic display. Here, patronage becomes less personal and more civic: performances raise funds, institutions benefit, and Handel鈥檚 music becomes the means through which generosity is organised and amplified. The premiere of Messiah sits at the centre of this, conceived on a grand scale but first heard in support of local charities.
Messiah: Sinfonia
Irish Baroque Orchestra
Peter Whelan, conductor
L鈥橝llegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato: 鈥淪weet bird鈥�
Christine Brandes, soprano
Orchestre de Chambre de Paris
John Nelson, conductor
Imeneo: excerpts
Europa Galante
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Messiah, Part III: excerpts
Irish Baroque Orchestra
Irish Baroque Choir
Peter Whelan, conductor
Foundling Hospital Anthem: excerpts
Winchester Cathedral Choir
The Brandenburg Consort
David Hill, conductor
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