{"product_id":"the-life-of-george-frederick-handel-with-an-introductory-notice-by-george-grove-paperback-9781108064811","title":"The Life of George Frederick Handel; With an Introductory Notice by George Grove (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108064811","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life of George Frederick Handel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWith an Introductory Notice by George Grove\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn 1883 biography of Handel, the larger-than-life and much-acclaimed composer whose works remain a staple of concert life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eWilliam Smith Rockstro (Author), George Grove (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108064811, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 July 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e476 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.7 cm, 0.6 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBeloved not only in Britain, George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) is admired as a composer the world over. His inventive and sensitive melodic genius and his exuberant brilliance in depicting the spectacular are best displayed in his Messiah and Zadok the Priest. Larger than life, Handel impressed all who met him and was adept at promoting his works, arranging for their publication and even selling them from his home in London's Brook Street. His dogged determination to triumph over the many reverses of his career and the fickle enthusiasms of the Georgian public is the stuff of three-volume novels. This sympathetic and highly readable biography by the composer and author William Smith Rockstro (1823–95) was first published in 1883. Wherever possible, autograph manuscripts have been consulted and the book contains the first detailed catalogue of Handel's output. Among other works, Rockstro's biography of Mendelssohn is also reissued in this series.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eNotice\u003cbr\u003e Author's preface\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Handel family\u003cbr\u003e 2. Georg Friedrich's childhood\u003cbr\u003e 3. The journey to Berlin\u003cbr\u003e 4. The student-organist\u003cbr\u003e 5. The journey to Hamburg\u003cbr\u003e 6. Almira\u003cbr\u003e 7. The journey to Italy\u003cbr\u003e 8. The first Italian opera\u003cbr\u003e 9. The first visit to London\u003cbr\u003e 10. In London and Hanover\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Utrecht Te deum\u003cbr\u003e 12. At Burlington House\u003cbr\u003e 13. Concerning the Water Musick\u003cbr\u003e 14. The second passion oratorio\u003cbr\u003e 15. Concerning the duke of Chandos\u003cbr\u003e 16. Concerning the Royal Academy of Music\u003cbr\u003e 17. Concerning the success of the Royal Academy of Music\u003cbr\u003e 18. Cuzzoni and Faustina\u003cbr\u003e 19. Concerning the decline and fall of the Royal Academy of Music\u003cbr\u003e 20. Handel as manager\u003cbr\u003e 21. The revival of Esther, and Acis and Galatea\u003cbr\u003e 22. The threatening storm\u003cbr\u003e 23. The rival operas\u003cbr\u003e 24. Performances without dramatic action\u003cbr\u003e 25. The last Italian operas\u003cbr\u003e 26. Saul, Israel in Egypt\u003cbr\u003e 27. The disputed Magnificat\u003cbr\u003e 28. The Messiah\u003cbr\u003e 29. The technical history of the Messiah\u003cbr\u003e 30. The return to London\u003cbr\u003e 31. The victory of Dettingen\u003cbr\u003e 32. The second bankruptcy\u003cbr\u003e 33. Brighter prospects\u003cbr\u003e 34. National rejoicings\u003cbr\u003e 35. The last oratorio\u003cbr\u003e 36. English dramatic works\u003cbr\u003e 37. Pasticcios\u003cbr\u003e 38. Instrumental music\u003cbr\u003e 39. Eventide\u003cbr\u003e 40. The closing scene\u003cbr\u003e 41. The will\u003cbr\u003e 42. The man\u003cbr\u003e 43. The genius\u003cbr\u003e 44. De reliquiis\u003cbr\u003e Catalogue of works\u003cbr\u003e Fac-simile of handwriting\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Genealogical tree\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Baroque music [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Baroque music\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Baroque%20music%20%5Bc%201600%20to%20c%201750%5D%20%5BAVGC3%5D%22\"\u003ec 1600 to c 1750 AVGC3\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46251973214488,"sku":"9781108064811","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108064811i_8517ec6e-3bea-4c3f-87e3-4f8ea8532981.jpg?v=1696748541","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-of-george-frederick-handel-with-an-introductory-notice-by-george-grove-paperback-9781108064811","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}