Handel: Memoirs 5

The Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 1 No. 11, The People That Walked In Darkness (Bass) (Live at Cathedral of Brixen, 08/28/2009)

The Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 1 No. 20, He Shall Feed His Flock Like a Shepherd (Alto) (Live at Cathedral of Brixen, 08/28/2009)

The Messiah, HWV 56: Pt. 2 No. 36, The Lord Gave the Word (Chorus) (Live at Cathedral of Brixen, 08/28/2009)

Memoirs: Observations on the works: Before we enter on the examinations

Memoirs: Observations on the works: Music is founded on established rules

Memoirs: Observations on the works: The rules are derived from experience

Memoirs: Observations on the works: The former of these

Memoirs: Observations on the works: Such passages

Memoirs: Observations on the works: Hence too we may conclude

Memoirs: Observations on the works: As tste implies a natural sensibility

Memoirs: Observations on the works: Art is here not only useless, but dangerous

Memoirs: German and italian styles, Handel's preference for the italian: What gives me the fuller assurance

Memoirs: German and italian styles, Handel's preference for the italian: The Taste in Music

Memoirs: German and italian styles, Handel's preference for the italian: Handel formed his Taste upon that of his countrymen

Memoirs: German and italian styles, Handel's preference for the italian: When we consider two kinds of Music

Memoirs: German and italian styles, Handel's preference for the italian: Thus he takes in all the prejudicated part

Memoirs: German and italian styles, Handel's preference for the italian: This appeares from particular instances

Memoirs: Italian music since Palestrina: The Old Music, such as it was at the time of Palestrina

Memoirs: Italian music since Palestrina: It happened, as it naturally must

Memoirs: Italian music since Palestrina: For their instrumental parts

Memoirs: Italian music since Palestrina: The one is, that they have little time for composing

Memoirs: Italian music since Palestrina: Almost every composer of genius in Italy

Memoirs: Italian music since Palestrina: This in some degree

Memoirs: Interaction between Handel and the italians: From all that has been said

Memoirs: Interaction between Handel and the italians: And as some proof of Handel's influence in Italy

Memoirs: Value of harmony and melody: But in order to make a right judgement

Memoirs: Value of harmony and melody: The concertos of Tartini

Memoirs: Value of harmony and melody: Rousseau has developed this matter wonderfully

Memoirs: Value of harmony and melody: His uncommon strenght in the instrumental way

Memoirs: Value of harmony and melody: It may also be added

Memoirs: Value of harmony and melody: Yet in many others all parts are so nicely adjusted

Memoirs: Value of harmony and melody: The best Painter would be blamed

Memoirs: Uneven success in Handel: To speak the plain truth

Memoirs: Uneven success in Handel: A gentleman whom he had desired

Memoirs: Uneven success in Handel "Un disprezzato affetto"

Memoirs: Tartini as example of vocal writing for instruments: Here too we will see

Memoirs: Tartini as example of vocal writing for instruments: After all the vocal species

Memoirs: Tartini as example of vocal writing for instruments: As most difficult passages

Memoirs: Importance of textual considerations in composition: And here I just may take notice

Memoirs: Importance of textual considerations in composition: A too close attachment

Memoirs: Importance of textual considerations in composition: The English tongue

Memoirs: Importance of textual considerations in composition: If it abounds with noble images

Memoirs: Exceptional nature of Handels choral music: In his Chorusses he is without a rival

Memoirs: Exceptional nature of Handels choral music: It is true that in the admirable epistle

Memoirs: Exceptional nature of Handels choral music: But there are many reasons

Memoirs: Exceptional nature of Handels choral music: It is however no way improbable

Memoirs: Effects of Handel's oratorio style, Messiah: As his Oratorios

Memoirs: Effects of Handel's oratorio style, Messiah: After these vast efforts of genius

Memoirs: Effects of Handel's oratorio style, Messiah: This is probably owing to that grandeur of conception

Memoirs: Particular effect of recitative in expressing religion and humanity: His excellence in another branch of vocal Music