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300 Years Of Handel's 'Water Music,' With A Splash Of Politics

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300 Years Of Handel's 'Water Music,' With A Splash Of Politics

Three hundred years ago, England's embattled King George I decided to divert public attention from the country's woes with a big musical party on the River Thames.

300 Years Of Handel's 'Water Music,' With A Splash Of Politics

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A Gramophone And Mozart, Or How I Fell For Opera

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A Gramophone And Mozart, Or How I Fell For Opera

The celebrated conductor recalls how a brand new record player and a stack of Mozart LPs sparked his life-long love of opera. Hear what he describes as "still my favorite recording of my favorite piece in the world."

10Deh, vieni non tardar

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    Deh, vieni non tardar
    Album
    Le Nozze di Figaro
    Artist
    Irmgard Seefried
    Label
    EMI
    Released
    1969

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Guilty Pleasures: Nicholas McGegan's Symphonic Sweet Tooth

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Guilty Pleasures: Nicholas McGegan's Symphonic Sweet Tooth

Confessing a little guilt, Conductor Nicholas McGegan listens to music by composers named Strauss like one eats a huge portion of chocolate cake behind closed doors.

Die Liebe der Danae, opera, Op. 83 (TrV 278) [Act 3: "Nimm denn Gold von mir, von Danae"]

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The Nashville Symphony In Concert

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The Nashville Symphony In Concert

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Last May the gorgeous concert hall of the Nashville Symphony was flooded with 24 feet of water. Hear the orchestra return to its refurbished home in this concert, with Nicholas McGegan conducting.

Mendelssohn: Fair Melusine Overture

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Rendezvous With The Dead: Nicholas McGegan Invites Handel To Dinner

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Rendezvous With The Dead: Nicholas McGegan Invites Handel To Dinner

What dead composer would you resurrect for a dinner date? Conductor Nicholas McGegan wants to meet and gossip with George Frideric Handel.

Hear Nicholas McGegan conduct Handel: Water Music - "Allegro"

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SPCO In Concert: Fiddlers, Corn And Fireworks
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SPCO In Concert: Fiddlers, Corn And Fireworks

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Conductor Nicholas McGegan bids farewell to the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in a concert that sparkles with Handel's Royal Fireworks and weaves an array of magic spells. Also featured are works by Edward Elgar and contemporary English composer Peter Maxwell Davies.

SPCO In Concert: Fiddlers, Corn And Fireworks

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Why George Frideric Handel Still Matters

April 14 marks the 250th anniversary of the composer's death. In honor of the occasion, two preeminent Handel musicians explain why the music remains as popular as ever with both performers and audiences.

Why George Frideric Handel Still Matters

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